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H2O Man

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5. Yes, you are right.

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 06:13 PM

Jan 12

It's a curious thing, really. To paraphrase Malcolm, if one follows this path, they risk going to the Emergency Room, jail, or the cemetery .... and if one doesn't follow it, they risk going to the Emergency Room, jail, or the cemetery.

Intense march you were on! It reminds me of an important point: these are people who would consider it good to dynamite a church and kill four little girls. That is something that was embedded in my mind long, long ago, and is just as true today. So I appreciate that our side finds the murder of a woman depressing, and the administration's response intimidating. And I agree 110% that organized non-violence makes them furious, for they do not understand it other than to know on some level that it exposes them as weaklings.

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The scary part of non-violence is you can be killed. Non-violence pisses authority figures off to no end. Solly Mack Jan 12 #1

Yes, you are right. H2O Man Jan 12 #5

Malcolm was right. Either way, you can still end up maimed or dead. Solly Mack Jan 12 #6

I agree 100% Non-Violent Protests is the ONLY Way forward. Nictuku Jan 12 #2

Than you! H2O Man Jan 12 #10

Thank you for this post H2O Man. I needed to livetohike Jan 12 #3

Thank you. H2O Man Jan 12 #11

... OneGrassRoot Jan 12 #4

I will need to H2O Man Jan 12 #12

YouTube it is! Thx. 💜 OneGrassRoot Jan 12 #15

A few years ago, H2O Man Jan 12 #18

Non-violence didn't work against Hitler. At all. SamuelTheThird Jan 12 #7

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Jan 12 #14

I guess I wasn't clear SamuelTheThird Jan 12 #20

You were clear. H2O Man Jan 12 #22

Miller et al are only interested in violence in Democratic led cities and states malaise Jan 12 #8

I think that is Exactly It Malaise Nictuku Jan 12 #13

Do you think if people are 100% non-violent Trump will just go 'oh well' SamuelTheThird Jan 12 #21

"They're eating dogs! H2O Man Jan 12 #16

You always give us hope malaise Jan 12 #19

Thanks...K&R spanone Jan 12 #9

Thank you! H2O Man Jan 12 #17

Amen. Those days are the American legacy that we must live by and live up to. ancianita Jan 12 #23

Thank you! H2O Man Jan 12 #24

Violence is the last resort of the incompetent BeneteauBum Jan 12 #25

Right. H2O Man Jan 12 #29

When has stumpy, Prairie_Seagull Jan 12 #26

Exactly. H2O Man Jan 12 #30

Well said Saoirse9 Jan 12 #27

Be patient. H2O Man Jan 12 #31

Never been more grateful for Saoirse9 Jan 12 #28

As you know, H2O Man Jan 12 #32

Wise words Saoirse9 Jan 13 #41

I hear you! H2O Man Jan 13 #42

Non violence is sometimes necessary when you are powerless Keepthesoulalive Jan 12 #33

"Whose blood"? H2O Man Jan 12 #34

It has always been our blood Keepthesoulalive Jan 12 #35

It is important H2O Man Jan 12 #36

You did not live in the city. Keepthesoulalive Jan 13 #37

Ha! H2O Man Jan 13 #38

The proven effectiveness of Dr. King's method cannot be denied Martin Eden Jan 13 #39

Exactly! H2O Man Jan 13 #40