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aidrocsid  ·  3456 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Anyone here see this? Bernie Sanders speech stopped.

    I don't think it makes sense to toss out the notion that the way in which our justice system disproportionately and lethally targets black Americans is horrific, just because you disagree with the choice of tactics of a tiny sliver of supporters.

I would absolutely agree with you on that. That doesn't mean a movement that's come in the form of interfering with students, motorists, and now presidential candidates is the way to address that.

    Democracy doesn't mean never pissing people off, and if you don't agree with this particular bout of civil disobedience, that's completely cool and fair, but just maybe you weren't the intended audience, so nbd...

Not sure what's civil about screaming at a guy to give you the mic at the rally they paid for and threatening to shut said rally down if you don't get your way. That's the opposite of civil in my book. So is keeping kids from attending school by force. So is obstructing motorways and putting thousands of people at risk.