4 thoughts on “Democracy – The long and often bloody fight for freedom – The Swing Riots”
Human history is not pretty, Opher. The real tragedy is that peaceful protests are largely ineffective. History teaches us that if you want to change a system based upon the greed of the few, violence is the most effective course of action.
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Yes – I was hoping we had become better but I don’t think we have.
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It’s somewhat disheartening.
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Yes John – there’s a lot of disheartening stuff around at the moment. But things will improve. Everything goes in cycles.
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Human history is not pretty, Opher. The real tragedy is that peaceful protests are largely ineffective. History teaches us that if you want to change a system based upon the greed of the few, violence is the most effective course of action.
Yes – I was hoping we had become better but I don’t think we have.
It’s somewhat disheartening.
Yes John – there’s a lot of disheartening stuff around at the moment. But things will improve. Everything goes in cycles.