Posted on 10/10/2011 11:46:39 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Dick Gregory says Occupy Wall Street has whiff of 1960s Photo 1:40pm EDT
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran comic and activist Dick Gregory said the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations were reminiscent of the 1960s civil rights movement and police violence could catapult it into a mass protest.
Gregory, 78, said political leaders faced the danger of underestimating the strength of the anti-corporate protests that have brought out thousands of demonstrators in cities across the United States.
"Listening to this is like listening to the early days of the civil rights movement. What's going to really tip it off, is a cop is going to make a mistake," Gregory, one of the first crossover black comedians, told Reuters late on Sunday before a sold-out show at the Riot Act comedy club.
"The difference between this movement and our movement is that white people -- rich, poor, educated -- are born with 300 years of white privilege," he said.
"So there are certain things that you don't do to me when you're born with privileges. When it was us, the cops could do anything they wanted to. You can't do these children like this."
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LOL
3 words:
High pressure hose.
"So there are certain things that you don't do to me when you're born with privileges. When it was us, the cops could do anything they wanted to. You can't do these children like this."
Where's that 'gif' with the little black kid mouthing "that's racist!" I think Mr. Gregory is wrong in his comparison with "civil rights", this is more like the hippie summer of love meets the Vietnam war protesters. White kids were shot with live ammo at Kent State and had their heads cracked in Chicago. They most assuredly CAN do those "children" like that, if it comes to that.
I'm hoping the weather turns cold very soon!
Regards,
GtG
Thanks sickoflibs. Substitute “unwashed ass crack” for “1960s” then yeah.
Stench of the sixties more accurate.
LMAO!!
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