Posted on 12/02/2014 11:05:57 AM PST by MeshugeMikey
Then we heard last week that Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, wouldnt be indicted, there was a collective gasp of despair that soon gave way to protests, tear gas and, in some cases, riots and looting.
Fergusons outrage has inspired kindred, mostly peaceful demonstrations across the nationwith young black Americans courageously leading many of these protests and making their mark by fighting for justice. And the attendant anger and anguish are incredibly powerful catalysts. They can compel the nations political apparatus into motion to make the necessary, if incremental, changes to improve the lives of black Americans in our cities across the country.
Weve seen this kind of groundswell before. The Occupy Wall Street movement, also led by young people, put the nation on notice that egregious income inequality was an injustice and unacceptable. Yet it fizzled out because it was unfocused and disorganized and lacked leadership.
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Why do those black men advertise their asses like that? Is that code for “I’m a homo”.
It will last as long as the news cycle.
It WILL fizzle out for one BIG reason:
The “protest” is not based on any reality so that it’s impossible to have a rational discussion.
The protestors claim Brown had “his hands up and shouted don’t shoot” and the evidence says otherwise and Wilson was cleared.
The “movement” is all fantasy and will go away when the emotion goes away. IF it were base on facts and reality - it would have legs.
s’awl bout the MONEY!
where was Al Sharpton getting his walking around money from ...re “ferguson”, anyway?
are holder’s people paying him??
I just heard on the news that they are investigating bringing charges for inciting a riot against Brown’s step father. Anyone else hear about this. Best news I’ve heard all day.
“They can compel the nations political apparatus into motion to make the necessary, if incremental, changes to improve the lives of black Americans in our cities across the country.”
Yeah, because the “political apparatus” has been so good at it for the last 50 years!
a more stunning failure one would have trouble coming up with...
a HUGE HUGE failure...but what do I know being but a mere cracker
The election is over and the money will soon be gone.
Next manufactured crisis?
This is often the result when anarchists lead a movement.
the segment of the “population” most likely to boycott leasdershio seminars ...
but but Sharpton has Promised another Million Man something or another?
I’m afraid Ferguson is far from over. As we speak they are attempting to build and fortify soldiers in preparation for what they are calling Ferguson Alternative Spring Break. They hope to have people from all over the country. But that is the least of my worries, I worry about the movement(s) behind all that because Ferguson was just an excuse to make noise and this upcoming Spring Break thing, well frankly it seems more like something to cause further distress and expense to Ferguson, while at the same time feeding into the mentality of the young ones on the ground in Ferguson.
My concerns are the things they are trying to accomplish within government, as they go around DEMANDING this and that. As we saw last week when they tried to make it look like that cop “attacked” that woman, they will go to any length to get what they want and we need to do something to make our leaders stand up and stop this lawlessness from continuing. This week a bunch went into Seattle Council Chambers and when the Marshalls went in to run them out, it was the Marshall’s that backed down. That is outrageous;/
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