m_fMA to Fun Loops ▶️@midwest.socialEnglish · 7 days agoNon-violence is a very non-functional approachloops.videoexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down17
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkNon-violence is a very non-functional approachloops.videom_fMA to Fun Loops ▶️@midwest.socialEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-27 days agoThey only responded to king and ghandi because of the movements and threats of other groups threatened to use.
minus-squarem_fOPMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoYeah, it would be interesting to take an alternate history view of how successful MLK Jr. would’ve been without Malcolm X providing a real threat. There was a related Lemmy post with some good conversation: https://slrpnk.net/post/19001797
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoI’ve heard this argument before which is why I mentioned it it’s not some original idea I have had
They only responded to king and ghandi because of the movements and threats of other groups threatened to use.
Yeah, it would be interesting to take an alternate history view of how successful MLK Jr. would’ve been without Malcolm X providing a real threat. There was a related Lemmy post with some good conversation:
https://slrpnk.net/post/19001797
I’ve heard this argument before which is why I mentioned it it’s not some original idea I have had