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People who discredit protests just because the organizers got a permit

23 upvotes, 15 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "People who discredit protests just because the organizers got a permit"

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Anonymous 8w

Nothing says civil disobedience like permitted picketing between the hours of 11 AM to 3 PM

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Anonymous 8w

Here is a quote from Letter from a Birmingham Jail, a letter written when Dr. King was in jail for breaking an unjust law, where he explains exactly why criticisms of action that breaks the law is absurd

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Anonymous

#1 8w

And protesting without a permit is substantive civil disobedience?

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Anonymous

OP 8w

In our current system absolutely

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Anonymous

#1 8w

Giving the local police more justification to arrest you and charge you with a local crime is now considered disobedience of the federal government?

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Anonymous

OP 8w

Out of curiosity, do you remember “Letters from a Birmingham Jail?”

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Anonymous

#1 8w

Yes

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Anonymous

OP 8w

Then you understand the importance of breaking the law?

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Anonymous

#1 8w

Show me where MLK said to shit on anyone who participated in something that didn’t break the law

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OP 8w

I mean it isn’t like he was hiding it. What we learn in high school is vastly different from what reality actually is.

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Anonymous

#1 8w

Where did I criticize actions that break the law?

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OP 8w

“And protesting without permit is substantive civil disobedience?”

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Anonymous

#1 8w

You’re not disobeying federal law when you protest without a permit

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Anonymous

OP 8w

Dr. King was jailed for a state offense…

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Anonymous

#1 8w

And what do you think No Kings is about?

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