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Spanish Current Events: Peaceful Unarmed Protesters Beaten By Police

Friday, May 27th, 2011

In the protest of the British salt tax in colonial India in 1930, the leader of the protest at the Dharasana Salt Works, Sarojini Naidu, told his followers, “You must not use any violence under any circumstances. You will be beaten, but you must not resist: you must not even raise a hand to ward [...]

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When are protest demonstrations reasonable?

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

For a long time, I have been unable to understand the point of political and social demonstrations and parades and such. I have at least two posts to this effect. What does Congress care if a bunch of rainbow-flag-waving hippies are out on the National Mall? That’s not going to change anyone’s mind! With the [...]

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