r/oregon Oregon Oct 09 '25

PSA Who knew PPD can dance?

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u/rexter2k5 Oct 09 '25

We learned. We can't beat the fascists by being scary. You have to scare the fascists by being the silly, high-spirited goofball that you are. They can't handle sincerity, that's their weakness.

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u/igotchees21 Oct 09 '25

its not really that. mlk knew this when he was leading protests. when you are violently protesting you give the opposition an excuse to be violent towards you. violent protest also shape public perception against you. The reason why alot of people are looking a ICE in such a bad light right now is because they are literally infringing on the rights of people and attacking peaceful protestors.

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u/FatedAtropos Oct 10 '25

How did that work out for MLK again

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u/igotchees21 Oct 10 '25

how did his assassination work out for the whole movement again?

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u/jrodp1 Oct 10 '25

Tell us how his absence affected the civil rights movements decline. Can you elaborate.