Posts debate de-escalation and nonviolence vs. violent actions by 'Trumpists' and the state; calls for the President to 'call them off' and critiques appeals to Trump. Contains quote: "in order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none." Questions whether the US government has a conscience and whether asking victims not to "fan the flames of chaos" enables more harm.
Created 56 days ago • 11 documents • Range: 1/15 4:52pm – 1/15 8:50pm"Stokely Carmichael said “in order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none.” appealing to Trump in this way is ludicrous, and asking his victims to not “fan the flames of chaos” is just another way allow Trump to make even more victims"
i don’t want to parse his words but my interpretation of this quote was always the US = the govt and its apparatus of “justice”. do you think the current US govt has a conscience in any meaningful sense?
Stokely Carmichael said “in order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none.” appealing to Trump in this way is ludicrous, and asking his victims to not “fan the flames of chaos” is just another way allow Trump to make even more victims