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"...even if they turn violent it will just result in some injured cops, property damage and a whole lot of people tossed in jail."--Scientician
This discussion raises the question--can even peaceful shows of protest affect policy change?
Considering how powerful legal and paramilitary forces have converged to intimidate and imprison dissenters--there is much to lament. (see the new age and wave in military presence and tactics across America's roads, streets, ports and terminals).
What impact would angry Americans distressed beyond economic survival have on Capitol Hill than the legislative ilk for reforming those same policies?
Peaceful means are the preference under our "representative" system, but it notoriously supports the oligarchy of privilege over the frustrated lower classes--those hit harder by inequitable laws and economic imbalances.
A desperate mass of peasants (should we come to that) is no match or dream permitted against a corporate government that preys upon the disregarded and despised consumer.
