"Back during the civil rights movement, seeing the police sic dogs on the protestors painted the police as bad guys and garnered sympathy and cooperation for the cause. Arson, looting and other forms of violence paints the protestors as the bad guys, making a desire to cooperate with their cause less likely."
"Back during the civil rights movement, seeing the police sic dogs on the protestors painted the police as bad guys and garnered sympathy and cooperation for the cause. Arson, looting and other forms of violence paints the protestors as the bad guys, making a desire to cooperate with their cause less likely."
Exactly this. John Dewberry, whose speech I link in the original article, puts it beautifully. He says that what the world could see in the men and women who marched peacefully and with dignity was the lie that was being told about them. The lie was that they are violent and dangerous and unreasonable. But then the cameras showed them marching peacefully, hand in hand, defiantly asserting their personhood. And, as King proved, this works.
Sadly, the cameras were often trained on the rioters who affirmed the lie. When these who opposed civl rights wanted to justify their position, all they had to do is post and say, "Look, these are the people who want to be able to share your restaurants and schools and churches. This is what we're trying to protect you from."
"Back during the civil rights movement, seeing the police sic dogs on the protestors painted the police as bad guys and garnered sympathy and cooperation for the cause. Arson, looting and other forms of violence paints the protestors as the bad guys, making a desire to cooperate with their cause less likely."
Exactly this. John Dewberry, whose speech I link in the original article, puts it beautifully. He says that what the world could see in the men and women who marched peacefully and with dignity was the lie that was being told about them. The lie was that they are violent and dangerous and unreasonable. But then the cameras showed them marching peacefully, hand in hand, defiantly asserting their personhood. And, as King proved, this works.
Sadly, the cameras were often trained on the rioters who affirmed the lie. When these who opposed civl rights wanted to justify their position, all they had to do is post and say, "Look, these are the people who want to be able to share your restaurants and schools and churches. This is what we're trying to protect you from."