tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post6110045949422824471..comments2024-03-28T14:09:47.808-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: A sign outside Verizon: 'Agitators are not protestors'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82568960647190183972020-05-31T17:42:58.034-04:002020-05-31T17:42:58.034-04:00Considering much of this moment is about disinform...Considering much of this moment is about disinformation (everyone suspecting conspiracy by antifa, alt-right, undercover nypd) I feel compelled to note that Winston Churchill most definitely did not state the above quote.<br />https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/24/heart-head/<br />“He who is not a républicain at twenty compels one to doubt the generosity of his heart; but he who, after thirty, persists, compels one to doubt the soundness of his mind.”<br />Batbie was probably referring to the statesman Edmund Burke who was noted for his support of the American Revolution and later condemnation of the French Revolution.<br /><br />Reminds me of my late great uncle who wrote up pithy quotes for magazines, attributing them to famous people because, No one cares if Frank has a clever quote but everyone likes Mark Twain.<br /><br />(btw, peaceful protesters did pass by long before a gang of 20 somethings smashed things up in the late hours, you can find footage of the addidas store and TD bank on twitter fwiw)<br /><br />Stay safe!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883299105849966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28451570027757555002020-05-31T15:51:06.389-04:002020-05-31T15:51:06.389-04:00I was in the streets in the late 60s, early 70s.
...I was in the streets in the late 60s, early 70s. <br />It was similar to this but we saw our fight as the war and american imperialism to confront with our skirmishes, It seemed to be a big kettle we could all cook in - the war. <br />Now, the outside agitators, whether they are from the community or from another state, ( personally am certain outsiders were at Berkeley, Oakland, Isla Vista etc in the 60s) they had a lot more experience at their craft - we were just figuring it out. We did not burn the businesses we shopped at. I think we saw the logic behind that.<br />Pretty much there was lots of pepper gas, cops wading through it swinging batons and handcuffs by the hundreds. (steel in those days)stephen bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545567850851928230noreply@blogger.com