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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
I continue to laugh at all these pundits talking about a contested convention changing anything. Even if Trump coasts into the convention with ~1100 or so and the next person behind him is 300-350 behind, the convention has to nominate Trump or risk witnessing a total upheaval of their voting base.
I also find these people way out of line preaching First Amendment rights when it comes to these protesters interfering with Trump's appearances. I believe Martin Luther King Jr. is an excellent example of where the current 'protesters' are failing. If Martin Luther King Jr. were here today, he would preach non-violence. How do you do that? Do you go into a public appearance forum and incite with interrupting the speaker and confrontation? No. MLK would call on people to walk with him in the streets of the cities where Mr. Trump is appearing and he would make HIS march be the one that pulls in all the media and pulls the attention away from Mr. Trump. It totally flips the discussion in a favorable light and doesn't allow Trump to play the sympathy card.
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You need to go back and study what King meant by non-violent protests. I see nothing in his statements and actions that would preclude demonstrations and sitins inside the events.
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“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
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“I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.”
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King was no moderate.
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