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Home Front: Politix
AOC: Palestinians ‐ And Other Marginalized Communities ‐ 'Have no choice but to riot.'
2019-08-01
[Hot Air] Nothing much happening here, just the most famous progressive in the country (under the age of 77) who’s also a sitting congresswoman casually condoning riots as a response to certain injustices.

Which injustices? It’s not clear. Israel’s occupation of the West Bank? Yes, she says. Lacking clean drinking water? Yes, that too.

What about persistent refusal by the federal government to address climate change, such as by passing a Green New Deal? That doesn’t come up in the clip, but to progressives it’s a momentous injustice affecting everyone.

Seems like some mighty large riots might be justified.

Likewise, she called ICE detention facilities at the border "concentration camps" not long ago. Surely some rioting by "marginalized communities" in protest would be justified in that case under AOC’s logic.

Of note: Some headlines about her comments are framing what she said as being specifically about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Not so, although that’d be bad enough. She was quite clear in saying that riots in response to injustice are justified in many contexts, including here in the U.S.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  What do successful communities of color value, figure that out and maybe these marginalized communities will find where things are going wrong.

In India they value family and education. In China its family and education. In Japan its family and education. In Korea its family and education.

Perhaps the Palestinians (and African Americans) should look after their children and other family members, keep them out of trouble keep them in school, push them to get a worthwhile degree or trade, and see where that gets them. has to work better than filling their heads with hate, strapping a suicide vest on them (or abandoning them) and dropping out of school to riot and fight.
Posted by: ruprecht   2019-08-01 16:21  

#5  Even the dead vote straight ticket since 1930. Not likely to stop (till all voter registration is routinely zeroed out on a scheduled basis)
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-08-01 13:18  

#4  The other choice could be to stop voting straight DEM in every election since 1930
Posted by: Airandee   2019-08-01 12:38  

#3  I feel marginalized. Time to riot.

And by riot I mean a violent overthrow. 1776 style.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-08-01 09:02  

#2  Let them riot - start in her district.
Posted by: Raj   2019-08-01 08:26  

#1  You've never seen white people riot? First popularized in 1776. You will, its called war.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-08-01 07:35  

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