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6. I've been re-reading Gandhi lately

Reply to Kind of Blue (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 27, 2018, 01:34 AM

Jul 2018

And I think specifically the expressway protests are exactly in his spirit. They're like his salt march was: direct action. Everybody praises non-violence, but they forget that it has to be non-violent direct action to be effective.

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Planned protest, shutdown of North Lake Shore Drive aims to 'redistribute the pain in Chicago' [View all] Odoreida Jul 2018 OP

gOOD.. SHUT IT DOWN AND MAKE A SCENE! riversedge Jul 2018 #1

Not sure how effective shutting roads down are at changing minds TheRealNorth Jul 2018 #2

Roads are used by workers. Hits them the hardest. I agree with you about effectiveness of this. tonyt53 Jul 2018 #3

Lake Shore Drive was built to make white lakefront property more valuable Recursion Jul 2018 #4

Exactly! Inconvenience is the point. Kind of Blue Jul 2018 #5

I've been re-reading Gandhi lately Recursion Jul 2018 #6

Yes, indeed. And Dr. King, influenced by Gandhi, created Kind of Blue Jul 2018 #7