tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post8366820490843720107..comments2024-01-08T04:16:25.601-08:00Comments on Ché (What You Call Your) Pasa: The Berkeley "Riots"Ché Pasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926630891287949373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post-4070249920081127182017-04-19T10:17:02.108-07:002017-04-19T10:17:02.108-07:00Yes, thanks for that observation. It was striking,...Yes, thanks for that observation. It was striking, wasn't it? No one (physically) intervened and no one volunteered when push came to shove.<br /><br />And that's the state we're in. <br /><br />They are. They're scared to death, not without reason, but I'll say this, the oppressors are weak, and the right kind of resistance can defeat them.<br /><br />Ché Pasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926630891287949373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post-17458005589801894802017-04-19T06:48:11.914-07:002017-04-19T06:48:11.914-07:00As a small sidebar of the (learned? or simply scar...As a small sidebar of the (learned? or simply scared?) helplessness of would-be protesters, I noticed that none of the passengers on that United flight where the poor doctor was beaten up by the cops and dragged off the plane after refusing to go along with the "give up your seat lottery" rose up to defend him, nor did any get off the plane in protest of his treatment. No-one offered to take his place, either. That incident, relatively inconsequential though it may be in and of itself, offers a glimpse into how few people will stand in solidarity with the abused. <br /><br />Americans talk tough on the innerwebs, but are scared to death of the po-po.<br /><br />- Teriteri49noreply@blogger.com