My personal recommendation to donate to would be the ACLU. They've been around for 100 years now and they have a good track record defending the civil liberties of everyone, of all backgrounds and beliefs
Does that "good track record" include the big steaming shit they took on the fourth article of the Bill of Rights (i.e. the 2nd Amendment)? They maliciously misinterpret the wording so badly that they actually argue in favour of infringements against a Supreme Court decision that ruled them unconstitutional! All backgrounds and beliefs my ass.
@Plykiya You've clearly taken sides by posting bail funds...but w/e.
And i would argue the ACLU doesn't have a good track record as of late. There was a very recent example of the government oppressing people's civil liberties and the ACLU was no where to be found as far as I am aware. Where were they during the lock downs?
Although the few things being challenged at the moment are freedom of press, freedom to protest, and freedom of speech. It's not incorrect to say it's what they're trying to defend at the moment, but I understand it does affect their credibility. If they try to shift the blame on gun control in this situation, they'll lose a ton of support from the large populace of gun owners and more. But I doubt they'll do that, and people are free to stop supporting them once they've moved past the current issue at hand. I agree, blindly supporting them and saying they're absolutely perfect is wrong, but they seem like a good choice at this time
@Mr_Detective
The old man was hospitalized with a head injury, medics say he should recover.
Hopefully, the cops won't get away with simply getting fired. It was clearly an assault and they attempted to cover it up.
@Tamerlane
Nothing against Joker, good movie. Rather, I disagree with your on "Nothing's really being accomplished". Slavery wasn't abolished with peaceful means and labor laws weren't implemented because rich people discovered conscience. Things have to get dirty for any major change to happen, otherwise people will forget and move on.
For a much much (x4) shallower read, Tsai Chih Chung (蔡志忠) is a Taiwanese cartoonist who did a number of 4-Koma volumes based on famous Chinese literature, including works by Mencius, Laozi, Confucius, Liezi, etc. as well as Journey to the West, Platform Sutra and Water Margin. A number were translated (officially and badly) to English. A lot of the meaning/jokes got mangled though. Best read in original Chinese
The event shown how much of cuckolds Muricans are. Whites kneeling before blacks for crimes they didn't do. Zero pride. Cult of shame is really working. For me as an outsider it's a really good show to watch.
@Insignificant Time will tell. Are most American like that or are most Americans at home waiting for the 2020 elections to get rid of these people? I feel like that stuff is disgusting normal people of all races. I think the majority of people aren't very vocal in America. So the crazy people seem like the majority because they talk a lot and are very loud. I could be wrong though.
MangaDex is a platform for reading manga and posting scanlations, not a platform for spreading political agendas to people who want nothing more than to escape reality and enjoy their isekai adventures and romcom hijinks.
@Zephyrus You guys blabbering about being neutral and non-political and then you make 180 degree turn. What is this if not hypocrisy? I'm here to read manga and have fun as what said in OP post. Political events don't concern me. It's nothing but entertainment. You can satisfy your God complex and Murican "pride" while being admin by hiding or banning for comments, but the whole situation is ridiculous and it's worth for nothing more but entertainment. Especially in times of pandemic. Shitshow is only beginning.
>not a platform for spreading political agendas
>PS donate to your local bail fund
But really 10/10 protests to be hontou Ameriburger fampais, all those thugs going bananas is creating the greatest supply of fresh memes in years on /pol/ and elsewhere. COVID wave 2 sequel should be interesting too.
@Insignificant @Rapeman
You lads should know better. Edgy posts don't win you any prizes but the shitty ones from me. Take two weeks off from commenting.
@Rapeman The memes are the best thing to come out of this, probably not as spicy as the renaissance of sinophobia that we're going through since the chinavirus happened. My only wish was that FLU-19 was actually real so that these peaceful protesters would be chastised with pestilence.
No, his mind is not for rent
To any god or government
Always hopeful, yet discontent
He knows changes aren't permanent
But change is
-"Tom Sawyer," Rush
To be fair, Slavery wasn't initially going to be abolished because of the Civil War. It was the South that attacked first, because they thought Lincoln would threaten their income because he believed that slavery should be contained. Hence why the border states with Slavery in the Union like Kentucky were allowed to keep their slaves during the war. The issue was that overtime the goals of the war changed, and slavery wasn't ended until after the war with the 13th Amendment. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the enemy territories in the South that the Union would control. It wasn't a war that was started to end slavery, but rather a war that incidentally ended up doing what the instigators in the South didn't want to happen the most-the abolition of slavery. It's a bit post-hoc if I were to suggest.
Plus the Civil War probably isn't the best example of reform because it was only half-finished until the Civil Rights movement managed to push legislation through, and whilst there were violent radicals in the movement like Malcolm X who believed in Black Supremacy, the peaceful protests were much more effective both in terms of pressure and in terms of confronting the issue. Not to mention, It was the bloodiest war to date in American History and was an endless meatgrinder with hellish conditions.
The main issue with violence to achieve one's goal is that it falls under "might makes right" and that it makes history written by the victors. Violence must be used as an absolute last resort when all other options have been tried and exhausted and negotiations have fallen through, and man must revert to only the most primal means of getting what he wants instead of through other means that are less costly in terms of human resources, economics, and human life.
As for the social reforms, it's complicated and depends on where you mean. The Progressive Era in the US wasn't caused by Socialists like Eugene V. Debs or the various strikes of the Gilded Age and violent protests by unions and other such forces-such as the anarchist terrorist attacks that ended up with the assassination of Garfield, but by various socio-political influences of the time. For instance, Muckruckers and the expansion of Mass Media gave incentive to exposing political corruption and the "bosses of the senate"-as Thomas Nast infamously depicted. Investigative Journalism would try to find the truth behind claims and subsequently senate hearings and investigations would commence. Funnily enough, even the Socialist Upton Sinclair who tried to promote his beliefs in his novel The Jungle ended up leading to the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Hell, even philanthropy by the rich DID lead to some change. Later in their lives, Carniege and Rockefellar gave large sums to educating the public, with Carniege opening libraries, creating large spheres of entertainment, and outlining in "The Gospel of Wealth" his beliefs in regards to charity. Rockefellar also helped to reorganize businesses like the Red Cross and did charity as well, though more in his later years after Standard Oil had been broken up.
Though probably the most influential figures of this period were the presidents like Teddy Roosevelt who passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, promoted conservationism and child labor laws, and helped resolved strikes in a peaceful way instead of how earlier presidents sent in the armed forces. Wilson would later continue his policies, even though he was from the other party, by passing several amendments, including the Women's Suffrage, Income Tax, Clayton's Antitrust Act, founding the FTC, and removing tariffs to follow his 14 points.
If you notice, the best of these came as a result of cooperation, peaceful negotiation and without the use of violence. People debated, sides listened to one another, and the natural processes of democracy allowed for reform and through amassed effort and public pressure. Violence, rioting, and use of force only dissuades people from your side and promotes disunity and hatred of one's own countrymen, which will inevitably to societal and civil collapse, as it basically suggests to your opponents that you have lost the argument.
Instead, the most lasting changes are slow and steady, and happen gradually over time through rational persuasion. Fast, rapped changes tend to be undone quickly and aren't very well thought-out. Slow and subtle changes tend to endure much longer and be less jarring, promote a more civil atmosphere and not cause too much disaster. It's like how the End of the Roman Republic's fast series of radical and chaotic frenzy lead to the rise of the Empire and the gradually loss of power in the people.
Though, this may also be the Daoist in me. Here's a relevant Laozi quote:
He who stands on tiptoe
doesn't stand firm.
He who rushes ahead
doesn't go far.
He who tries to shine
dims his own light.
He who defines himself
can't know who he really is.
He who has power over others
can't empower himself.
He who clings to his work
will create nothing that endures.
If you want to accord with the Tao,
just do your job, then let go.
lmao from zephyrus comment banning people to all the salt people have on us americans this thread is one hell of a ride. Best part is the joker quotes.
Instead of focusing on race, how about we focus on the fact that a man was unjustly killed? We have murder, assault, animal abuse, and hate crimes. Why are other races treated differently because of hate crime laws? Not every murder is racially charged.
