Can anyone give me an example of any radical (and yes, white supremacy—the notion not the movement—no longer being the ruling ideology would be a radical change) social change that was primarily the result of “cooler heads prevailing”? Do you really think Women’s Suffrage and the Civil Rights Movement happened via “calm heads,” via sterile debate and civil discourse? Because they didn’t. They happened by putting blood, sweat and tears and rage into a social movement through a diverse range of tactics both “violent” and nonviolent. You cannot just chime in with “civil discourse” without
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