PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoHistorically speaking, violence is not th-... the... oh no...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1763arrow-down113
arrow-up1750arrow-down1imageHistorically speaking, violence is not th-... the... oh no...lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·20 hours agoIn fact that has been the implicit threat driving democracy. If you give the angry an out though voting, you can get out of the way before the threat of violence. Attack people’s democratic voice and you risk the violent answer.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoIt is the ballot or the bullet, as a wise man once said.
In fact that has been the implicit threat driving democracy. If you give the angry an out though voting, you can get out of the way before the threat of violence.
Attack people’s democratic voice and you risk the violent answer.
It is the ballot or the bullet, as a wise man once said.