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re: Ferguson police arrest more protesters
Posted on 11/21/14 at 9:09 am to Homesick Tiger
Posted on 11/21/14 at 9:09 am to Homesick Tiger
These protestors are trying their damndest to stay in the news. I, for one, have Ferguson fatigue.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 9:32 am to Rickety Cricket
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These protestors are trying their damndest to stay in the news. I, for one, have Ferguson fatigue.
I think the slow-playing has been smart.
To be fair to the Florida protestors - they got a trial and seem satisfied with the process, if not the result. There were persistent cries for the calm, again, credit the black leaders who, for once, "led" (for lack of a better term) - Jackson and Sharpton were positive influences near and around verdict time - I admit.
Ferguson feels different - there have already been fairly robust looting and destruction and I agree that it is, more or less, concerned citizens protesting, a few out-of-town agitators, and many, many criminal opportunists - almost 3 separate, yet overlapping groups.
Slowplaying this announcement, drawing out the process is kind of like a diplomatic solution to a crisis - the negotiators meet: "There's no way we can resolve this if we sit here for a century. If we stall, maybe the shooting war can be avoided. Let's pretend to talk for 6 weeks." If they walk out within hours or a few days, passions may still be inflamed.
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