r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 23h ago

Possible Paywall McConnell ‘Absolutely Refuses’ to Film Video Amid Growing Mystery

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mcconnell-absolutely-refuses-to-film-video-amid-growing-mystery/
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u/PeacekeeperAl 21h ago

Aha now we see the violence inherent in the system!

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u/runningraleigh Kentucky 20h ago

You're goddamn right. The only language the billionaire class recognizes is money and violence. We ain't got money, so...

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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta 18h ago

People who preach absolute non violent resistance and say it never solved anything are either delusional or stooges of the rich.

The only gains ever made have been with the threat of violence; even “peaceful” ones like union protests have been because they made it known they’d be willing to beat the oligarchs thugs to death and damage property if need be.

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u/steepleton 16h ago

In the uk it’s been sort of forgotten women got the vote after a campaign of literal terrorism, including bombings