Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The TMI Show" talk show. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
Looks interesting, but the emphasis on non-violence makes me worry that it might just be another edition of liberal complicity with the state — they get to show that they’re unhappy and feel better about themselves, the media gets to undercut radicals by showing the protest as the crazy extreme of the most left humans can be, and the government gets to show that it’s a happy democracy because it allows such things, and nothing changes.
I see a lot of words about “non-violence,” and worryingly few about “direct action”. Or, you know, violence.
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Looks interesting, but the emphasis on non-violence makes me worry that it might just be another edition of liberal complicity with the state — they get to show that they’re unhappy and feel better about themselves, the media gets to undercut radicals by showing the protest as the crazy extreme of the most left humans can be, and the government gets to show that it’s a happy democracy because it allows such things, and nothing changes.
I see a lot of words about “non-violence,” and worryingly few about “direct action”. Or, you know, violence.