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We need to protest PEACEFULLY, but at this point, we need to go further and make a point of trying to lower tension.

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That is not what the activists want.  Particularly what the people training and funding the activists want.
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“the activists”?  I think, like most topics, this argument hinges on definitions.

Are activists the No More Kings protesters?  The people who film ICE?  The people who complain to the elected representatives about their decisions?  The people who try to communicate their viewpoint to the public by writing letters to the editor, making Youtube videos, or posting like this on Youtube?  I would consider all of these to be activists and think the vast majority of these do want to be peaceful and for everyone to get home safely.

Or by “activists” do you mean the malignant forces that all groups of sufficient size (and due to human nature, that number isn’t very large) tend to have - the bullies, troublemakers, corrupt actors who seek to incite others for personal gain, psychopaths, etc.?  From family groups, to classrooms, to office politics, etc., there is always at least one “bad apple” who for whatever reason wants to “spoil the bunch”.  In a group as large as a political party, any political party, you can count on there being quite a few.  They may be the loudest voices and they may claim to represent the larger group, but their power is dependent on the larger group accepting their leadership.

I am sure there are agitators who wish to provoke trouble, for whatever reason, which is WHY it is vital that the majority of activists not only focus on remaining peaceful but actively try to bring tension down and raise their own voices to counter that agitation.  The struggle to balance peace against aggression is not unique to this time.  We’ve seen it over and over again, with the witch trials, with the Red Scare, lynchings, and mob riots, being only some of the cases where otherwise normal people allowing themselves to be swayed by negative elements had terrible outcomes.  On the other hand, tremendous social change has been accomplished when the vast majority of those seeking change united peacefully as activists for causes like women’s suffrage, civil rights, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, to name a few.  Those activists made millions of individuals decisions to resist calls for violence and pursue peace instead.

At this time in history, the country is divided, tensions are extremely high, and there are those on all sides who just want trouble, regardless of which group they may claim to represent.  That is why I am pleading with activists that for their own safety, the success of their goals, and the country itself, they must actively pursue peace.  They must not only determine to remain peaceful themselves, but reject and denounce calls for violence, and seek at all times to lower tension and promote understanding and cooperation.
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