goes back to the middle of the 19th century at least, i think.
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Yes, definitely. The Abolitionists were outside agitators.
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Certainly voiced by Souherners during the civil rights issue. Would be interested in hearing the historians on this notion.
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There’s a difference between decrying “outside agitators” (denies agency of locals) and outside opportunists (tries to hi jack what the locals are doing) - “outside agitators” had a particularly galling meaning in the’60s
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something to do with the Jesuits, I presume.
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Good example.
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outside agitators predates America, Ideas and Strife always came from outside the walls
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@CitationsPod just did a terrific episode on it for their Patreon supporters. -
We cite quite a few historical examples but im sure there even more http://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/cops-push-outside-agitator-line-exploit-real-fears-of-far-right-violence-to-delegitimize-protests …
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