MLK was never arrested *for looting* "Why not riot, they arrested MLK for being peaceful" is the mirror image of "why not run a white nationalist, if we run a polite conservative they'll call him a racist anyway." I get why people reason like this. But it's still bad reasoning.https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1266747969367351296 …
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In the long run, the classical-liberal principles of a decent society are not just good in themselves, they are a better strategy for building socially stable progress. Don't let your enemies convince you otherwise.
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Politics isn't beanbag, but what the great American leaders of all causes & stripes had in common was understanding that you win by demonstrating the justice of your cause & how it makes people's lives better.
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One of my central laws of politics: make it worth it. You will always have critics & enemies; earn them over things that are worth taking heat over. Don't be the bad thing your enemies accuse you of; be the good thing that they are trying to discredit.
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