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anamaxlast Saturday at 12:48 AM1 replyview on HN

There seems to be an assumption that there's a right to an effective protest.

That said, impeding a college student who wants to walk through part of a college campus isn't "violence against the state."


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bethekidyouwantlast Saturday at 2:25 PM

I hope that you’re young or something… impeding a citizen is violence against the state, as the state gets his power from the work of it, citizens.. which is basically in the western world this describes most protests. Being granted the right to protest by your government is meaningless because if you took away the right to protest, then your people would just protest. The states options to quell unrest are: violent repression or negotiation. over the last 5000 years. We’ve determined that the best way to keep people in their place and the rulers in power is a mix of the two, hegemony look it up.