YES! They’ve inspired others to stand up to racist police brutality.
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NO! Anger will subside & everyone will go back to their lives.
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Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
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Mueller's favorite place to pray (written about in "Prophet's Way"), and the roof of the room where the Last Supper is reputed to have happened.
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The momentum is still on track. We who can't act can give mental-spiritual support by wanting changes that help others. The marchers can feel we have their backs.
If the protest are focused and not allow to become (or remain) an excuse for random violence, then yes, it can bring about positive change. However, if it become simply a free-for-all looting and burning and fighting event that it's become, it will be shown simply as ratings fodder and used to show that "they deserve what they it"---however that gets translated by the media.
As a child of the 60's/70's, I grew up in an era of protests and violence. I've been a community and political activist for over 35 years. I've graduated from some of the nation's best grassroots organizing programs. We learned what works and what doesn't and how to create the image---and message---you want in order to bring about the changes you need. That's what Ferguson needs to do, not bring in race baiters.