civil disobedience
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Feb
The 'Victorian Era' was from June 1837 and January of 1901. During that time women were treated as if they had no brains and had no rights. About 1850 many women began to challenge social norms. One of those women was the 7th...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Oct 20
Yesterday, I took a short cycle (about a mile). I just wanted to loosen up the old bones. At the entrance to the bike path, I saw the word POLICE, written in kids' sidewalk chalk. Looking more closely, I saw that someone had...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
14 Apr 18
2015 – Spoiler alerts
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A fictional drama set against the backdrop of real historic events at the height of the British women’s struggle for the right to vote in political elections, alongside men.
Largely ignored and ridiculed...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Oct 15
I read today that between 100 and 150 students at that South Carolina High school walked out of classes for about ten minutes yesterday to protest the firing of the "school resource officer" who was videotaped trying to escort a...
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ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
19 Oct 11
With all the talk about what the Occupy movement is really all about, and where the rank and file participants fall on specific issues, there has only been one scientifically significant poll taken... and it's pretty...
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dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
16 Sep 11
I'm not sure who is backing this but there is a call for 20,000 people to camp out for months on Wall Street. I guess the idea is to shut it down, I'm not sure from their website. They say they want to return control of the U.S....
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3SnuggleBunnies
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
15 Jan 11
When I saw this headline hit my FB account I was surprised at the man who said the beer was "poisoning" his community would attack a shipment of beer. Seriously, there are bigger issues at hand there (and everywhere) that "poison"...
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katran
@katran (585)
• United States
18 Dec 08
I just thought of this, because I was participating in a discussion where a lot of people seemed to be of the mindset that you should follow the law unconditionally, even if you think the law is infringing upon your rights. If you...
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cripfemme
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
14 Sep 08
But not for anything bad (don't worry) and not for very long either (they never keep people with care needs very long; too messy for them). I just might choose to go to jail for justice like Martin Luther King, for the 24th time...
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ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16 Jun 08
Obama supporters are (once again) falling over themselves to excuse, explain away, or simply shrug off their candidate's questionable judgement and associations.
The relationship between Barack Obama, William Ayers and...
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beautifulceiling
@beautifulceiling (1300)
• United States
24 Jan 07
Are laws inherently just? If not, do we have the responsibility to obey them anyway? If not, how do we know when we should and when we shouldn't?
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cripfemme
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
17 Dec 06
I have; I went to jail 13 times for disability rights in favor of community based services and against euthanasia. I have also gone jail numerous times for peace issues, including getting arrested for protesting at the School of...
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