The American Revolution didn't go from 0 to 100 with a single violent act, nor was the violence of the Patriots unprovoked - it was caused by the violence of a repressive state apparatus.
Likewise, the Civil Rights Movement never went to the level of civil war - yet violence was still widely used in it. As even the great pacifist MLK Jr. said, and not as an abstract statement divorced from the circumstances of the time, "A riot is the language of the unheard."
Violence is not a boolean. And disregarding it as a potential tool is foolishness.
I need to read more articles from around that time to put a smile on my face.
Although not too many, as they will start going into "and we gave collaborators of the fascist regime a slap on the wrist, as 10% of the population are fascists, and we can't jail them all and have a functioning society"
and two generations later, there’s a non-negligible population of gamer-forum dudes without girlfriends who think that the Franco years were a lost golden age to RETVRN to
I wasn't even specific about Spain/Franco, also, there's the (Spanish language?) meme about "recuerdas que dice abuelo"/"la dictadura era el mejor cosa que pasó al este país de mierda".
(Now now sweety, remember what grandpa says/the dictatorship was the best thing to happen to this piece of shit country)
43 Comments
yakko@feddit.uk · 67 pts · 288d
Hardcore as fuuuuuuuuck
I only ever hear about the violent resistance that made things worse, these days. Wonder what that's about! Great post.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 58 pts · 288d
Sometimes we make things better with a little violence
as a treat 😊
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 288d
Well, if you want to live in violence then yeah go for it. Most people don't tho.
adry@piefed.social · 11 pts · 288d
Sometimes is about not living in violence tho. Like, this very post we're replying to.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 288d
Yeah I hear ya. Which one you want? Violence or no violence. C'mon chop chop we gotta get the lunch rush in here.
yakko@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 288d
I lived my life in peace and kindness. We live in violence anyway.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 288d
what it's over? That's a past tense there. How are you using lemmy from . . y'know . . beyond?
yakko@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 288d
Ah yes, linguistic pragmatics. We have achieved comedy.
agent_nycto@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 288d
You're making me want to choose violence
PugJesus@piefed.social · 2 pts · 288d
Violence isn't a boolean.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 288d
To shiv or not to shiv. That is the question.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 6 pts · 288d
The American Revolution didn't go from 0 to 100 with a single violent act, nor was the violence of the Patriots unprovoked - it was caused by the violence of a repressive state apparatus.
Likewise, the Civil Rights Movement never went to the level of civil war - yet violence was still widely used in it. As even the great pacifist MLK Jr. said, and not as an abstract statement divorced from the circumstances of the time, "A riot is the language of the unheard."
Violence is not a boolean. And disregarding it as a potential tool is foolishness.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 288d
True, true. Violence has all kinds of interpretations.
fonix232@fedia.io · 61 pts · 288d
Wow. First fascist I can look up to!
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 287d
Fuck man, I'm at work! Don't make me laugh that hard!!!!
lemming741@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 288d
https://www.escuderia.com/dodge-3700gt-carrero-blanco-finalmente-expuesto/
The car is on public display
PugJesus@piefed.social · 22 pts · 288d
An artifact of democracy 🙏
Mavytan@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 288d
It's a shame that website has such an insuferable cookie wall with all that 'legitimate' interest bullshit
But cool picture!
amlor@piefed.social · 5 pts · 288d
I was hoping that they left it on the roof.
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 288d
That's one funny-looking accordion.
dumbass@piefed.social · 20 pts · 288d
DO A KICKFLIP!
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 287d
Do barrel roll!
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 288d
I need to read more articles from around that time to put a smile on my face.
Although not too many, as they will start going into "and we gave collaborators of the fascist regime a slap on the wrist, as 10% of the population are fascists, and we can't jail them all and have a functioning society"
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 4 pts · 288d
and two generations later, there’s a non-negligible population of gamer-forum dudes without girlfriends who think that the Franco years were a lost golden age to RETVRN to
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 288d
I wasn't even specific about Spain/Franco, also, there's the (Spanish language?) meme about "recuerdas que dice abuelo"/"la dictadura era el mejor cosa que pasó al este país de mierda".
(Now now sweety, remember what grandpa says/the dictatorship was the best thing to happen to this piece of shit country)
plateee@piefed.social · 14 pts · 288d
I have this on a shirt https://www.thecolacorporation.com/products/be-the-change-1?variant=39776683327559
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 288d
!shirtsthatgohard@lemmy.world
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 288d
Why is there a picture of this.
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 288d
Dasus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 288d
I concur.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 288d
It's a recreation from either a movie or a show.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 288d
You can't park there...
AZX3RIC@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 288d
Anyone have any information on the photographer?
Were they in on it or did it happen to be press taking a picture of the dude?
The angle seems very convenient.
Either way, great picture.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 14 pts · 288d
I think it's just a mock-up/recreation of the event, not the actual moment.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 8 pts · 288d
Even Spain can into space.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 7 pts · 288d
For anyone wanting to learn more about this period there's a great historical movie about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mld-_2peu0E
trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 287d
yeet
Redacted@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 288d
I wish there was a gif/recreation i could watch. Imagine the car going WEEEEEE
bstix@feddit.dk · 6 pts · 288d
There is. A movie was made about the assassination. Operation Ogro
This clip from the movie shows the car explosion: https://youtu.be/VyyRAkoo2ps
Redacted@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 288d
Tyty
hakase@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 288d
Does this count as a recreation? https://youtu.be/nGQIQljaAc0
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 288d
Well, it sure counts as recreational.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 288d
Tiny quibble: not due to, but had six months previously
Bloomcole@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 287d
And also for the history books: Hardcore "protest" from the banana republic against fascism
😂