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All That Was Old Is New Again 0

A member of the Minneapolis city council has blamed peaceful protesters shot by white supremacists for getting themselves shot. Here’s a bit from a detailed story in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

She (Council President Barb Johnson–ed.) said she believes it’s time for the demonstrations to end, in part because they are attracting attention from outside groups.“

That’s part of the problem with these protests: the longer they go on, the more participation there is from across the country,” Johnson said. “The longer it goes on, the worse it gets.”

When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, the defenders of the segregationist status quo liked to blame “outside agitators” for getting themselves shot and buried in dams.

I’m trying to figure out whether blaming “inside agitators” is a step forward, a step backward, or a just a step sideways.

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