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[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Civil Disobedience is the opposite of this.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ok ok. Civil disobedience, but with bricks

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No, this is just rioting. That's not to say rioting is bad, it got redlining and segregated neighborhoods banned, and is an important part of peaceful demonstrations, as it shows what the consequences will be if they don't give into your demands.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

No. It's not "just rioting". Try that again without the value judgment.

We see this type of hidden judgement on a regular basis. The key words are "just" and "only". It's an annoyingly effective rhetorical device, because the statement looks like an objective description of things when it's not.