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Coffee Break In #Ferguson: Talking 'Violence' In A Corporate Culture | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust
Aug. 22, 2014
“The most violent element in society is ignorance.”
- Emma Goldman
An Aug. 19, 2014 Wall Street Journal article headline blared:
Strong Police Presence Felt After Night of Violence in Ferguson
“Night of violence.” Singular.
Corporate media lessons:
--Violence is the anomaly in God’s Country™.
--Violence results when “demonstrators” decide to “clash” with police in the Land of the Free™.
--Prior to some windows being smashed and fires being set, the situation in Ferguson had not been violent.
The unarmed man shot and killed by a local cop? Not violent.
Militarized Ferguson police officers shooting rubber bullets and tear gas while releasing dogs on unarmed civilians? Not violent.
A QuikTrip is burned down? Look out now, things have finally turned violent.
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http://worldnewstrust.com/coffee-break-in-ferguson-talking-violence-in-a-corporate-culture-mickey-z