Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Six Principles and Steps to Nonviolent Social Change

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3. No, breaking windows is vandalism; don't confuse the words

When inanimate objects are given equal status to living beings, something is wrong. But then, I guess we're the products of a culture where a conceptual construct is counted as an immortal person with far more rights than actual people, so what the hell.

For the record, I'm not saying "go smash windows!" - I'm saying don't fall for the bullshit equation of property with people.

As for passive vs. pacifism... I'm sorry but standing on a sidewalk, within your little "free speech zone" holding up a witty slogan drawn on cardboard? That's passive. And that's how many people around here seem to think they're going to change the situation. Activism is active.