Comments on: “Expressing dissent through murder” http://dcentric.wamu.org/2010/10/expressing-dissent-through-murder/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dcentric http://dcentric.wamu.org/2010/10/expressing-dissent-through-murder/#comment-69 dcentric Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:36:53 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=1231#comment-69 Interesting point, Gandhi Hijacked! I generally don't assume that people know who actually said, "Be the change you wish..." so that didn't even register with me when I read it. Glad you commented.<br><br>I think his larger point of integrating within our communities still has merit, though (and I say this as someone who knows that it's an awkward process which can be challenging). Interesting point, Gandhi Hijacked! I generally don't assume that people know who actually said, “Be the change you wish…” so that didn't even register with me when I read it. Glad you commented.

I think his larger point of integrating within our communities still has merit, though (and I say this as someone who knows that it's an awkward process which can be challenging).

]]> By: Gandhi Hijacked http://dcentric.wamu.org/2010/10/expressing-dissent-through-murder/#comment-65 Gandhi Hijacked Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:52:28 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=1231#comment-65 "There are still numerous people in DC who have degenerated to the point of expressing dissent through murder and haven’t learned to disagree without becoming violently disagreeable, no matter where they live. But my hope is that the people who use those coffee shops and bike lanes can and will be the change — if they care enough to do so…." <br> <br>Let me see if I got this right - a murderous fiend goes on a rampage and some random people sitting peacefully are the one's who are admonished to "be the change"?!?! <br> <br>This dude either needs to brush up on Gandhian satyagraha theory OR stop misappropriating phrases he doesn't comprehend. <br> “There are still numerous people in DC who have degenerated to the point of expressing dissent through murder and haven’t learned to disagree without becoming violently disagreeable, no matter where they live. But my hope is that the people who use those coffee shops and bike lanes can and will be the change — if they care enough to do so….”

Let me see if I got this right – a murderous fiend goes on a rampage and some random people sitting peacefully are the one's who are admonished to “be the change”?!?!

This dude either needs to brush up on Gandhian satyagraha theory OR stop misappropriating phrases he doesn't comprehend.

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