Nice break down. Do you have the source for that picture? I'd love to post it. It's one of the good things I've seen come out of this protest. They keep talking about how peaceful protests have turned violent and how hard it is to stay non-violent when you're being attacked. It's frightening and I hope Americans are watching and learning. We're sheltered and pampered but this is what it really looks like when you have to fight for what you believe in.
Damn, knew I forgot something. @3arabawy linked to it. Not sure whether he took it himself, though.
Here's a related photo, definitely taken by @NevineZaki, if you want one with a definite source.
how hard it is to stay non-violent when you're being attackedHell yeah. :/ There's probably people who think it was somehow wrong for the protesters to throw rocks that one night when they were hiding behind barricades in Tahrir Sq., but ffs they were GETTING SHOT AT. I feel like in the grand scheme of things, getting shot at is a valid reason to throw some rocks. o_O
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Well, for one thing, the country is so divided on some of the more emotional issues, that I'm not sure we could unite on something to get that intense about. I have this theory that I'd love to write about sometime that cites Sesame Street as the catalyst for the changing attitudes towards things like equality and acceptance. And how the generation that is now grandparents raised their children to be tolerant and accepting of things they themselves are not yet ready to accept. And that the majority of resistance, the reason things like gay marriage keep getting voted down, is that longer life spans have allowed that intolerance to hang around and be backed by money. But the crazy part of all that is that this is how they raised their children. WE are the products of their upbringing. They taught us to accept even though they couldn't because they inherently know it's right. Ignore my crazy ramblings. It's just weird being a daughter and a mother in these changing times. It's like every day I watch the world
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Here's a related photo, definitely taken by @NevineZaki, if you want one with a definite source.
how hard it is to stay non-violent when you're being attackedHell yeah. :/ There's probably people who think it was somehow wrong for the protesters to throw rocks that one night when they were hiding behind barricades in Tahrir Sq., but ffs they were GETTING SHOT AT. I feel like in the grand scheme of things, getting shot at is a valid reason to throw some rocks. o_O ( ... )
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Well, for one thing, the country is so divided on some of the more emotional issues, that I'm not sure we could unite on something to get that intense about. I have this theory that I'd love to write about sometime that cites Sesame Street as the catalyst for the changing attitudes towards things like equality and acceptance. And how the generation that is now grandparents raised their children to be tolerant and accepting of things they themselves are not yet ready to accept. And that the majority of resistance, the reason things like gay marriage keep getting voted down, is that longer life spans have allowed that intolerance to hang around and be backed by money. But the crazy part of all that is that this is how they raised their children. WE are the products of their upbringing. They taught us to accept even though they couldn't because they inherently know it's right. Ignore my crazy ramblings. It's just weird being a daughter and a mother in these changing times. It's like every day I watch the world ( ... )
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