Tweets on a single topic ("Fallacies of Protest") published within a short period.
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Oct 16 2011: What the Occupy protesters need now is a charismatic leader, someone to turn their economic frustrations into a totalitarian regime. #hitler [view in context] 6742
Oct 16 2011: As crazy as the right-wing nutcases, who want the government to do nothing, are the left-wing nutcases who expect it to do everything. 6743
Oct 16 2011: Taking to the streets to express your unhappiness does not create a solution. 6744
Oct 16 2011: Protesting an economic crisis is about as effective as protesting an earthquake after it has happened. 6745
Oct 16 2011: .@Harrington_Knox "It's a hell of a lot better than sitting at home..." <== But not as good as taking responsibility for your own life. 6746
Oct 16 2011: RT @Harrington_Knox: @BadDalaiLama it's a hell of a lot better than sitting at home and taking it silently and complacently. 6747
Oct 16 2011: The message of the protesters: SOMEONE must solve these problems! SOMEONE must take care of us! 6748
Oct 16 2011: SOMEONE must correct unfairness and punish those who have been bad. Okay, so how should this be done? 6749
Oct 16 2011: Protests are good for tearing things down. A protest never built anything. 6750
Oct 16 2011: .@Ras_Menelik Of course, there is a solution—called Communism. Maybe it's time to give it a try again. 6751
Oct 16 2011: RT @Ras_Menelik: @BadDalaiLama all animals are equal, but Corp. animals are more equal than others Privatisation of profits & socialisat ... 6752
Oct 16 2011: Every anarchist believes he can build a better world merely by destroying the old one. 6753
Oct 16 2011: "Assassinated by an anarchist" is a recurring theme throughout history, rarely to the betterment of mankind. 6754
Oct 16 2011: Protesting in the street is like a dog chasing cars. He doesn't have clue what he would do if he caught one. 6755
Oct 16 2011: The more incoherent your position is, the more loudly you proclaim it. [view in context]
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