Here, there's a similar sentiment surrounding the 1950s-60s civil rights movement, which really was a moment in American history when protests worked. That is partly because they were very, very, very shrewdly organized protests put together by genius leaders, not just mobs. (Rosa Parks was not just some random woman who didn't want to get out of her seat on the bus.)
Also because there happened to be some important court victories going on at the same time, led by equally brilliant lawyers who happened to get a sympathetic Supreme Court.
But there really haven't been many situations like that here. The really big, central upheaval in US history was the 1861-65 Civil War, which killed half a million people. The country probably could not physically survive another civil war today.
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Date: 2006-09-30 10:55 am (UTC)Also because there happened to be some important court victories going on at the same time, led by equally brilliant lawyers who happened to get a sympathetic Supreme Court.
But there really haven't been many situations like that here. The really big, central upheaval in US history was the 1861-65 Civil War, which killed half a million people. The country probably could not physically survive another civil war today.