I've said before when I worked at NYT a former coworker told me that they had wanted to go out and cover the fight for $15 and an editor told them not to bother because "those people" are always protesting.

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King was successful in part BECAUSE of Malcolm X. Malcolm X represented the most militant wing, King represented a middle way. As King drifted further left - with his opposition to Vietnam for example, and his demands for a living wage - white centrists abandoned him.

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One thing I learned well as a professional libertarian is that the facts about what actually makes markets efficient is very much secondary to protecting the fortunes of actually-existing capitalism’s winners from any form of redistribution. Opposition to redistribution always comes first.

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"Under the proposed program, people who submit information through fraud.gov could receive as much as $30,000 if their tip leads to a fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action." A federal subsidy for guys who harass minorities in the hope of aiming the state at them.

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Ah.

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