White liberals almost universally want to say "violence is not the answer," when violence is THE go-to tactic by the ruling class. They are tear-gassing protesters in Louisville right now. That& #39;s violence. Killing Black people in their homes is violence.

Reserved, measured, docile protest doesn& #39;t work against those kinds of tactics, and never has. Why would it? Why would anyone care about your peaceful sit-in? How do you expect to change anything without making someone in charge *very* uncomfortable?

Put it this way: the only reason we have a weekend and an 8-hour work day is because lots of people died for those things. The only reason there isnt slavery is because lots of people died. The only reason we don& #39;t drink at separate water fountains is because lots of people died.