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gypsy33's avatar

Hi Harry

American Revolution?

French?

Iranian?

How’d peaceful demonstrations work for Palestinians in the past?

Don’t know where you abide, Harry, but as an Amerikkkan I’m very well armed and ready to roll.

As a horse owner, I can loan you a pitchfork, though 🙂

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Harry Smart's avatar

Chenoweth's stuff is meticulously, exhaustively researched. Worth a look. This is her introducing it in a Guardian piece a few years ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/01/worried-american-democracy-study-activist-techniques

I'm in Scotland. Violent revolution well in our past. Plenty of us out on the streets in favour of Independence from England, but sadly we haven't made it to 3.5% yet. Pitchforks did fine at Bannockburn, but they weren't up to it at Culloden.

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gypsy33's avatar

Harry, very “Smart” to demonstrate for independence from England! 😉

Everyone I know who’s visited Bonnie Scotland loves your country and your people (whiskey as well!)

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Harry Smart's avatar

Excellent. But I'm afraid you are now in serious trouble.

Whiskey with an e is Irish (and I have heard some other former colonies ...)

Whisky, Scottish (never, never, never 'Scotch') is always e-less.

There are bars where suggesting otherwise .. even your pitchfork won't keep you safe.

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Harry,

Oh dear! Must be because I’ve been to the Emerald Isle twice!

So if I enter a Scottish pub and inadvertently order “whiskey”, I’d better have my .38 in my purse 😉

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