L.A. Protester Declares Violence Is "Necessary"

Violence Is NOT The Answer



By Dell Hill

I honestly don’t believe that the vast majority of people involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest have any idea of just how dangerously close they are to advancing from civil disobedience to the early stages of attempting to overthrow the government.  As soon as this movement escalates from what we all know to be Constitutionally allowed public protest to outright violence, so too the level of illegality jumps proportionately.

The Occupy Wall Street protest is seriously ham-strung by the fact that it has little or no leadership to prevent that escalation.  Should it continue on its present course, the end result will be chaos.

While many are preaching peaceful marches and peaceful protests, some - like this speaker in L.A. - are preaching a totally different tune.  The video and transcript, courtesy of Pajamas Media Tatler.



The amateur sound system makes it difficult to clearly understand the man’s speech.  Here’s a brief transcript that accurately reflects his words starting 32 seconds in:

Occupy L.A. Speaker: “One of the speakers said the solution is nonviolent movement. No, my friend. I’ll give you two examples: French Revolution, and Indian so-called Revolution.

Gandhi, Gandhi today is, with respect to all of you, Gandhi today is a tumor that the ruling class is using constantly to mislead us. French Revolution made fundamental transformation. But it was bloody.

India, the result of Gandhi, is 600 million people living in maximum poverty.
So, ultimately, the bourgeoisie won’t go without violent means.
Revolution!  Yes, revolution that is led by the working class.

Long live revolution!

Long live socialism!”

Crowd: [Cheers.]

Not only does the man suggest bloodshed and violence, he openly suggests that such is necessary to achieve the protesters goals.  That tactic works in Europe, as well as other parts of the world, but it’s destined to complete failure and very serious consequences in the United States.  When it becomes an attempt to overthrow the government, those responsible instantly become liable for criminal charges of sedition, which - along with treason - is one of the most serious law violations on the books.

Governments are overthrown by violence in many parts of the world by simply taking to the streets and destroying everything in sight.  Governments sit on their hands and take little or no serious action to prevent their cities from ruin.  Considering that our present government supports the “Occupy” protest, that same reaction might well be expected.

However, there’s another factor in this equation to consider and it’s “we, the people”.

Despite their claims, the Occupy movement actually represents a very small percentage of the 310 million American citizens, and even those who support non-violent protests will instantly withdraw that support if it turns to violence and insurrection.  And that withdrawal of support will start at the top.  An angry reaction to violence from the overwhelming majority will force our nation’s leaders to step in and put the entire movement down.  If, for some unknown reason, they refuse to do that, the result will be rioting and bloodshed at every turn.  Violence begets violence and to even suggest it as a means to an end will sound the death knell for those who make such a choice.  

If the United States is to be converted to a totally socialist state, that transformation will come peacefully, via the ballot box and with the blessing of the people.  It won’t come as the result of a few thousand malcontents who happen to think that socialism is a better idea.

At this moment in time, the vast majority of Americans are quietly biding their time; allowing the legal protest to run its course.  If the events in this scenario change, so too will the reaction from many millions.  Right now the caution flag is raised.  The Occupy folks had better make certain the red flag doesn’t go up.

I very strongly deplore violence and suggest that those who have any influence what-so-ever steer clear of the words uttered by that fool in L.A.