Michael J. Motta
1 min readJan 25, 2017

Um, what? You know that peaceful protests and marches are part of a democratic foundation too right? There are conservative protests and marches — were you opposed to them after the elections of 2008, ‘10, and ‘12?

Using the definition of democracy to attack democracy is not the best argument.

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Michael J. Motta
Michael J. Motta

Written by Michael J. Motta

Asst. Professor of Politics. Writes here about productivity, learning, journaling, life. Author of Long Term Person, Short Term World.

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Ahhh…. No. Walking in the street has nothing at all to do with democracy. Especially a representative one.
You decide at the ballot box… not with a show of rage.
The measurement consists of counting the desire of those that vote, not how many angry…

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