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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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Monthly Archives: October 2017
How activists should respond to the racist right: 3. ignore them (sheetcake)
The fish that always rises to the bait doesn’t live very long or very well. (Another entry in the series I started a month ago; you can find part 2 and part 1.) The racist right feeds on the (justified) outrage of … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, Charlottesville, free speech, Milo Yiannopoulos, racism, Robert E. Lee, sheet cake, Tina Fey, University of California, violence, Virginia
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Politicize this tragedy
Gun control supporters need to respond to the awful Las Vegas shooting with the same speed and focus the police showed in response to the shooter. Before the FBI and police have finished conducting their investigations and cleaning up the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd amendment, critical event, Donald Trump, firearms, gun control, guns, Las Vegas, Mitch McConnell, NRA, shooting, silencers, violence
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