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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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Meat as a weapon
Today’s bizarre headline: Georgian nationalists attack a vegan cafe in Tbilisi, armed with sausage.* Read below the headline, and reports describe a protein-filled assault on the Kiwi Cafe, as protesters rained grilled meat and fish upon diners, then lit up … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiochus, Chanukah, counterculture, dreidel, food, France, Georgia, identity, LGBT, lunch, National Front, Paris, race, school, stew, Tbilisi, The Butcher, vegan, Wordgirl
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Coming out on mental illness
Kristen Bell is my new hero. And it’s not just her charming rendition of “Love is an Open Door” as a Disney princess in Frozen (in duet with Santino Fontana). In an interview released last week, Bell acknowledged her long … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Arbor, coming out, Disney, Frozen, Kristen Bell, mental illness, Michigan, New York Times, op-ed, Santino Fontana, semicolon, social movement, Star Trek, stigma, tattoo, Wil Wheaton
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UC Davis, the protest challenge, and history
Remember Occupy? At the height of the movement, students at UC Davis attempted their own encampment. Pepper spray appeared, like a pop quiz, as an unexpected and painful addition to the curriculum. The overly enthusiastic response of campus police made … Continue reading
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Tagged Davis, history, Last Supper, Linda Katehi, pepper spray, Photoshop, police, Spongebob Squarepants, The Beatles, university, University of California
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LGBT rights and the arts embargo
I’d been waiting for James Taylor to announce that he would not be going to Carolina…even in his mind–but Bruce Springsteen beat him to it. On April 8, Springsteen announced on his website that he was canceling his concert scheduled … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, boycott, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, celebrities, Dixie Chicks, Georgia, HB2, Indiana, James Taylor, LGBT, Mississippi, Nathan Deal, North Carolina, Pat McCrory, PayPal, Ringo Starr
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Protest, violence, and the Trump campaign
Selling himself as a man of action, not bound by law, conventional standards, or “political correctness”–whatever that is, Donald Trump is determined to keep control of his events, even if that includes letting his supporters or staff lose control. Trump … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigns, countermovements, Donald Trump, elections, Janesville, Paul Ryan, pepper spray, rallies, violence, Wisconsin
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Fighting religious freedom (to discriminate)
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced that he was ordering all City departments to suspend paying for travel to North Carolina unless it is essential to the City. The problem is the new religious freedom (to discriminate) law that North … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Bank of America, bathroom, Biogen, Charlotte, corporate support, countermovements, Dell, discrimination, Disney, Dow, gay, Georgia, Intel, lesbian, LGBT, Marvel, Microsoft, Moral Monday, MPAA, Nathan Deal, NBA, NCAA, NFL, North Carolina, Pat McCrory, PayPal, religious freedom, San Francisco, Virgin
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Cesar Chavez Day, 2016
I hadn’t realized that today was Cesar Chavez Day until I arrived at a campus mostly empty and locked. In fact, it’s not Cesar Chavez Day in California or the United States–that’s next week–but just on campus, so it doesn’t … Continue reading
Trumpism and the threat of violence
Although supporters, opponents, bloggers and observers of all sorts throw the word “movement” around to describe Donald Trump’s candidacy, so far it’s been about nothing more than a dyed and bloated real estate magnate. At least once, local toughs cited … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, black lives matter, charisma, charismatic authortity, Donald Trump, elections, Max Weber, michele bachmann, Occupy, protest, violence
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How movements win: Seaworld
The new president and Chief Executive Officer of SeaWorld, Joel Manby, announced that the chain of theme parks would no longer breed orcas, and that the parks would stop their performing their signature Shamu shows. Manby also announced a new … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights, animal welfare, Blackfish, Humane Society of the United States, Joel Manby, killer whales, orca, PETA, San Diego, SeaWorld, Shamu, theme parks
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Guns and government: standing down in Oregon
The Occupation at Malheur Wildlife Refuge is falling apart as federal law enforcement picks away at it. On Tuesday afternoon, the FBI and Oregon state police arrested seven Occupiers, and killed another one, LaVoy Finicum, under circumstances that are unclear … Continue reading
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