[ExI] I see pitchforks.

[William Flynn Wallace]

Perhaps a buttload.

Imagine the Roman Catholics getting tired of and angry with the church and
finally breaking loose and attacking the church with weapons of mass
destruction.  bill w

On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 6:58 PM Spike Jones <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] I see pitchforks.
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> OK, so tell me - history was my worst subject and I have not studied any
> since way long ago, unless it was about science or music:  just when were
> pitchforks employed?  Prior to capitalism.  Serf rebellions?  Did they
> happen?  Did they have any effect?  Leave out the FRench Revolution.  Even
> if you can cite some examples, I'd still say that our era is unique and you
> can't predict anything accurately from history.  From my pitiful knowledge
> of history, it seems that dealing with problems in a culture was always
> very late in coming, like Viet Nam protests.
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> I do think this:  that if benefits were ever given to the people, it was
> nearly impossible to stop them -that's what would bring out the
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> BillW, it is a well-known movie trope often attributed to the original
> Frankenstein movie, but I reviewed the angry mob scene.  They all seemed to
> have found torches from somewhere (where?) but not one pitchfork is
> available.  It would be puzzling why I saw no firearms in that angry mob
> going after a monster.  It could be that pitchforks were not readily
> available to the Hollywook props crew.
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> The Simpsons featured a torches and pitchforks mob consisting of the
> victims of communism tormenting Castro in hell.  Why they need torches in
> hell isn’t clear:
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> I found a scene from Spongebob Squarepants where an angry mob passes a
> street vendor purveying pitchforks, reminding them of the basic
> requirements of angry mobs:
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> The entire notion suggests a terrific money-making opportunity: when the
> proletariat rise up, be on hand with a supply of pitchforks.
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