Am I totally nuts, or is the comparison there about the methods of the Civil Rights movement? Because it's valid to talk about civil disobedience, and valid to mention one of the greatest modern successes of the tactic when you do.

In this case, however little I agree with the purpose of the post, I don't think the use of the Civil Rights movement is flawed. A direct comparison to say "this is just like the Civil Rights movement" is bad. Saying, this is like the Civil Rights movement, but on a much lesser scale should be okay, though. And saying, the tactics of the Civil Rights movement can be applied to a situation shouldn't result in an automatic loss ever.