police brutality is also violent
also yes the conservatives are pushing this narrative that theres a lot of looting going on when in fact theres not a lot of looting going on. its actually a very small problem.
im addressing just the politics of it.
also yes possibly police protest escalation might encourage the protestors to "fight back". makes for good TV i guess.
all the more important to tell the protestors not to be violent or else you are playing into trump's hands
The communists in Germany were held responsible for the Reichstag fire and that was used as a justification to run rampant through the street beating the shit out of them and detaining them. Again, a violent act being used to justify further violence against political opponents. That was THE moment that the Nazis gained full power in Germany.
You are ONE truly awful, horrific riot away from something similiar happening in your wonderful land of the free. and he is currently shipping his green men to Chicago with 100% intent to incite such a riot.
he's letting COVID rape his entire country, do you think he'll care if a "liberal" city devolves into chaos? HE WANTS IT TO
and then he will look like the prophet who was right about the "radical left" all along, the lone truth teller, the savant
and people who were on the fence will fall into his arms because riots are scary and dangerous and it's a normal, human response to want authoritarianism when faced with chaos.
he knows EXACTLY what he's doing.
if I was protesting in the USA I would not break anything nor would I advocate for it
but I'm saying people who get all frothing at the mouth about a business getting torched but don't bat an eye at a human being being shot and killed for no good reason really disgust me
especially when they try to talk about how "they were on drugs" or "they were criminals" or whatever other bullshit othering talking point has been melted into their brain, as if taking a human beings life as anything other than a last resort is ever okay.
I wonder how many random Trump supporters took to their keyboards and got to angrily typing on facebook about the target and starbucks in MN but didn't say a peep when they saw a man get choked to death in broad daylight? or wouldn't post about the shit in Arizona where they no knock warranted the wrong house and shot two people to death.
just like people who get all worked up about abortions but don't want the state to provide adequate child care services for single parents, because 'muh tax dollars' and 'muh personal responsibility'
Trump era conservatism is basically a death/money/religion/law and order cult rolled into one and it's fucking terrifying.
your country used violence to defeat fascism once, it was called the second world war
oh and I believe you also used violence to end the ownership of human beings as slaves
so obviously it can be used to create positive change, history tells us this
you're just trying to take the angle that people wouldn't be able to help themselves and it would become an orgy of violence death destruction and looting and I'm trying to tell you that no it fucking wouldn't
it's a fear driven point of view and it's totally out of touch with the reality of the situation
I want you to sit and actually watch that 13 minute police brutality video I linked you earlier, I want you to watch the whole entire fucking thing and then tell me that those people are violent rioters and that if not for the thin blue line they'd be running wild burning the city to the ground
really, please do
I'll link it again
watch the whole fucking video
the atlanta kid being sprayed after having his mask pulled down is at 1:00
what a violent looting thug he looked like huh
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
theres no such thing against violence against a building or a pair of gucci shoes but i know you're trolling for the epic lulz
if he's been trolling me this whole time I would be very impressed
I don't think so somehow
I will admit I got a bit carried away here but it was a pleasant enough way to pass the time, and distracted me from the fact I feel like shit for a bit so that's nice
You guys should watch the videos I linked, they go into more detail on what I am saying
here are some summary of points
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you get a very skewed view of things from media, twitter, and so on. These platforms are made to breed outrage
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people in portland say this has become pretty much a nightly thing. During the day - protests and mothers singing. At night: Rioting, looting, burning buildings, and so on
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The portland mayor is an incompetent idiot (who told the police to completely step down, not protect anyone) and that is the reason his city is significantly worse off than many others across the country
Wrong wrong and wrong
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lol
you've been propagandized, idk what else to tell you
you're taking the word of some greasy sweaty DHS weasel who can't even speak properly over hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of cellphone video evidence
so now social media is fake news?
All of u should go to portland and participate
as well as all non conservative main stream media