I am no longer worried.

[qwlauren35]

about the violence we've seen this summer, becoming a problem if Biden wins. I believe that it is severely over-reported.

More than 95% of all protests are peaceful. And there have been TEN THOUSAND PROTESTS. 10,000. Think about it.

Only 10% were met with government intervention. Now 54% of the 10% turned violent, but that's back to 5%. 95% non-violent.

ONLY 50 incidents have had non-government intervention (random guys showing up with guns and trying to stop the protests) and 360 counter-protests and of them only 12% turned violent. 43 incidents out of 10,000 protests.


IT'S BEING OVER-REPORTED. 95% OF THE PROTESTS ARE NON-VIOLENT. Not by BLM, not by insurgents, not by cops, not by counter-protesters.

All those photos, all those videos, all those articles, all those opinions, all that scary shit. It's all hype.
- -America is not burning.
- -Black people are not looting in every city across America.
- -AND the militia and white supremacists are not everywhere, wreaking havoc.

Even if there were 500 militia groups in the US, they could not take down the country.


https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/

[BamaRefugee]

1. Truth.

[Mme. Defarge]

3. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤

[mr_lebowski]

2. On line 3 I think you meant 54, not 54% ...

And I agree!!!

[qwlauren35]

4. No, it is 54%.

When police get involved, 54% of the time, it turns violent. BUT they are not getting involved that much. One in 10. So out of 10,000 protest, maybe 540 had violent police intervention.

As of 2018, there are 19,495 incorporated cities, towns and villages in the United States.

So, ~19,000 cities/towns in America have not seen violence.

The country is not burning, the suburbs are not under attack. I'm not saying that it's not happening. And I'm not saying that WHERE it happens, it is not devastating for those who are affected.

But the entire country is not going to hell.

[mr_lebowski]

6. Then you probably should clarify ...

"Only 10% were met with government intervention and (of those) only 54% turned violent"

And personally, 54% is not really a number I'd use 'only' in conjunction with. That's quite a lot really.

[qwlauren35]

12. I'll fix it.

Didn't mean to be misleading.

[Initech]

5. I drove by my local mall the other day, it was not looted and burning.

[jaxexpat]

11. Then, it's up to you.

[Tommymac]

25. Hope this is sarcasm... n/t

[jaxexpat]

34. It is sarcasm.

Or, at least, my feeble attempt.

[modrepub]

7. If It Bleeds, It Leads

Fear sells papers/gets eyeballs on websites. It's the one drawback about the "free press", with everything going on, it's (sex) and violence that attracts attention and sells.

[Squinch]

8. This. Kick.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Impostors and false flag events are the only worry

Brooks Bros. Riots or provocateurs

[The Genealogist]

10. So much sensationalist reporting

Sensationalism gets eyes, which attract ad buying. That's it in a nutshell.

[niyad]

13. The canyon below me is filled with smoke right now, making it difficult to breathe. Protestors?? No.

Another fire near Grand Junction, apparently.

So here it is, a holiday weekend. Lots of tourons. But, no looting, no burning. Just a bunch of idiots burning their lungs going up a mountainside. Without masks.

[Kitchari]

14. K&R n/t

[jorgevlorgan]

15. The protesters aren't the ones I'm worried about

The fascist militias and police are.

[Tommymac]

26. I'm worried about the 'Journalists' and media outlets who over report because ratings.

In a modern media world a few loudmouths can be easily magnified and manipulated to represent a 'silent majority'.

This is what Putin does best.

[smirkymonkey]

16. K&R

Thank you, qwlauren35! For bringing some sanity into a much over-hyped situation.

[Thunderbeast]

17. I live within earshot of the Portland Federal Courthouse

For several weeks we heard flashbangs, helicopters, and police on loudspeakers. Not so much anymore.

The number of vandals and rioters is very small. The city is covid-normal. Many are disappointed that the vandals and the cops kept the discord going. Constant national media coverage and a Republican Party that has made overblown fear the centerpiece of their election campaign makes constructive reform and retreat from the brink less possible.

Portland will be OK. I hope that the new City Council will make meaningful reforms to policing and social policy. An underlying housing crisis and under-performing schools are major issues that this city must address.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

18. Great perspective on the situation

Thanks for pointing those things out..........

[mucifer]

19. There has been real long lasting damage to Chicago. But, it's from organized crime looting

not real protests. Still people are very angry about what's happening here.

[thesquanderer]

20. I worry that, if he loses, Trump will inspire protests from his devotees...

...and THOSE are the armed kooks I worry about.

[StClone]

21. You know I am beginning to feel that if Trump Wins

We will have to destroy him and America to save it. I believe the reaction to a Trump election Fraud and theft will be the great upheaval and equal to the Civil War.

[subterranean]

28. If Trump steals it, there would be a lot of angry people, that's for sure.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that. We need to win by an overwhelming margin.

[StClone]

29. I agree.

Think of the absolute loss we have endured over the past Trump years in treasure, lives, and world admiration. One demented damaged Conman, yet he has the where-with-all to form a cult of dependency on his reality show persona. It shall be over, but not soon enough to begin repair, repent and reconciliation.

[StClone]

38. This story may be an inspiration or strike fear

Last week, a coalition of leading progressive groups gathered on Zoom to begin organizing for what they envision as the post-Election Day political apocalypse scenario.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-left-secretly-preps-for-violence-after-election-day

Hey subterranean if want to this may be a good article to open a new discussion.

[mnmoderatedem]

35. +1000

he's going to play the "election was rigged because of mail in voting" and his trained seals with their AR-15s are going to take matters into their own hands dammit.

A very real possibility.

[AllaN01Bear]

22. im not worried about the peacful protesters , its the home grown kooks that i am worried

[BainsBane]

23. I'm not worried about the protests, but

I am worried about how Trump is using them. I do fear possible electoral consequences.

[yuiyoshida]

24. "Even if there were 500 militia groups in the US, they could not take down the country."

"Hey.... Hold my beer for a moment, okay???"

[Tommymac]

27. Lenin did it. Mussolini did it. Hitler did it. Mao did it. Trump could do it.

It is totally in the realm of possibility for a few thousand well organized, well equipped, and well led...

...oh wait. Duh.

It's Trump.

Nevermind.

[StClone]

30. Trump and his Cult will leave

A shit stain on U.S. history. I wonder, if now, the T-Wrecks Cult could read about their own follies as written in future prose.

[EndlessWire]

31. Debbie Downer here

It isn't what is happening before the election, it's what will happen if Trump refuses to leave after losing.

Funny, but I trust BLM to do the right thing in the most expeditious way. There is no need to riot if the dialogue continues with Biden, and something positive in terms of civil rights and attitudes is seen and manifested in regards to law enforcement.

There is much to be fixed. Let's let Kamala and Joe (heh heh heh) get a handle on it. We are lucky that the military came out and warned Trump that they would not help him take over the country. But, our rule of law, the rigid way in which we operate, has so far allowed the Orange Monster the ability to do this to us. So, we still have to be cautious.

People of any color just want to be economically secure, with the ability to advance during their lives, and have their families safe and healthy. That's what everyone wants. We can improve on that from what we had, and we can put it back together from what Trump tore up.

But, Trump is a very real threat to our country. We can't ease up.

[crickets]

32. trump can't refuse to leave. It'll be fine.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/trump-election-refusal-leave.html

So it’s the morning of Jan. 20, 2021. Trump doesn’t meet President-elect Joe Biden and his wife in the White House driveway, nor does he attend the inauguration on Capitol Hill. Instead, he proclaims, as he has many times by this point, that the election was a fraud (he has set the stage for this with his false claims about mail-in ballots), and at noon, instead of acceding to the transfer of power, Trump proclaims that the swearing in was FAKE NEWS and that he remains the president.

Here is what would happen next.

[crickets]

33. Thank you for the reality check and the data, lauren. nt

[treestar]

36. So true. The press likes drama. People love to exaggerate

so they can be part of a drama. Moderation and perspective go out the window.

[EndlessWire]

37. Well...

It couldn't happen here, right? The good ole US of A couldn't possibly have a Civil War 2.0.

So, if you see something going on, just keep watching, and it couldn't possibly be whatever it looks like, because, US of A...

How he would get there, I don't know, but other people smarter than I am also caution against letting our guards down. Just be careful out there.

No need to shiver in your safe room. Not saying that. But when you believe that something can't happen just because it never happened before, that's where you can go wrong.

Trump is not really a "law and order" kind of guy. He is damaged psychologically, and my guess is if killing 50,000 of us at once would help him retain his dictatorship, he wouldn't think twice about it.

He envisions a dynasty type of ruling family. If he leaves in January, there will truly be something to celebrate. Leave your Christmas lights up, or whatever kind of decor you have. It'll be worth it.