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29. You understand their anger, but no sympathy or empathy for the residents and the small

Sat May 30, 2020, 01:54 PM

May 2020

business owners who have been serving the community?

No sympathy for the "people of color" who have no place to go, no place to get their needed food and medicine?

What kind of a logic is this?

Yes, "white people of luxury sitting back" and telling the poor resident: too bad, so-called principles is more important than your agony and despair when your neighborhood is destroyed.

And, by the way, many of the destructive was done by... white people who do not even live in the state.

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I get those protest in peace, but looting & destruction of personal property, really? [View all] imanamerican63 May 2020 OP

Protesters by day bottomofthehill May 2020 #1

"Riot is the language used by those not allowed a voice." MLK. marble falls May 2020 #2

And what did that get us? customerserviceguy May 2020 #6

So you'll blame it on PoC? They just need to know their place until someone rescues them ... marble falls May 2020 #7

No customerserviceguy May 2020 #10

I'm old enough to remember voting for Nixon and his promise to get us out of Viet Nam ... marble falls May 2020 #12

Well, there was that Watergate thing customerserviceguy May 2020 #14

Watergate happened in his first term. Maybe it would have inerfered with his third term??? marble falls May 2020 #19

Watergate did happen in the first term customerserviceguy May 2020 #37

Then blame it on the agent provocateurs who started and continued the violence. nt Doremus May 2020 #33

I've certainly heard the rumors of them customerserviceguy May 2020 #34

St Paul mayor says everyone arrested in his city was from out of state Doremus May 2020 #35

Yes, I saw that customerserviceguy May 2020 #38

The mayor says he will be releasing names. Doremus May 2020 #39

I look forward to that. n/t customerserviceguy May 2020 #42

It's not a logical response, it's an emotional release. NutmegYankee May 2020 #8

And the "emotional release" customerserviceguy May 2020 #11

Unlike the 60s, the rightwing is much smaller today NutmegYankee May 2020 #13

I disagree customerserviceguy May 2020 #16

You misunderstood my point. NutmegYankee May 2020 #17

Yes, perhaps I did customerserviceguy May 2020 #18

BS Doremus May 2020 #40

If you prefer customerserviceguy May 2020 #41

You actually think protests in dozens of US cities, on top of... brush May 2020 #20

Not "riot is the language used only by those not allowed a voice." Igel May 2020 #21

MLK repeated it many times and I'm not arguing with him, but you go right ahead. marble falls May 2020 #23

Riot is the voice of those who just want SharonClark May 2020 #24

Do you really believe that? Isn't your rage a bit misplaced? marble falls May 2020 #28

This has been going on for a very long time, protests, pleads, kneeling. So they tear things up. LizBeth May 2020 #3

Peaceful protests get ignored Raine May 2020 #4

I agree Bettie May 2020 #26

This. backscatter712 May 2020 #32

Why not? liberalmuse May 2020 #5

Because often you destroy small businesses in your neighborhood question everything May 2020 #9

I don't condone it. But I understand the anger. liberalmuse May 2020 #15

Here's somebody shot in the foot. Igel May 2020 #22

Really heart breaking question everything May 2020 #30

You understand their anger, but no sympathy or empathy for the residents and the small question everything May 2020 #29

Lots of fires and looting in downtown Portland (Oregon) last night. MissB May 2020 #25

Riots are violent. That's the definition of a riot. yardwork May 2020 #27

Peaceful protest hasn't stopped this crap for 400 years Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #31

Because angry people react angrily. Codeine May 2020 #36

Exactly right. This isn't rioting now, it's just straight up R B Garr May 2020 #43