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In reply to the discussion: What is the message from those who vandalize, set fires, and loot hope to impart? [View all]flamin lib
(14,559 posts)5. As I understand it the message is
STOP KILLING US AND PAY SOME FUCKING ATTENTION.
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What is the message from those who vandalize, set fires, and loot hope to impart? [View all]
still_one
May 2020
OP
The British asked the same question about our fabled Tea Party 200+ years ago.
BamaRefugee
May 2020
#1
I don't understand how people can compare a focused protest to general destruction and theft
ripcord
May 2020
#4
The British didn't ASK the colonists anything. They TOLD the colonists how it was.
BamaRefugee
May 2020
#16
And here we are. And here we'll be again. This is now a firmly entrenched American tradition.
BamaRefugee
May 2020
#37
Neither. There's never going to be justice for the George Floyds out there. You can't fix stupid.
BamaRefugee
May 2020
#58
I agree, and those that think the mindless destruction will help some cause, I think are very
still_one
May 2020
#14
The looting and the arson takes away from the message that the peaceful protesters are trying to get
still_one
May 2020
#15
It's all the fault of Obama and Democrats is the screed they need... but only their minority base
abqtommy
May 2020
#8
That doesn't appear to hold true in Hennepin County, according to CNN's analysis.
Jedi Guy
May 2020
#57
I agree with your assessment. I just wonder what the violent protesters think they will accomplish?
still_one
May 2020
#26
Sometimes some people who riot and loot DO have a message - not all of them, but some do
StarfishSaver
May 2020
#33
From what I have seen it sure seems that way, and the peaceful protesters seem quite frustrated that
still_one
May 2020
#35
The fact that anyone is asking what their message is may be one of the reasons they're resorting
StarfishSaver
May 2020
#32
There are people who don't care about the protest or the message, that are intentionally
still_one
May 2020
#38
What message does a policeman who murders a man in broad daylight hope to impart?
Merlot
May 2020
#39
You've heard of Crisis Capitalism? This is Crisis Social Destruction. Seriously. Who benefits?
Hekate
May 2020
#41
We will see how that resonates in November, and how many of those violent protesters vote
still_one
May 2020
#44