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Let's burn yours. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #1
I would gladly volunteer my vehicle to the fires of social change PTWB May 2020 #3
Go for it. MichMan May 2020 #4
What are you waiting for? Video or it didn't happen. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #5
Sure. Drive it where the protests are. LisaL May 2020 #6
Just because you want to volunteer, others don't Claustrum May 2020 #11
We will wait for pics. EllieBC May 2020 #16
Ok, then why don't you jump into your car this very moment dware May 2020 #17
I find that straight white males are usually the ones offering up "BURN IT ALL DOWN." Malmsy May 2020 #19
When civilization goes south? gibraltar72 May 2020 #27
This is precisely why the OP has a point ecstatic May 2020 #31
Isn't that what they call stereotyping? NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #36
The language our leaders understand is money. Why do you think Trump is stirring this pot? Midnight Writer May 2020 #52
you got that right Skittles May 2020 #44
And your vehicle hasn't been burned yet...why? Dial H For Hero May 2020 #42
How many lives will be saved if you burn your car to the ground? hughee99 May 2020 #81
.... dware May 2020 #14
Post removed Post removed May 2020 #18
Someone alerted on that? dware May 2020 #22
I didn't see the post but some that get removed just amaze me ripcord May 2020 #38
Whose Was It, Sir? The Magistrate May 2020 #45
I don't know, I wish I did, but I don't. nt dware May 2020 #77
Thank you. Anymore, it's turning into a badge of honor. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #23
Lots of alert humping. EllieBC May 2020 #24
Thank you. Malmsy May 2020 #25
Set your own on fire in a show of solidarity MichMan May 2020 #2
Destruction of property gets more coverage and emotion than of people uppityperson May 2020 #7
How would you feel if it was your small business The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #8
No doubt Livluvgrow May 2020 #9
Don't forget mail. Nobody needs that. LisaL May 2020 #13
Here's what happened to my post office last night. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #21
It doesn't do the cause of "mail in voting" any good either. n/t pink May 2020 #47
I don't believe for a minute that people fighting for racial equality Blue_true May 2020 #48
I think that's probably true, although it's also possible The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #50
The people doing this are mostly anarchists who don't care about anything LeftInTX May 2020 #56
How many black and minority owned business should be burned down by nihilists who don't give a shit scarletwoman May 2020 #10
Ah, Such A Beautiful Fiery Dream You Dream, Little One The Magistrate May 2020 #12
You really think that advances causes? Have at. nolabear May 2020 #15
Yeah, screw all that MLK/Ghandi crap... What did they ever accomplish anyway? Malmsy May 2020 #20
The Original Poster Is So Much Smarter than All of Us Stallion May 2020 #49
People sure get upset BigMin28 May 2020 #26
Seriously? We are all very upset about the injustice and unnecessary deaths Claustrum May 2020 #28
+100 dware May 2020 #30
I'm not condoning it BigMin28 May 2020 #35
And what does burning things down accomplish? Claustrum May 2020 #39
Hard core? BigMin28 May 2020 #46
It Gets Assholes Like Nixon, Reagan and Trump Elected Stallion May 2020 #51
What good is it to destroy the property of someone who might support your cause? ripcord May 2020 #40
Bullshit!!!!!!!!!!!!! dware May 2020 #29
Uh, no MustLoveBeagles May 2020 #34
And people vote Republican when they see destruction of property LeftInTX May 2020 #57
Property is not valuable I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #32
You know what to do. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #33
So other people's right don't matter? ripcord May 2020 #41
Really? SlimJimmy May 2020 #78
I respectfully assert my right to be heartbroken and revolted Olafjoy May 2020 #37
that is just wrong Skittles May 2020 #43
Burning property doesn't accomplish anything npk May 2020 #53
How many more years of peaceful protest, while black men are murdered indiscriminately by police... PTWB May 2020 #54
I understand your anger, I do npk May 2020 #55
Well the protests (at least any not done by right wing agitators) mvd May 2020 #58
What happens when they burn down your house? zak247 May 2020 #59
Trump and Putin are pieces of shit. gulliver May 2020 #60
Sure, 312, *totally* believable. SMC22307 May 2020 #61
Post removed Post removed May 2020 #62
Good thing you don't get to decide who is blue and who isn't. PTWB May 2020 #63
Enough with the valuing property over the lives of black men talking point Claustrum May 2020 #64
I suspect that the protesters think if enough burns, they wont be ignored any longer. PTWB May 2020 #65
Where is your volunteered burned car at? n/t Claustrum May 2020 #66
Where is your genuine outrage at? n/t PTWB May 2020 #67
I thought so. All talk no action. Claustrum May 2020 #68
I'd duck out quickly too if I tried to justify valuing property over people. Have a great night! PTWB May 2020 #69
Who are you to say who is and isn't genuinely outraged? Crunchy Frog May 2020 #72
Not stirring shit. I'm not naming names but there is an awful lot of pearl clutching PTWB May 2020 #73
I haven't been seeing pearl clutching but I have been seeing shit stirring. Crunchy Frog May 2020 #76
Pearl clutching? SlimJimmy May 2020 #79
It certainly doesn't help generate empathy, and... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #70
I don't think so. That's not acceptable destroy peoples' homes rockfordfile May 2020 #71
I don't think you know what "inherently" means dpibel May 2020 #74
I love the smell of a burning Volvo GusBob May 2020 #75
They create backlash. The violence in Chicago during the conventions hurt the progressives, pnwmom May 2020 #80
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