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StarfishSaver

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47. You know what optics don't suck? Hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters across the country

Wed Jun 24, 2020, 09:44 AM

Jun 2020

But, for some reason, some people would rather obsess over a tiny handful of people doing something they think will scare some white people away instead of focusing on the the exponentially more powerful incidents, messages and images.

The only way the "blip" becomes a "blob" is if people obsess over it and try to blow it up into something equivalent to what's really happening out here.

Stop playing into their hands.

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Now this is just flat-out counterproductive and DUMB [View all] jcmaine72 Jun 2020 OP

That was stupid oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #1

Not stupid if the people doing it are false-flaggers. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #44

This is their spokesperson Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #57

Well then this does look pretty damned stupid. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #58

That was interesting. Asks for dialogue but tears down anti-slavery statue and attacks dem senator. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #61

It's All 'Establishment', Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #62

Then the protests have been hijacked by revolutionaries. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #65

he was an anti-slavery activist, whoever did this is ignorant of history Celerity Jun 2020 #2

I would be willing to bet at least half of the people involved in these pull-downs know nest Tipperary Jun 2020 #5

Half is generous superpatriotman Jun 2020 #8

Mob excitement empedocles Jun 2020 #12

Not an excuse for stupid behavior superpatriotman Jun 2020 #26

Yep. Tipperary Jun 2020 #16

You are assuming that the people doing this are on "our" side. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #45

Well, I doubt people on the other side are somehow smarter. Tipperary Jun 2020 #53

Smarter? No, but oppositely motivated. Tearing down statues of good guys hurts our cause. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #55

The whole thing has tipped into mob violence and I can Blue_true Jun 2020 #30

Not only that, but they blocked the bike lane. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #3

Were the vandals arrested? Ilsa Jun 2020 #4

It's WAY more plausible it was the work of provocateurs and *NOT* BLM protesters Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #6

Very plausible Auggie Jun 2020 #20

Agree. This statue likely targeted because he was anti-slavery. nt Hortensis Jun 2020 #24

+1 Same white supremacists who did most of the arson/violence after George Floyd's murder. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #46

This spokesperson was issuing demands this morning Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #56

No, That Is The Real Deal, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #63

I think the whole statue thing has become a distraction from the main issue... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2020 #7

+1000000000000!! 2naSalit Jun 2020 #10

This. Tipperary Jun 2020 #17

Statutes not statues. Yes! RVN VET71 Jun 2020 #23

Yep morphed from Floyd to Defund to Statues live love laugh Jun 2020 #28

I'm thinking there are other factions that are trying to make BLM protesters look bad. BComplex Jun 2020 #9

Are we sure it wasn't a bunch of racists that pulled him down? eom Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #11

Only takes a few with the ropes empedocles Jun 2020 #13

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #27

Dunno. If they're not, they certainly have one thing in common with racists. jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #40

If they were going to pull down a symbol of historic racism why not the GOP state headquarters? Ford_Prefect Jun 2020 #14

Bazinga! Wawannabe Jun 2020 #18

Great, mobs of outraged people destroying a political party's infrastructure. Calista241 Jun 2020 #49

It seems to me that the GOP has gotten a free ride up to now. Ford_Prefect Jun 2020 #54

All it takes is a Biden win, and then 90% of Dem voters will settle into the whole Calista241 Jun 2020 #64

I used to live in Orange Co, NC. In 2016 someone burned the county GOP election headquarters. Ford_Prefect Jun 2020 #67

I am hoping it was provocateurs and they are caught. marie999 Jun 2020 #15

One protestor said later that they understood the role Heg played, but were protesting the fact WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #19

The good part? maxsolomon Jun 2020 #59

Also, it's only counterproductive if you let it be. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #21

People need to stop tearing down statues, period. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #22

Yes. And governments are voluntarily removing confederate statues. Blue_true Jun 2020 #32

Most people are not only misinformed, they are uninformed. jaxexpat Jun 2020 #25

It's a blip that doesn't deserve much attention. StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #29

You are falling into the trap that Trump want us to step in. Blue_true Jun 2020 #33

LOL StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #35

Nothing we can do about it JonLP24 Jun 2020 #37

Stress is no excuse for losing decorum. Blue_true Jun 2020 #38

I'm more focused on Trump's incompetence JonLP24 Jun 2020 #51

The optics of this sucks jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #41

You know what optics don't suck? Hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters across the country StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #47

It can't be ignored Polybius Jun 2020 #60

There's a difference between ignoring it and making a huge deal of it StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #66

Outside of the protests, etc.... llmart Jun 2020 #31

The way to solve the problem is to accurately rewrite history Blue_true Jun 2020 #34

I agree with your last sentence. llmart Jun 2020 #42

I see your point. Then we accurately edit history and Blue_true Jun 2020 #50

And while we're at it... llmart Jun 2020 #52

I am ok with all of that. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #68

I lived in Madison for 36 years and what friends are telling me mokawanis Jun 2020 #36

Before concluding - cilla4progress Jun 2020 #39

It's important to distract us with "concern" StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #48

Mob Mentality. jalan48 Jun 2020 #43