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Blue_true

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21. The action of pulling down statues is both asinine and counter-productive.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #14)

Wed Jun 24, 2020, 06:52 PM

Jun 2020

County, city and town councils across the country are removing or looking at removing offensive statues, going to council meetings and voicing an opinion works better than mob violence. Also, mob violence can be cooped by people that have zero interest in the social justice positions that underlay our issues with some statues.

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Who are these people that are tearing down a monument of a Union soldier? [View all] redstateblues Jun 2020 OP

LWNJs or right-wingers posing as LWNJs John Fante Jun 2020 #1

Def not a good look greenjar_01 Jun 2020 #2

What's your side? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #3

The side that wants Trump gone. Pretty simple really. redstateblues Jun 2020 #5

If you define your side politically, then non-political actions may look unhelpful to you. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #6

Who benefits from those actions? They sure appear to be making some sort redstateblues Jun 2020 #13

Who benefits from you directing your energy toward worrying about them and how the WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #14

Who Do You Think Benefits From That, Ma'am? The Magistrate Jun 2020 #16

The action of pulling down statues is both asinine and counter-productive. Blue_true Jun 2020 #21

That's a very good question. Mariana Jun 2020 #4

yeah...who are they stillcool Jun 2020 #7

Apparently these people sarisataka Jun 2020 #8

These 'multiple groups' need to find better spokespeople superpatriotman Jun 2020 #9

In Other Words, Sir, Revolutionist Larpers The Magistrate Jun 2020 #10

I state now, sir, that I fully intend to steal the phrase "Revolutionist Larpers" JHB Jun 2020 #18

By All Means, Friend The Magistrate Jun 2020 #20

So rule by mob basically. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #22

Her "statement" is why I have big issues with street action. Blue_true Jun 2020 #23

some people just want to destroy Amishman Jun 2020 #11

I agree. That possibility is why I don't care for street protests. Blue_true Jun 2020 #24

Fools that are there protesting to protest. bottomofthehill Jun 2020 #12

When less than half of people can name one SC justice, I doubt many even know who the statues are MichMan Jun 2020 #15

This. nt Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #17

k & r onethatcares Jun 2020 #19

Anarchists ... nt Raine Jun 2020 #25