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well, I think this is wrong, because the FUCK of a corona virus is walking around.
then... that's it
Protests are meant to make you uncomfortable or angry, that’s the point. If a protest didn’t upset the day of the protested it wouldn’t have any effect. A protest forces attention to things that are being overlooked, hence the signs and the chanting and the civil disobedience.
The trouble here is that the groups who aren’t the target of the oppression don’t notice the issue as well, and only see the protest as a big disruption.
For example, I’m a straight man in Russia, I’ve never experienced harassment or discrimination based on my sexuality, where a gay or transgendered person has to deal with this constantly. When we had pro-lgbt protests in our city I was annoyed, because all I got to experience was annoyances from the protesters, I didn’t experience the issues that were being protested.
For the protester, their day was full of experiencing harassment, discrimination, legal targeting, fear of bigoted violence, lack of protection, and marching in the street. For me, my day was just having to deal with someone marching in the street.
That was something I had to teach myself to understand. It’s innocent ignorance mainly, I wasn’t homophobic or transphobic, but my silence was compliance, I was unknowingly supporting the oppressor.
I don’t know your situation personally, but I think it’s important you become angrier about what caused these people to protest, rather than being angry about people protesting.
Damn dude I think I might have gained some respect for you there and even thought of things differently.
It's so easy to forget others struggles when your own becomes so day to day you stop noticing how others are affected by their own. That's some meaningful stuff man
Stop reinfecting people with coronavirus news. We are trying to infect people with virtue signaling.
Protesting is fine regardless of what you're protesting aslong as it doesn't include illegal acts towards innocent people. Is it wrong to protest against racism? No, infact it's important so long as it is legitimate.
That said, this whole thing astounds me from the media standpoint. The same media against those conservatives that were anti-lockdown protesters are somehow ok with these current protests. Another thing that's astounding is that these media outlets showed more outrage for a kid with a MAGA hat smuggly smirking than they are with rioters burning down cities.
Anything for clicks, I suppose.
It’s more astounding to me that the same media who are outraged by the peaceful protest of kneeling during the national anthem had no problem with somebody kneeling on the neck of a compliant black man until he was no longer alive. Or the media who are so against peaceful protests against racism and police brutality yet had no problem with people protesting the lockdowns.
Like you said, anything for clicks. Or, in some cases, anything to stay on the good side of unstable, immature politicians and their supporters.
Except none of them have "no problem" with what happened to Floyd, all of them agree that what happened was wrong. The media that are against the "peaceful protests" aren't against "peaceful protest" and are instead against the non-peaceful protests people are claiming are peaceful.
Right...and who, in the media or anywhere else, is ok with the extreme minority of protesters(aka the law enforcement plants and disrupters who aren’t actually with the protesters at all) who aren’t peaceful? Probably the same ones who were outraged by the fact that the MAGA hat wearing kid was smirking rather than the disrespect he was showing a Native American...in other words, literally nobody.
Straw man arguments can go both ways.
Really not seeing your point here. Let's say those "plants" are true, are you suggesting that they are the primary cause of these riots and violence?
"The disrespect" he was showing that Native American that travelled to the boy and invaded his personal space while banging a drum in is face? It's best to get a story right before using is as an argument.
Of course I am. They’re responsible for the overwhelmingly vast majority of violence and destruction. That wasn’t my point, though. The point was, like I said, strawman arguments can go both ways. It’s just as easy for me to paint the media as being fine with the George Floyd murder as it is for you to pretend the media is ok with the isolated incidents at these protests.
And I would highly suggest you go watch the actual video of what actually happened instead of quoting Fox News or wherever you got that nonsense from. Make sure you also catch the part where the same boys surround and harass a group of young women.
Yeah, the timing is not great. I can understand peoples rage and wanting to change things but there's many ways to make a difference that doesn't include spreading corona.
Think before you type.
I am concerned about the corona.
But things HAVE to change.
trump is running this country into the dirt.
He encouraged the police to rough up anyone they contact.
He has pardend people who should be locked up.
I.E. joe our pie hole.
the non tax paying, gun toting, militia threatening bundies.
How deep does it have to get before you take a stand?
Yes with corona the timing is not perfect.
But sometimes you cant just let it slide.
Sometimes you have to stand up.
Thats the spirit that founded this country.
trump cant change it.
Nor can fear.
Nor can you.
Push americans into a corner.
They come out swinging, all as one.
The fool is the one who underestimates the American spirit.
Japan did, Hitler did, Communist russia did, Now trump does.
He will lose.
Because when pressed we rise up, and work together.
A noun 07.
Not surprising you have no profile.
Not sure why you are trying to fuck me.
We probably have a lot in common.
I dont think the peaceful ones are wrong but the rioters are a problem that needs to be dealt with.