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Sadly there are many such irregularities in today’s socially acceptable right think. A lot of logic is being replaced by emotion.

• tootie 6y ago
  "Everyone is entitle to their opinions, but not their own facts" You absolutely positively cannot equate protesting against the murder of George Floyd and destroying 5G towers because they are spreading coronavirus. There absolutely is "right think" as much as there is "wrong think" on many topics. And a lot of these argument are pure straw men. Criticizing China is perfectly acceptable. Saying the engineered Coronavirus is stupid. Saying they are running a concentration camp for Uighurs is urgent and is openly discussed online and in the MSM. It is only being ignored by governments because they know they can't do anything about it. Absolutely no one was giving a free pass to looters. They were only upset when the president declared the BLM protests as antifa terrorists because he needed an excuse to attack. Donald Trump may have a first amendment right to his opinion, but citizens are obligated to call his bullshit. Especially when his opinions are factually unfounded and result the gross misuse of public resources.
  • gwright 6y ago
    > Especially when his opinions are factually unfounded and result the gross misuse of public resources. Factually unfounded? It is pretty clear that opportunists and provacateurs have used the legitimate protests as a shield for their illegal activities. Protection of property and safety of citizens is "gross misuse of public resources"? Do you think the people living above the stores being vandalized and lit on fire would agree with you? > Absolutely no one was giving a free pass to looters. I call shenanigans on this one. The mainstream press has downplayed the looting and violence very consistently conflating criticism of the illegal activities as criticism of the legitimate protests efforts. And there is a vocal minority of voices actually legitimizing the violent activities as an appropriate and necessary extension of the peaceful protests.
    • tootie 6y ago
      You're wrong on every single point. Yes, opportunists took advantage, but the right-wing media echoed by top Republicans is the protest were terroristic at their core and there was zero acknowledgement of the legitimate concerns of the vast majority of demonstrators. Looting got tons of coverage. It was plastered all over cable news and got a heavy response from local governments. The misuse of public resources I refer is the attacks on protestors who were not looting. Most egregiously in Washington DC acting on orders from the White House.