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>Now dig into the data and see what segment of the population these issues affect the most and disproportionately so. On top of all that, Black people have to w

>Now dig into the data and see what segment of the population these issues affect the most and disproportionately so. On top of all that, Black people have to worry about having to walk down the street too? Any reasonable person would say "fuck that". Not sure about the data, but based on the people I see every day and talk to it's poor and mentally ill native and white people. The black community is fairly small here and consists of a few south African families who were not participating in the protests, at least from what I could tell seeing one of the families on the beach that day, while some members of the other were working. There was an older black Lady who looked at all the white families with their kids protesting who shook her head and called them idiots that i seen but otherwise, it was a bunch of white people yelling about black lives in a community where the main racial problems that do exist are towards natives and there wasn't a single mention about that from those people. The homeless native guy drinking and smoking crack on the street next to them matters less than some guy killed by a cop in the States.

watwut 6y ago
Then it kind of sounds like people are protesting against issue that is actual issue they experienced in their community. And somehow it is not real for you, because they are not right color and should wait for other protests with matching color.
- grawprog 6y ago
  Hmmm, no i was responding to the actual content of the article which is pointing out social media is causing people to overreact to issues outside their area of influence because of what they see online. My point is, I watched a large majority of a community go out and protest over things in another country, ignoring the issues not only caused by the recent lockdowns that seem to matter nothing any more to these people, but the actual issues of their own community are seeemingly not worth addressing, but getting all self righteous about an issue not a single one of them has ever experienced.in their lives, while businesses in their community have closed down because everyone needs to stay away from.eachother. but the second a cop kills someone in America, that means fuck all any more and a thousand people can all stand arm in arm and shit and it's totally fine they're walking past businesses they've forced closed because a week ago they were too scared of dying. What a crock of shit. It's a spit in the face at everyone in their community whose lost their jobs, their businesses their livelihoods, their homes over the last several months. All of that was for nothing apparently, because a cop killed somebody in another country. ETA: To FriendlyNormie, thanks for showing how all this is a bunch of lip service as you advocate murdering a random commenter publicly. You clearly care about your fellow human beings.
  - watwut 6y ago
    I was responding to your comments, trying to piece out what is happening where you live. I did not added up to being consistent, especially after I read whole thread. I understand it is because pieces are missing, but comments are whole I have. Organizing actual in person protests takes effort, resources and pre-existing network of people. That does not happen out of nowhere. That goes for blm protests, anti-lockdown protests, white supremacists protests and anti-racist protests. Past historical mass protests also always had notworks of activists behind them, none happened without at least informal organizational structure existing. The violence (smashing car) also does not happen out of nowhere. You dont have personally happy peaceful people reading something on Facebook suddenly going violent. There is series of escalations that takes months, getting used to violence step by step that leads to that.
  - ghthor 6y ago
    Glad I believe in karma, because the people that cut down that old forest aren't coming back as humans for a very long time.
    - reroute1 6y ago
      I feel this is not a well thought out perspective. They have ""bad karma" according to your subjective view of the world. What if that's how they view you? What if a human is the worst thing you could be?
  - themovieinwins 6y ago
    Not really sure what protest would aim to achieve against job losses caused by pandemic. Killing of people based on race by police on the other hand has been shown to be an systemic issue and something which could be reformed.
    - mistermann 6y ago
      > Killing of people based on race by police on the other hand has been shown to be an systemic issue and something which could be reformed. Could you unpack "has been shown"? Are you speaking statistically here?

watwut 6y ago

Then it kind of sounds like people are protesting against issue that is actual issue they experienced in their community. And somehow it is not real for you, because they are not right color and should wait for other protests with matching color.

grawprog 6y ago
Hmmm, no i was responding to the actual content of the article which is pointing out social media is causing people to overreact to issues outside their area of influence because of what they see online. My point is, I watched a large majority of a community go out and protest over things in another country, ignoring the issues not only caused by the recent lockdowns that seem to matter nothing any more to these people, but the actual issues of their own community are seeemingly not worth addressing, but getting all self righteous about an issue not a single one of them has ever experienced.in their lives, while businesses in their community have closed down because everyone needs to stay away from.eachother. but the second a cop kills someone in America, that means fuck all any more and a thousand people can all stand arm in arm and shit and it's totally fine they're walking past businesses they've forced closed because a week ago they were too scared of dying. What a crock of shit. It's a spit in the face at everyone in their community whose lost their jobs, their businesses their livelihoods, their homes over the last several months. All of that was for nothing apparently, because a cop killed somebody in another country. ETA: To FriendlyNormie, thanks for showing how all this is a bunch of lip service as you advocate murdering a random commenter publicly. You clearly care about your fellow human beings.
- watwut 6y ago
  I was responding to your comments, trying to piece out what is happening where you live. I did not added up to being consistent, especially after I read whole thread. I understand it is because pieces are missing, but comments are whole I have. Organizing actual in person protests takes effort, resources and pre-existing network of people. That does not happen out of nowhere. That goes for blm protests, anti-lockdown protests, white supremacists protests and anti-racist protests. Past historical mass protests also always had notworks of activists behind them, none happened without at least informal organizational structure existing. The violence (smashing car) also does not happen out of nowhere. You dont have personally happy peaceful people reading something on Facebook suddenly going violent. There is series of escalations that takes months, getting used to violence step by step that leads to that.
- ghthor 6y ago
  Glad I believe in karma, because the people that cut down that old forest aren't coming back as humans for a very long time.
  - reroute1 6y ago
    I feel this is not a well thought out perspective. They have ""bad karma" according to your subjective view of the world. What if that's how they view you? What if a human is the worst thing you could be?
- themovieinwins 6y ago
  Not really sure what protest would aim to achieve against job losses caused by pandemic. Killing of people based on race by police on the other hand has been shown to be an systemic issue and something which could be reformed.
  - mistermann 6y ago
    > Killing of people based on race by police on the other hand has been shown to be an systemic issue and something which could be reformed. Could you unpack "has been shown"? Are you speaking statistically here?