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We as in every American. Categorically though, you are conflating two issues. Any violent riot (yes, that is what it is) will end up in hospitalizations and ar
by spaginal 6y ago
We as in every American.
Categorically though, you are conflating two issues. Any violent riot (yes, that is what it is) will end up in hospitalizations and arrests. Spinning it as a secret state action against people just doing their thing is not genuine.
Imagine a scenario where 2A supporters violently protested outside of the ATF headquarters in Washington DC, brandishing firearms and attempting to attack the building and people in it. Imagine yourself as you are now with your present opinion, would you be supportive of or against the protesters?
I’m speaking more generally in the benign everyday sharing of innocuous opinions online that spiral wildly out of control.
- notacoward 6y agoAs I originally said, there are multiple scenarios at play here - one old and one new. I acknowledge both, and did so before you stalked me here from the HCQ thread. > Imagine a scenario ... would you be supportive of or against the protesters? I would be supportive of their expression of rights, but not of brandishing weapons and attacking the building. You see, I'm not the one conflating issues here. There are both peaceful and non-peaceful protesters out there right now. I don't lump them all together. There's no excuse for forcible detention, without due process or accountability, of people who were personally unarmed, doing no wrong, and far from the scene of anyone else doing wrong. When that's happening, it's a legitimate reason for people to be careful of what they say even if there are other scenarios in play as well.