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> Maybe we should consider addressing real issues before they become violent protests. > The protest in the capitol yesterday was based on a fantasy: Trump's r

> Maybe we should consider addressing real issues before they become violent protests. > The protest in the capitol yesterday was based on a fantasy: Trump's refusal to accept his loss, and continued reinforcement of election conspiracies. How can you address what has already been explained, but one side refused to accept? You don't see the problem here? Maybe you don't see the election dispute as a "real issue". But approximately 40% of the country does. A significant portion of the country opposes BLM, too, by the way.

epakai 6y ago
I saw it as a real issue. The problem was Trump kept bringing up already discredited theories. Then when disputes came to court they weren't even about those theories. After the third or fourth time this happened I quit following along, and decided the courts would settle it. I'd guess that 40% skipped the little research I did, and has only been following the discredited theory part. Get rid of Trump and we're on the way to reducing the spread of unfounded theories though. I don't know how to fix the rest. Good education maybe, but higher education is looked down on as liberal elites. I'm aware BLM has become a wedge issue. There are issues they took up like civil asset forfeiture, and reforming mandatory minimums that have widespread appeal. These could be implemented if we had both parties willing to work together to find common ground. Instead Trump calls Kaepernick a son of a bitch, and Pence walks out of a game for a stunt. Then a whole movement is demonized so the issues can be dismissed outright.
cultus 6y ago
Yeah, a lot of the country are fascist sympathizers. Get a grip. Your side lost this round, and nobody buys your bs anymore.