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>>>Do you really see the BLM marches (even the small minority that turned violent) as equivalent to what happened at the Capitol? As a black American I absolut
by CapricornNoble 6y ago
>>>Do you really see the BLM marches (even the small minority that turned violent) as equivalent to what happened at the Capitol?
As a black American I absolutely consider last year's widespread urban riots WORSE than the Capitol raid. The summer demonstrated a complete unwillingness to enforce law and order, creating an environment which cost the lives of at least 3 black people[1][2][3], and close to 30 other American lives as well. Livelihoods of minority small-business owners were destroyed. [4][5] We can nitpick whether this was explicitly supported by politicians, but it's fairly obvious it was tacitly supported by Democrat leadership for political gain in an election year.[6] As I look for small business investment opportunities, why would I ever put money in a distressed American neighborhood, with such a high risk for destruction of assets in the current political climate? I'll do business with my Mozambican and Tanzanian friends before I ever invest in an American district run by the sort of idiots who steered their own communities towards evaporating wealth instead of building it.
And I bet you we wouldn't have had the upswell in insurgent inclinations that culminated in the Capitol raid if the Trump-supporting extremists hadn't observed the rampant civil unrest for months and concluded "Oh, I guess it's okay to break stuff and violate rules now. There seems to be minimal consequences." Boy were they wrong.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_David_Dorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_David_Dorn
[2] https://www.kltv.com/2020/07/29/black-trump-supporter-fatally-shot-outside-his-milwaukee-business/ https://www.kltv.com/2020/07/29/black-trump-supporter-fatall...
[3] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/seattle-protests-CHOP-CHAZ-autonomous-zone.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/seattle-protests-CHOP-...
[4] https://www.foxnews.com/us/black-firefighter-devastated-minneapolis-riots-bar https://www.foxnews.com/us/black-firefighter-devastated-minn...
[5] https://fee.org/articles/here-are-just-10-of-the-many-minority-owned-businesses-destroyed-in-the-riots/ https://fee.org/articles/here-are-just-10-of-the-many-minori...
[6] https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-hypocrisy-riots-reveals-political-nature-coronavirus-lockdowns-opinion-1510325 https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-hypocrisy-riots-reveals-p...
- 8note 6y agoYou can also argue that Republican leaders tacitly supported the BLM protests. You didn't see republican leaders putting on riot gear to go beat people up, thus they must have been supportive
- TrispusAttucks 6y agoLet me go grab another stawman from the shed.