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I think that says less about democracy and more about the US' former president.

by ethbr0 6y ago

lindy2021 6y ago
This is on Biden's watch. Trump was berated for even contemplating deploying the National Guard as American cities burnt last summer.
- hkt 6y ago
  A comparison between BLM protests and precautions against the storming of the federal legislature by people who sincerely believed the election was "stolen" is infantile and skewed in the extreme.
  - lindy2021 6y ago
    You're right, BLM protests resulted in the murder of dozens of civilians, several police officers, and billions in damage. The "insurrection" only resulted in the murder of a Trump supporter. Not to mention we've even seen BLM protesters storm a capitol last week: https://twitter.com/tylertalley22/status/1384972821714161667 https://twitter.com/tylertalley22/status/1384972821714161667 https://kfor.com/news/local/protesters-gather-at-oklahoma-capitol/ https://kfor.com/news/local/protesters-gather-at-oklahoma-ca...
  - ethbr0 6y ago
    To the extent they were both damaging public property, where they were, it seems a fair comparison. To the extent one has a well-documented history of grievance, and the other has conspiracy theories, it does does not.
    - bobthechef 6y ago
      Both the Left and the Right engage in conspiratorial nonsense. The difference is that the Left has academic and state backing. Also, BLM is a Marxist organization (this is not a conspiracy, they are quite frank about their sympathies). QAnon doesn't even compare and has no institutional muscle or backing unlikes critical race theory, gender ideology, etc. So to construe them as the greater threat...
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  - ttt0 6y ago
    Indeed it is. I don't care about lying politicians getting uncomfortable for a brief moment. Those peaceful protests on the other hand got normal day-to-day people hurt and killed.
  - Black101 6y ago
    The democrats learnt a lesson in 2000...
- smt88 6y ago
  I live in one of the "cities that burned" that right-wing media (and you) are always raving about. The city didn't burn. There was some property damage. Nothing major or life-disrupting.
  - lindy2021 6y ago
    You're hand waving 25 deaths and >$2B damage as nothing major or life-disrupting. Knowingly disingenuous or indoctrination? I can't tell.
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I think that says less about democracy and more about the US' former president.

by ethbr0 6y ago

I think that says less about democracy and more about the US' former president.

lindy2021 6y ago

This is on Biden's watch. Trump was berated for even contemplating deploying the National Guard as American cities burnt last summer.

hkt 6y ago
A comparison between BLM protests and precautions against the storming of the federal legislature by people who sincerely believed the election was "stolen" is infantile and skewed in the extreme.
- lindy2021 6y ago
  You're right, BLM protests resulted in the murder of dozens of civilians, several police officers, and billions in damage. The "insurrection" only resulted in the murder of a Trump supporter. Not to mention we've even seen BLM protesters storm a capitol last week: https://twitter.com/tylertalley22/status/1384972821714161667 https://twitter.com/tylertalley22/status/1384972821714161667 https://kfor.com/news/local/protesters-gather-at-oklahoma-capitol/ https://kfor.com/news/local/protesters-gather-at-oklahoma-ca...
- ethbr0 6y ago
  To the extent they were both damaging public property, where they were, it seems a fair comparison. To the extent one has a well-documented history of grievance, and the other has conspiracy theories, it does does not.
  - bobthechef 6y ago
    Both the Left and the Right engage in conspiratorial nonsense. The difference is that the Left has academic and state backing. Also, BLM is a Marxist organization (this is not a conspiracy, they are quite frank about their sympathies). QAnon doesn't even compare and has no institutional muscle or backing unlikes critical race theory, gender ideology, etc. So to construe them as the greater threat...
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- ttt0 6y ago
  Indeed it is. I don't care about lying politicians getting uncomfortable for a brief moment. Those peaceful protests on the other hand got normal day-to-day people hurt and killed.
- Black101 6y ago
  The democrats learnt a lesson in 2000...
smt88 6y ago
I live in one of the "cities that burned" that right-wing media (and you) are always raving about. The city didn't burn. There was some property damage. Nothing major or life-disrupting.
- lindy2021 6y ago
  You're hand waving 25 deaths and >$2B damage as nothing major or life-disrupting. Knowingly disingenuous or indoctrination? I can't tell.
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