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> such a casual attitude towards violence. How is protest violence?
by customguy 16d ago
> such a casual attitude towards violence.
How is protest violence?
- SR2Z 16d agoDo protests ever lead to violence? Are you being obtuse or do you believe this is actually safe?
- defrost 16d agoDoes driving a car ever lead to violence? Are you being obtuse or do you believe this is actually safe?
- SR2Z 15d agoDriving a car is not an emotional act 99.9% of the time. Driving a car while you are emotional is in fact dangerous and often leads to violence. Pretests aren't dispassionate. That's why they have to be protected, that's also why it's deranged to suggest what you are suggesting. The main difference between the setup of a protest and a lynch mob is that the subject of a peaceful protest isn't usually present.
- customguy 16d agoAll sorts of things can lead to violence, including a failure to protest. With enough weasel words, anything can sound reasonable, to people who don't pay attention to that stuff. So?
- SR2Z 15d agoIntentionally obtuse, got it.
- Ancapistani 16d agoI’m all for protesting, but surely you can agree that there is heightened risk if a person is in close proximity to people who oppose them strongly enough to act. The whole purpose of a protest is to cause behavioral change; their hustling them out the back door is a success.