I mean, in all fairness, there were BLM protests and riots back in 2015 before trump was elected. These riots appear to be caused primarily by specific egregious instances of police violence, usually caught on tape, toward black Americans. And though trumps rhetoric certainly hasn't been helping, its not like he was there telling the police to kneel on George Floyd's neck.
This is not a new problem, and I personally don't believe that it is the result of some grand conspiracy. There are those who are legitimately upset about police violence, and who are taking out their frustrations by rioting and looting. There are others who are legitimately upset about the rioting and looting and who are taking out their frustrations through vigilantism.
Really nothing about this should surprise anyone. We just have to hope that things eventually de-escalate and that we come out of this stronger and not more divided than ever.
LaLongueCarabine on August 31st, 2020 at 13:28 UTC »
TheApoplasticMan on August 31st, 2020 at 14:09 UTC »
I mean, in all fairness, there were BLM protests and riots back in 2015 before trump was elected. These riots appear to be caused primarily by specific egregious instances of police violence, usually caught on tape, toward black Americans. And though trumps rhetoric certainly hasn't been helping, its not like he was there telling the police to kneel on George Floyd's neck.
If you think about it, the 1992 LA riots had many of the same causes and scenes of genuine protest, but also looting, arson, and armed civilian vigilantes shooting at protesters/rioters to protect their own and their neighbors businesses (apologies about the music).
This is not a new problem, and I personally don't believe that it is the result of some grand conspiracy. There are those who are legitimately upset about police violence, and who are taking out their frustrations by rioting and looting. There are others who are legitimately upset about the rioting and looting and who are taking out their frustrations through vigilantism.
Really nothing about this should surprise anyone. We just have to hope that things eventually de-escalate and that we come out of this stronger and not more divided than ever.
AceDeuceThrice on August 31st, 2020 at 17:15 UTC »
Two political neutral posts trending on the front page? With political neutral comments leading the way inside both?
Reddit are you okay?