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Well 15% of protests turned riots is far far too many as well!but far far to many of them do.
That was the truth. If you look at the video, all the people he shot were either chasing him or attacking him. And did Trump actually call the Rittenhouse attackers BLM rioters? Or just rioters.what about the time he defended Kyle Rittenhouse for murdering the BLM protesters by claiming he shot them, with an AR 15 rifle in self defense? "“He was trying to get away from them And he fell, and then they very violently attacked him. … he probably would have been killed.” Trump 8/31/20
Oh, well, if all the people you talked to said so, might as well pack up and go home.All of the people I spoke to who protest have no idea what they really want.
No, the protesters I talked to should pack up and go home.Oh, well, if all the people you talked to said so, might as well pack up and go home.
Nobody faulted Colin because his protest was peaceful, they faulted him because they did not agree with what he was protesting against, and the platform he was using to accomplish this. Big difference.When kaperbicj took a knee in silent protest half of y'all lost her minds and supported trumps characterization of him.
The "protests should be peaceful" mantra you expect us to believe is important to you holds no sway if you deride peaceful protests too.
Disagreeing with someone or the platform that they use does not make their protest wrong.Nobody faulted Colin because his protest was peaceful, they faulted him because they did not agree with what he was protesting against, and the platform he was using to accomplish this. Big difference.
Oh! So he wasn't protesting in the exact acceptable way they preferred.Nobody faulted Colin because his protest was peaceful, they faulted him because they did not agree with what he was protesting against, and the platform he was using to accomplish this. Big difference.
It doesn't make the protest wrong, but it will cause people to complain about your protest! And that is exactly what a lot of people did.Disagreeing with someone or the platform that they use does not make their protest wrong.
No; he was protesting in a way they disapproved of. Why do you not have a problem with his peaceful protest, but you don’t approve of people peacefully objecting to his protest? You think just because your protest is peaceful, everybody has to agree with you?Oh! So he wasn't protesting in the exact acceptable way they preferred.
Why does it have to be difficult?Boy, I wonder how difficult that was for them?
It wasn’t just a (half) black man kneeling during the anthem, (the protest started when he sat down; before he changed it to kneeling) it was a rich football star protesting in a way that insulted a lot of people. When you insult people, they will object to what you are doing.All that offence to be taken at a black man kneeling during an anthem.
Further, it’s been reported that in those 7% instances where the protests did break out into violence or property damage, more than half were instigated by right-wing counter protestors. Here’s a great article that delves into all the statistics: Demonstrations & Political Violence in America: New Data for Summer 2020 | ACLEDWere really, really infrequently violent.
Nearly all Black Lives Matter protests are peaceful despite Trump narrative, report finds
I mean, not when you turn on the tv or listen to Trump supporters about the hellscape democrat cities have become.
But in reality, numbers show.
He insulted their stupid nationalistic sensibilities.It wasn’t just a (half) black man kneeling during the anthem, (the protest started when he sat down; before he changed it to kneeling) it was a rich football star protesting in a way that insulted a lot of people. When you insult people, they will object to what you are doing.
Movie stars and athletes have a reputation of using their position to influence people on issues they little or nothing about. I remember an instance when Goldie Hawn was doing such a thing and she ended her speech with "everybody should contact their representative and let them know these issues are important" and someone from the crowd asked Goldie; who is your representative Goldie? She began to stutter and pause when someone from her crew interrupted and answered the question for her because it was obvious she didn't know. Here she was asking people to do what she obviously hadn't done because she didn't even know who her representative was! Sometimes people get tired of all of that; just because you have talent in one area doesn't mean you know what you're talking about in other areas. These people don't know any more than you, me, or anybody else; yet they expect us to listen to them.He insulted their stupid nationalistic sensibilities.
Indeed, you shouldn’t contact your representative to talk about issues that are important to you, because the person telling you to might not know who theirs is.Movie stars and athletes have a reputation of using their position to influence people on issues they little or nothing about. I remember an instance when Goldie Hawn was doing such a thing and she ended her speech with "everybody should contact their representative and let them know these issues are important" and someone from the crowd asked Goldie; who is your representative Goldie? She began to stutter and pause when someone from her crew interrupted and answered the question for her because it was obvious she didn't know. Here she was asking people to do what she obviously hadn't done because she didn't even know who her representative was! Sometimes people get tired of all of that; just because you have talent in one area doesn't mean you know what you're talking about in other areas. These people don't know any more than you, me, or anybody else; yet they expect us to listen to them.
Or perhaps I don't need someone who don't even know who their representative is, telling me to contact mine about what they feel is importantIndeed, you shouldn’t contact your representative to talk about issues that are important to you, because the person telling you to might not know who theirs is.
Yes, it will. And that means the protest is working - a protest that offends no one is pointless. But voicing objection to the manner of protest (assuming the protest harms no one) is a sign that you don't have any meaningful counter to the subject of the protest. Tell me, who was harmed by Kaepernick kneeling (or even sitting) for the anthem?It doesn't make the protest wrong, but it will cause people to complain about your protest! And that is exactly what a lot of people did.
Given the events of the past few years, I think Colin Kaepernick had a pretty good idea of what he was talking about.Sometimes people get tired of all of that; just because you have talent in one area doesn't mean you know what you're talking about in other areas.
Nobody has to be harmed in order for them to disagree with the point he was making.Yes, it will. And that means the protest is working - a protest that offends no one is pointless. But voicing objection to the manner of protest (assuming the protest harms no one) is a sign that you don't have any meaningful counter to the subject of the protest. Tell me, who was harmed by Kaepernick kneeling (or even sitting) for the anthem?
I'm sure Kaepernick did know what he was talking about, and those who disagree with him knew what they were talking about as well. And Kaepernick was not the only one kneeling; we had teams going to foreign countries to play; like Mexico a place said to be guilty of far more rights violations against black people than in the United States, yet they stood while the Mexico national anthem was being played, and kneeled while the American national anthem was being played. If they knew what they were talking about, perhaps they would have kneeled for the Mexican anthem considering the treatment of black people in that countryGiven the events of the past few years, I think Colin Kaepernick had a pretty good idea of what he was talking about.
Then they should disagree with the point rather than the method of expression. I, for one, saw far more of the latter than the former.Nobody has to be harmed in order for them to disagree with the point he was making.
Knowing what you're talking about does not mean omniscience. They were protesting the mistreatment of the Black community in the United States. That was a topic that they were informed on. Why should a bunch of Americans who have never lived in Mexico be expected to know about the situation of the Black community there?If they knew what they were talking about, perhaps they would have kneeled for the Mexican anthem considering the treatment of black people in that country
I saw an equal amount of bothThen they should disagree with the point rather than the method of expression. I, for one, saw far more of the latter than the former.
Because ignorance or not, when you give respect to the country that does more harm, and disrespect to the country that does less harm, it makes you look bad and gives your enemies more ammunition to use against you.Knowing what you're talking about does not mean omniscience. They were protesting the mistreatment of the Black community in the United States. That was a topic that they were informed on. Why should a bunch of Americans who have never lived in Mexico be expected to know about the situation of the Black community there?
For some reason your assertion doesn't seem to be having much impact on them. Any ideas why?No, the protesters I talked to should pack up and go home.
Were really, really infrequently violent.
Nearly all Black Lives Matter protests are peaceful despite Trump narrative, report finds
I mean, not when you turn on the tv or listen to Trump supporters about the hellscape democrat cities have become.
But in reality, numbers show.
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