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Rioters don't care about the goals of the protestors.


i've conversed with a couple of people on HN who seem to think rioting is aligned, and in fact more effective than peaceful protests

they weren't downvoted, whereas my counter comments were

so, it seems this opinion that violence is the way forward is not the minority position


If rioters are aligned with protestors in your mind, then aren't cops who murder innocents also aligned with good cops?


perhaps if i saw protesters actively stopping violence and looting instead of just spectating and filming and cheering, as well as comments supporting violence getting flagged on hn

otherwise, plenty of people may not be personally willing to risk themselves by being violent, but are happy to stand by as others are violent

anyways, i hope the protesters look forward to trump 2020, because that is the current trajectory they are pushing


Protestors actively stopping violence and looting:

https://facebook.com/fox11la/videos/2620823021579078/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Al_OCpYFk

Consider why you are so unwilling to admit that bad cops who murder innocents are also the problem.


consider why you are making assumptions about what I believe?

even if, for sake of argument, bad cops are instigating all the riots and looting, the media optics will make this a slam dunk for trump 2020 and more militarized police

exactly contrary to what we really want

consider this

where do all the people live who are most likely to vote against trump?

the big cities

where are all the riots taking place?

the big cities

if trump stops the riots and saves their livelihood, will this make them more likely or less likely to vote against trump? what do you think?


Why do you keep bringing up Trump? Ignore the election for a second.

I'm pointing out two issues: rioting, and the police brutality leading to the rioting are both societal problems. We saw this exact scenario after the Freddie Gray murder. I'm also trying to find out why you're avoiding admitting that both rioting and police brutality are problems.


why are you asking loaded questions? it is almost as if you are not interested in having a discussion, but would rather post talking points that i already agree with

hard to understand the point of what you are doing




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