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custard500011 posted...

(Primarily the capital because they have focus unlike BLM) But, M8 that's a protest. They want change, government won't listen, so they will make a stink until change happens. This has happened countless times in history. And this is terrorism then, this is the weakest form of terrorism ive ever seen. There's no violence It's clean for Christ's sake and all they're doing is causing traffic and honking horns all the time.

The fundamental basis of this is "if you don't change we're cutting off the country's supply lines." A protest is merely making your voice heard, sometimes being moderately inconvenient. That is a clear, unambiguous threat to the country's logistics for the sake of effecting political change through coercion. That's terrorism, yo.

custard500011 posted...

You're despicable and furthering the narrative that these people that only want freedom, and independence for themselves and their family, are terrorists and racists and violent rednecks.

adjl posted...

I will say, I am trying to keep an open mind and believe that the psychotic Nazis are probably a non-representative minority of an otherwise peaceful protest.

Oh hey covered that already. Whee!

custard500011 posted...

Watch a single live stream for more than 3 seconds and tell me what violence and hatred you see.

Robbing soup kitchens is pretty violent. Pooping on people's lawns is arguably violent. Demanding the alcoholic equivalent of protection money from bars is pretty violent. Shouting racist slurs at security guards is pretty violent and hateful. The entire protest being organized by overt white supremacists is pretty hateful.

Again, though, I'm willing to believe this is a minority that just stands out because of how utterly disgusting they are. I don't need to characterize the entire movement as being a bunch of violent Nazis to discredit it, though. I can do that by pointing out that it is, at its core, a terrorist movement (albeit one that isn't actually going to be able to make a significant dent, so they're very much overestimating their power and aren't likely to cause any serious problems), as well as explaining just how misguided and misinformed they are about the whole situation. Invoking the whole Nazi thing would just be an unnecessary bit of ad hominem.

custard500011 posted...

I should have the freedom to go to a bar without showing medical documents if I want.

Why? Is that some sort of inescapable need?

custard500011 posted...

A pandemic that ends at state and county lines. Pretty serious.

If you rely exclusively on what certain governments tell you to determine the gravity of the situation, sure. That's a pretty silly way to approach the issue, though.