Current Events > Why do people destroy their own city when they protest? >_>

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/conflict-erupts-minneapolis-l-protests-over-george-floyd-death-n1216096

Why?

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Mostly anger.

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I dont know about you guys but I just beam with pride every time I think about my local AutoZone and chain restaurants. Really instills a sense of community knowing that I can buy poorly manufactured car parts and get microwaved food whenever I want.

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great insightful take from the guy who talks about molesting women in the hospital

Why not?
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When emotions run higher than intelligence.

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Protesters took a knee and nothing happened, and people didn't listen.
People protested peaceful and cops came out in riot gear,and people didn't listen.
Mother fuckers listening now.


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Malfunction posted...

great insightful take from the guy who talks about molesting women in the hospital

lolwut? Ive never done that

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Are all those armed, lockdown protesters burning down the cities? Have any of them looted a store or caused any property damage?

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Because they're fucking stupid and have the emotional intelligence of a toddler.

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cjsdowg posted...

Protesters took a knee and nothing happened, and people didn't listen.
People protested peaceful and cops came out in riot gear,and people didn't listen.
Mother fuckers listening now.

That's some Joker shit right there

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

I dont know about you guys but I just beam with pride every time I think about my local AutoZone and chain restaurants. Really instills a sense of community knowing that I can buy poorly manufactured car parts and get microwaved food whenever I want.

lol

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

I dont know about you guys but I just beam with pride every time I think about my local AutoZone and chain restaurants. Really instills a sense of community knowing that I can buy poorly manufactured car parts and get microwaved food whenever I want.

He gets it. The Target that got raided? Everything's insured. The building, shelves, the inventory.

You know what isn't insured? Most of the people out there because our system is designed to raise the rich and powerful even higher on the literal corpses of the working class.

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cjsdowg posted...

Protesters took a knee and nothing happened, and people didn't listen.
People protested peaceful and cops came out in riot gear,and people didn't listen.
Mother fuckers listening now.

Looting Target will definitely make people listen to them.

Burning down shops and ruining the lives of innocents is definitely the right way to protest. /s

Seriously, whoever defends the riots should seek help. They are absolutely hurting the cause. Nobody thinks that George wasn't unfairly murdered. Absolutely nobody is with the cops.

What the rioters achieved is getting the people against them. The rioters are pathetic and they are tarnishing an innocent man's name.

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cjsdowg posted...

Protesters took a knee and nothing happened, and people didn't listen.
People protested peaceful and cops came out in riot gear,and people didn't listen.
Mother fuckers listening now.

Yeah that will really accomplish something and improve the quality of life of those people.

Anybody who disregards an (as of now) state sanctioned murder because of a big box retailer getting looted can never be swayed, and simply they don't care about the black community.

Stop shifting the narrative.

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Blue_Dream87 posted...

Anybody who disregards an (as of now) state sanctioned murder because of a big box retailer getting looted can never be swayed, and simply they don't care about the black community.

Stop shifting the narrative.

There was also a shooting where someone got killed during the protests.

That cop was deadwrong to do that to the guy, but this ain't the way to protest this >_>

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gunplagirl posted...

He gets it. The Target that got raided? Everything's insured. The building, shelves, the inventory.

You know what isn't insured? Most of the people out there because our system is designed to raise the rich and powerful even higher on the literal corpses of the working class.

The problm is its not just the big chains that get looted, burned, smashed etc.

Small local businesses get destroyed as well. And they probably dont have insurance.

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NeonOctopus posted...

There was also a shooting where someone got killed during the protests.

That cop was deadwrong to do that to the guy, but this ain't the way to protest this >_>

I heard it was a pawn shop owner shooting a looter

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Siaperaz posted...

Looting Target will definitely make people listen to them.

Burning down shops and ruining the lives of innocents is definitely the right way to protest. /s

Seriously, whoever defends the riots should seek help. They are absolutely hurting the cause. Nobody thinks that George wasn't unfairly murdered. Absolutely nobody is with the cops.

What the rioters achieved is getting the people against them. The rioters are pathetic and they are tarnishing an innocent man's name.

Had to dust off the 11 year old account for this one huh


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Because low life scumbags always show up during protests to take advantage of the situation and rob and loot from nearby places, hell alot of them aren't even local they ll make a long ass drive just to hit a good lick

They will scratch their heads once all the stores that got destroyed move to another place.

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Compare it to the riots in France with the yellow vest guys, these people just use it as an excuse to rob and steal

uhh justice and peace or something... somebody's life matters I guess... anyway where are the 50" tvs???

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So for all the people complaining about how they are protesting . Tell how would protest in this situation.

Like I said before , we literally had the President of the United States attack one of the most respectful and peaceful types of protest EVER .

When STL a cop is on video killing someone and planting Evidence, no looting no violence not conviction. Also this is the same said area Philando Castile was killed. People were peaceful then, we saw it was on video, and no conviction. But that's okay ... but not these people anger getting the best of them.

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cjsdowg posted...

So for all the people complaining about how they are protesting . Tell how would protest in this situation.

Like I said before , we literally had the President of the United States attack one of the most respectful and peaceful types of protest EVER .

When STL a cop is on video killing someone and planting Evidence, no looting no violence not conviction. Also this is the same said area Philando Castile was killed. People were peaceful then, we saw it was on video, and no conviction. But that's okay ... but not these people anger getting the best of them.

Don't be naive looters show up to every protest with the explicit intention to hit a good lick and steal the best stuff from stores in the protest area, it happens every single time

bobbysjoby2 posted...

Don't be naive looters show up to every protest with the explicit intention to hit a good lick and steal the best stuff from stores in the protest area, it happens every single time

Then send the militarized police defending a murderer to prevent the looters and protect the small businesses

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cjsdowg posted...

So for all the people complaining about how they are protesting .

if justice is served are all of the loote-.. protestors going to return all of the items they stole? are they just holding on to everything in a safe location until their point is proven and their voice heard? yeah didn't think so


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La paix Franais Protest.

The Peaceful France Protest.

Don't know what Protest is in french and that syntax was horrible. But any who

https://twitter.com/th1an1/status/1262311707793412096

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zammox posted...

Compare it to the riots in France with the yellow vest guys, these people just use it as an excuse to rob and steal

i was in france earlier this year and was eating while riots were ongoing one evening and can guarantee you they were damaging property. it would not escape criticism on CE

Blue_Dream87 posted...

Then send the militarized police defending a murderer to prevent the looters and protect the small businesses

By what, shooting MORE rubber bullets and tear gas? The exact reason so many looters love protests is cuz there's way too much h going on to focus on them and their scumbag ways

cjsdowg posted...

La paix Franais Protest.

The Peaceful France Protest.

Don't know what Protest is in french and that syntax was horrible. But any who

https://twitter.com/th1an1/status/1262311707793412096

yeah I was talking about the French yellow vest protests, not the immigrant community rioting/protesting.

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There's a misconception being made by this topic.

There are people in this country who view their hometown as "theirs". Theirs to steward, care for, and in a way, theirs to "own". These are the people who hold a view similar to what TC has stated.

The misconception is that everyone shares a similar view. The reality is there are people who don't have that view. Typically, there is some reason for this detachment of "ownership", and it can often come from structural and systemic elements that have put them at a disadvantage.

The people in that protest do not have the feeling of ownership of the City of Minneapolis, because a person like them was murdered by someone who was ostensibly there to protect them.

That says to those people, "this town is not yours". That makes it easier to detach.

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

Had to dust off the 11 year old account for this one huh

Had to defend looting and burning things down, didn't you? Have you ever worked in your entire life? Have you never heard of the fact that when a complany is affected by something negative, the ones who get hurt the most are its employees? Probably not.

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Post 32 nails it
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CyricZ posted...

There's a misconception being made by this topic.

There are people in this country who view their hometown as "theirs". Theirs to steward, care for, and in a way, theirs to "own". These are the people who hold a view similar to what TC has stated.

The misconception is that everyone shares a similar view. The reality is there are people who don't have that view. Typically, there is some reason for this detachment of "ownership", and it can often come from structural and systemic elements that have put them at a disadvantage.

The people in that protest do not have the feeling of ownership of the City of Minneapolis, because a person like them was murdered by someone who was ostensibly there to protect them.

That says to those people, "this town is not yours". That makes it easier to detach.

And some share the view "cops will have their hands full dealing with that protest so lemme head out there and hit a good lick on whatever stores are in that area!"

Siaperaz posted...

Had to defend looting and burning things down, didn't you? Have you ever worked in your entire life? Have you never heard of the fact that when a complany is affected by something negative, the ones who get hurt the most are its employees? Probably not.

This is how a stable person posts. Definitely.

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Siaperaz posted...

Had to defend looting and burning things down, didn't you? Have you ever worked in your entire life? Have you never heard of the fact that when a complany is affected by something negative, the ones who get hurt the most are its employees? Probably not.

Well. Why do you think that is? The pay is heavily pushed upwards towards the top, while all risks are held by the multitude of basic employees. Why is that?

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cjsdowg posted...

Protesters took a knee and nothing happened, and people didn't listen.
People protested peaceful and cops came out in riot gear,and people didn't listen.
Mother fuckers listening now.

As they hurt innocent people? Seems counterproductive.

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NeonOctopus posted...

There was also a shooting where someone got killed during the protests.

That cop was deadwrong to do that to the guy, but this ain't the way to protest this >_>

maybe people wouldn't be protesting if cops didn't murder someone

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Blue_Dream87 posted...

Anybody who disregards an (as of now) state sanctioned murder because of a big box retailer getting looted can never be swayed, and simply they don't care about the black community.

Stop shifting the narrative.

I don't think TC is saying the murder was ok, and has repeatedly said otherwise. But violently destroying the place you live in ultimately just fucks you over more.

The people from these looted places who "pay the price" won't be at the top, but the people in the community who work at it.

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Funkydog posted...

I don't think TC is saying the murder was ok, and has repeatedly said otherwise. But violently destroying the place you live in ultimately just fucks you over more.

The people from these looted places who "pay the price" won't be at the top, but the people in the community who work at it.

averagejoel posted...

maybe people wouldn't be protesting if cops didn't murder someone

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because they're opportunistic shitbags that only care about breaking or stealing things, they could not give a lesser fuck about who killed who or why the protest is even taking place

Protesting is 100% fine and I fully support that.

Burning down and looting is NOT protesting though, and all it will do is make the narrative in the news focus on that much more heavily rather than the reform America so desperately fucking needs AND harm their own neighbourhood when the businesses make the "common man" fucked over as a result to pay for damages.

I get they are angry, but we've seen countless times how the media and others use this to distract from needed change and you can see how they are already doing it.

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gunplagirl posted...

Well. Why do you think that is? The pay is heavily pushed upwards towards the top, while all risks are held by the multitude of basic employees. Why is that?

Because rioting due to insurance doesn't affect the top. It affects the bottom. The top is hurt by the sales ,or the lack of sales.

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Funkydog posted...

Protesting is 100% fine and I fully support that.

Burning down and looting is NOT protesting though, and all it will do is make the narrative in the news focus on that much more heavily rather than the reform America so desperately fucking needs AND harm their own neighbourhood when the businesses make the "common man" fucked over as a result to pay for damages.

I get they are angry, but we've seen countless times how the media and others use this to distract from needed change and you can see how they are already doing it.

they've been shown not to listen to anything else

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people doing that are using the protests as an excuse. they dont actually give a fuck, just like breaking and stealing shit.

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averagejoel posted...

they've been shown not to listen to anything else

They're not going to listen to the riots either. It's going to hurt their cause more than anything.

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averagejoel posted...

they've been shown not to listen to anything else

And they've been shown to spin violent rioting against the protestors and use it as reasons to crackdown and ultimately bring no change.

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Because you have to destroy the local economy and ruin everyone elses lives to get back at the police

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Funkydog posted...

I don't think TC is saying the murder was ok, and has repeatedly said otherwise. But violently destroying the place you live in ultimately just fucks you over more.

The people from these looted places who "pay the price" won't be at the top, but the people in the community who work at it.

I never accused TC of saying that, and tbh I have enough faith in this board that any non troll disavows the murder. I'm more disappointed that people are pointing at these riots, instead of putting attention on the police defending their own as usual in the face of justice. I'm pissed that the state is wasting resources on the police who are doing absolutely fucking nothing for the community they "committed" to serve and protect.

My hearts go out to the wage laborers and small business owners. However I'm not going to jump to the defense corporations like Target, Autozone, Wendy's. Nor will I defend condominiums assisting in the gentrification of these communities.

This shit kinda pisses me off tbh and sorry if I'm irrational.

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