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Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Tue July 07, 2020 8:57 pm
by surfndestroy
It's quite possibly a valid response by the driver to rapid decline in state legitimacy.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Tue July 07, 2020 9:16 pm
by Mickey
Is it now.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Tue July 07, 2020 9:23 pm
by surfndestroy
Mickey wrote:Is it now.
There's a definite correlation.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Tue July 07, 2020 9:25 pm
by Mickey
Uh huh. Sure man.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Tue July 07, 2020 9:44 pm
by surfndestroy
Mickey wrote:Uh huh. Sure man.
It wasn't happening near to near the extent prior to our current decline in state legitimacy. There does seem to be a correlation with people being hit on the street by cars as the social contract breaks down along with the decline in state legitimacy. Not stating causation merely correlation. It would be for others to explore to see if causation is present.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Tue July 07, 2020 9:46 pm
by Mickey
Yeah that's not the part I'm most skeptical of.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 12:40 am
by verb_to_trust
Mickey wrote:Do these posts make you feel better about yourself Bryan? It's definitely still a developing story, but according to the police these are the details right now:
They say a passenger in the red Toyota got out and threw someone's scooter that had been left in the roadway. According to Bloomington police, a 29-year-old woman tried to intervene, walking in front of the car and putting her hands on the hood. The driver of the car then accelerated, with the woman ending up on the hood of the car. A 35-year-old man grabbed onto the side of the car as it pulled away.
So two idiots decided to get tangled up with a moving vehicle? Yep, sounds dumb to me.
An account I read said that the scooter guy was blocking the road and trying to direct the car around the people that had gathered to shout and yell.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:05 am
by Mickey
Can something sound dumb, as in ill-advised, and still not be deserving of assault?
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:06 am
by Mickey
Or is it, cars rule pedestrians drool.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:21 am
by verb_to_trust
It would just seem smart to stay out of the street
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:22 am
by BurtReynolds
Mickey wrote:Can something sound dumb, as in ill-advised, and still not be deserving of assault?
In my utopia, violence is an acceptable answer to stupidity.
I await your witty comeback.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:27 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
tell him to get bent, mickey
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:27 am
by elliseamos
BurtReynolds wrote:Mickey wrote:Can something sound dumb, as in ill-advised, and still not be deserving of assault?
In my utopia, violence is an acceptable answer to stupidity.
I await your witty comeback.
I don't claim to be witty, but what if in Burtville the violence was stupid?
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:43 am
by BurtReynolds
elliseamos wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:Mickey wrote:Can something sound dumb, as in ill-advised, and still not be deserving of assault?
In my utopia, violence is an acceptable answer to stupidity.
I await your witty comeback.
I don't claim to be witty, but what if in Burtville the violence was stupid?
Eye for an eye
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:45 am
by McParadigm
So long as cancel culture expresses itself through violence, Burt supports it.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:52 am
by BurtReynolds
At least it's honest
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 1:54 am
by McParadigm
Yeah, that’s why your cancel culture posts are always “this isn’t violent enough a canceling”
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 2:01 am
by BurtReynolds
McParadigm wrote:Yeah, that’s why your cancel culture posts are always “this isn’t violent enough a canceling”
I thought it was implied.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 2:16 am
by BurtReynolds
I'm sure there is some rational calculus that determines the acceptable level of violence in response to physically preventing me from going where I want to go, but I lean toward one that could only be described as draconian.
But you can yell at me all you'd like.
Re: The Protest Thread
Posted: Wed July 08, 2020 2:50 am
by 96583UP
people should not be walking in the street to protest unless they have a permit obtained from their regional feudal lord