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Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 4:46 am
by McParadigm
Thank you

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 5:01 am
by BurtReynolds
There's video. Not really sure if it was related or what.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 5:18 am
by BurtReynolds

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 6:03 am
by BurtReynolds
BurtReynolds wrote:There's video. Not really sure if it was related or what.
Apparently related. Deceased had a thin blue line patch and patriot prayer hat, as far as I know.

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Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 6:10 am
by McParadigm

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 7:08 am
by simple schoolboy
Seemed like antifa, patriot prayer, and proud boys had some previous understanding that it was cool to mace and bludgeon each other, and maybe brandishing is okay, but its not cool to actually try to kill each other. Do I misunderstand the nature of their previous street battles? Is this a new development?

*Edit*
Not saying that this is what happened, but if it did involve two individuals known to have taken part in earlier street fighting, would this escalation mean anything?

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 7:41 am
by BurtReynolds

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 8:00 am
by BurtReynolds
timing

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 8:25 am
by BurtReynolds
simple schoolboy wrote:Seemed like antifa, patriot prayer, and proud boys had some previous understanding that it was cool to mace and bludgeon each other, and maybe brandishing is okay, but its not cool to actually try to kill each other. Do I misunderstand the nature of their previous street battles? Is this a new development?

*Edit*
Not saying that this is what happened, but if it did involve two individuals known to have taken part in earlier street fighting, would this escalation mean anything?
I would think it means a lot. This guy might have brought pepper spray to a gunfight. They won't make that mistake again.

I think Wheeler has to resign now, right?

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 12:31 pm
by Bi_3
BurtReynolds wrote:

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Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 12:42 pm
by 96583UP
absolutely shameful

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 1:21 pm
by Bi_3
Counting down until this appears in Trump re-election campaign...

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 1:23 pm
by Mickey
Bi_3 wrote:Counting down until this appears in Trump re-election campaign...
I'm sure they're cutting the ads right now

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 1:25 pm
by Higgs
Yeah, that's pretty fucked up.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 3:28 pm
by B
Bi_3 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:

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The speaker and 4 people are totally stoked.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 4:35 pm
by Bi_3
Yeah, yeah we get it B. Very fine people on both sides.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 5:17 pm
by 96583UP
peaceful protest is much more powerful for many reasons

including

you don’t risk events like that video being used to undermine the movement

it takes discipline

people trained for the sit-ins to not react

these protestors lack discipline

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 5:19 pm
by B
Bi_3 wrote:Yeah, yeah we get it B. Very fine people on both sides.
It's a shitty thing, but I'm not going to let you disparage the effort to end racist police violence with the shitty opinion of 5 loud people.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 7:42 pm
by blueviper
Seems like the movement disparaged itself as soon as rioting and looting were involved. not saying BLM is the direct cause of it but once the looting and rioting are seen during protests it didn’t help the cause.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Sun August 30, 2020 9:19 pm
by simple schoolboy
blueviper wrote:Seems like the movement disparaged itself as soon as rioting and looting were involved. not saying BLM is the direct cause of it but once the looting and rioting are seen during protests it didn’t help the cause.
I don't know the specifics of Minnesota or Wisconsin Covid related restrictions or economic disruptions, but I do wonder what the rioting/ looting would look like if those young people had 9-5 jobs to show up to the following day or full time class. The protests are one of the few government/ socially approved way to socialize. Seems like a good place to meet up with your friends and figure out where to break things as the evening progresses. One can only play COD for so many hours a day.