Light 'em up
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@Horace said in Light 'em up:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
Yeah but that's armchair outrage. It takes a lot for that many people to spend many hours for this many days out in the streets expressing their outrage. Sure you're going to have irate people who enjoy that kind of thing, too, and some bored people and virtue signalers, but you're still not going to get that kind of volume from just those subsets. In other words, "there's no there there" doesn't apply to this.
I believe that most peaceful protesters are there as an extension of their armchair, for something to do. People like doing stuff. If it's not waiting in line for hours to attend some live music or sporting event, a righteous protest will certainly do. It's fun and exciting, sorry, but it requires no deeper outrage or the inspiration of personal pain to motivate people to participate in this sort of thing.
If true, that was true four days ago. You can't honestly believe that participation at this point is out of boredom.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
@Horace said in Light 'em up:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
Yeah but that's armchair outrage. It takes a lot for that many people to spend many hours for this many days out in the streets expressing their outrage. Sure you're going to have irate people who enjoy that kind of thing, too, and some bored people and virtue signalers, but you're still not going to get that kind of volume from just those subsets. In other words, "there's no there there" doesn't apply to this.
I believe that most peaceful protesters are there as an extension of their armchair, for something to do. People like doing stuff. If it's not waiting in line for hours to attend some live music or sporting event, a righteous protest will certainly do. It's fun and exciting, sorry, but it requires no deeper outrage or the inspiration of personal pain to motivate people to participate in this sort of thing.
If true, that was true four days ago. You can't honestly believe that participation at this point is out of boredom.
I am sure the biochemical reactions which result in the feelings the protesters are feeling are identical to the biochemical reactions which result in feelings we could all agree are not armchair feelings. Feelings are feelings.
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@Mik said in Light 'em up:
I read somewhere recently that we are by nature savage, and that war is but finishing school.
Yes, I passed that along here, it was from the Ken Burns Vietnam documentary. It is, of course, true. We are machines for thinking and feeling what our society teaches us to think and feel. For the vast majority of our evolutionary history, the teachings of our society were savage by our current measure, and I suppose it was a more natural state.
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@Mik said in Light 'em up:
The what, 300 years of The Enlightenment has not erased 250,000 years of natural selection.
That part of our brain is a lot older than the rational part, which drives most of our consciousness. We run into trouble when intense emotion drives us back to relying on our baser, older instincts.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
The mistakes made by police might give those who are calling for people to be killed the opportunity to consider the likelihood of people being killed accidentally by further mistakes. Which, it has to be said, is rather unlikely to help calm the situation.
No it won't. We already heard that it was their fault for being there in the first place, that's the story. The same group who's all "it's my right to be outside during the pandemic" has no problem at all saying, "well you shouldn't have been outside" about the innocent victims of this.
Oh and shoot to kill. Because while I'm okay with the protesters and all, there aren't any protesters and they're all bad people, so, well, shoot to kill everyone I guess.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
The same group who's all "it's my right to be outside during the pandemic" has no problem at all saying, "well you shouldn't have been outside" about the innocent victims of this.
I don't know for sure, but I bet that group thinks there is a difference between buying a gallon of milk and smashing in a door and stealing a color TV.
As you point out there really is no difference.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
@Horace said in Light 'em up:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
What I'm completely tired of is armchair jackasses saying it isn't complicated. Finding news stories that support what they already want to believe anyway. Fucking shit get a media education why don't you.
I would say the first and most important example of everybody losing sight of how complicated the situation is, is when we get outraged about single incidents of police misbehavior happening in a country of 300 million. How when we see those things, we know immediately that the whole system is diseased from the ground up and we need to rebuild it. Like in a normal and sane system, that stuff would simply never happen.
I didn't post this with any outrage.
The mistakes made by police might give those who are calling for people to be killed the opportunity to consider the likelihood of more people being killed accidentally by further mistakes made by law enforcement folks. Which, it has to be said, is rather unlikely to help calm the situation.
Right. Because the situation is out of hand because way too many of us think it's totally reasonable to flip out over single incidents of terrible behavior culled from a society of 300 million. That's exactly what I said. And now that same attitude is presented with this new situation where those incidents can be expected to multiply. Ok, so maybe the protesters are trolling the cops and trying to get them to react. Oh, right, that's exactly what many of the peaceful ones are doing. it's almost like it's been totally obvious for my whole life that protesters are there for the story and to participate in something everybody appears to care about.
@Horace said in Light 'em up:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
@Horace said in Light 'em up:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
What I'm completely tired of is armchair jackasses saying it isn't complicated. Finding news stories that support what they already want to believe anyway. Fucking shit get a media education why don't you.
I would say the first and most important example of everybody losing sight of how complicated the situation is, is when we get outraged about single incidents of police misbehavior happening in a country of 300 million. How when we see those things, we know immediately that the whole system is diseased from the ground up and we need to rebuild it. Like in a normal and sane system, that stuff would simply never happen.
I didn't post this with any outrage.
The mistakes made by police might give those who are calling for people to be killed the opportunity to consider the likelihood of more people being killed accidentally by further mistakes made by law enforcement folks. Which, it has to be said, is rather unlikely to help calm the situation.
Right. Because the situation is out of hand because way too many of us think it's totally reasonable to flip out over single incidents of terrible behavior culled from a society of 300 million. That's exactly what I said. And now that same attitude is presented with this new situation where those incidents can be expected to multiply. Ok, so maybe the protesters are trolling the cops and trying to get them to react. Oh, right, that's exactly what many of the peaceful ones are doing. it's almost like it's been totally obvious for my whole life that protesters are there for the story and to participate in something everybody appears to care about.
To be fair, you'd have been saying that after the Boston Tea Party
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
@LuFins-Dad said in Light 'em up:
Yes. Open fire. At people that were peacefully and legally sitting on their porch. You see, the curfew allowed for these people to be outside as long as they were legally on private residential property, which these people were.
It's hard to imagine why some people feel alienated from the police after seeing this level of hands-on community policing.
But that's not the story I like to hear in my 'Murrican echo chamber so here, let me either contrive some nonsense about that story being untrue, or far easier, I'll just cherry-pick some articles of my own about Antifa so that I can ignore what you just told me.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
@LuFins-Dad said in Light 'em up:
Yes. Open fire. At people that were peacefully and legally sitting on their porch. You see, the curfew allowed for these people to be outside as long as they were legally on private residential property, which these people were.
It's hard to imagine why some people feel alienated from the police after seeing this level of hands-on community policing.
But that's not the story I like to hear in my 'Murrican echo chamber so here, let me either contrive some nonsense about that story being untrue, or far easier, I'll just cherry-pick some articles of my own about Antifa so that I can ignore what you just told me.
And let us cherry-pick for the other side.
Gimmee a break.
One of the cops from my nephew's shift was stabbed chasing idiot protesters this week. If you didn't live in Jacksonville, you'd never know it happened.
The media shapes the narrative. I think the media helped create the violence.
BTW, this part of 'Murica is pretty peaceful and quiet...
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
@LuFins-Dad said in Light 'em up:
Yes. Open fire. At people that were peacefully and legally sitting on their porch. You see, the curfew allowed for these people to be outside as long as they were legally on private residential property, which these people were.
It's hard to imagine why some people feel alienated from the police after seeing this level of hands-on community policing.
But that's not the story I like to hear in my 'Murrican echo chamber so here, let me either contrive some nonsense about that story being untrue, or far easier, I'll just cherry-pick some articles of my own about Antifa so that I can ignore what you just told me.
And let us cherry-pick for the other side.
Gimmee a break.
One of the cops from my nephew's shift was stabbed chasing idiot protesters this week. If you didn't live in Jacksonville, you'd never know it happened.
The media shapes the narrative. I think the media helped create the violence.
BTW, this part of 'Murica is pretty peaceful and quiet...
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@Jolly For younger demographics - the narrative is shaped much more strongly by social media than the "media"
I haven't tuned into mainstream media once to get my news on this. (Though I have read a few articles here and there)
@xenon said in Light 'em up:
@Jolly For younger demographics - the narrative is shaped much more strongly by social media than the "media"
I haven't tuned into mainstream media once to get my news on this. (Though I have read a few articles here and there)
Then they're ignorant idiots. Social media is even more easily manipulated than MSM. I suppose they believe everything they read on Facebook or Reddit...
Nah, a whole lot of this crap is nothing more than a lot of bored idiots with too much time on their hands and too much money in their pockets. You want to protest? Fine. Organize your march, get your permit and preach to the rooftops. Make your voice heard.
But understand...The President has already called for justice. The cop has already been charged with murder. The system is working.
Anything past that, especially in light of a conviction when it happens, is just horseshit.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
@LuFins-Dad said in Light 'em up:
Yes. Open fire. At people that were peacefully and legally sitting on their porch. You see, the curfew allowed for these people to be outside as long as they were legally on private residential property, which these people were.
It's hard to imagine why some people feel alienated from the police after seeing this level of hands-on community policing.
But that's not the story I like to hear in my 'Murrican echo chamber so here, let me either contrive some nonsense about that story being untrue, or far easier, I'll just cherry-pick some articles of my own about Antifa so that I can ignore what you just told me.
And let us cherry-pick for the other side.
Gimmee a break.
One of the cops from my nephew's shift was stabbed chasing idiot protesters this week. If you didn't live in Jacksonville, you'd never know it happened.
The media shapes the narrative. I think the media helped create the violence.
BTW, this part of 'Murica is pretty peaceful and quiet...
@Jolly said in Light 'em up:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Light 'em up:
@LuFins-Dad said in Light 'em up:
Yes. Open fire. At people that were peacefully and legally sitting on their porch. You see, the curfew allowed for these people to be outside as long as they were legally on private residential property, which these people were.
It's hard to imagine why some people feel alienated from the police after seeing this level of hands-on community policing.
But that's not the story I like to hear in my 'Murrican echo chamber so here, let me either contrive some nonsense about that story being untrue, or far easier, I'll just cherry-pick some articles of my own about Antifa so that I can ignore what you just told me.
And let us cherry-pick for the other side.
Gimmee a break.
You first. The only reason I posted what I did was because you're trying to paint this thing as "all protesters are thugs." I've seen plenty of footage of assholes setting cars on fire too, and were I a WTF member that's what I'd be posting. But the problem here at TNCR is the reverse. So yeah, I chose to be just as biased as you.
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The cost/benefit just isn't here.
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I picked two bushels of beans this morning. I'm resting right now, before I check my generator, since we've got a storm brewing in the Gulf.
In my world, I'm not real concerned with much past staying well and taking care of my garden. Assholes come and assholes go. You can agree with me or not.
Makes no difference in my world view.
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It is just mob mentality for both the bad things that the rioters are doing and the bad things that the police are doing. Invidiually, a person who throws a firebomb at police or a police man who smashes a car with people inside are probably okay people.
There have been hundreds (thousands?) of articles written about mob mentality and how it effects people.
(I have no answers of course. 5555)
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It is just mob mentality for both the bad things that the rioters are doing and the bad things that the police are doing. Invidiually, a person who throws a firebomb at police or a police man who smashes a car with people inside are probably okay people.
There have been hundreds (thousands?) of articles written about mob mentality and how it effects people.
(I have no answers of course. 5555)
@taiwan_girl said in Light 'em up:
It is just mob mentality for both the bad things that the rioters are doing and the bad things that the police are doing. Invidiually, a person who throws a firebomb at police or a police man who smashes a car with people inside are probably okay people.
There have been hundreds (thousands?) of articles written about mob mentality and how it effects people.
(I have no answers of course. 5555)
The mob mentality going on here on TNCR and elsewhere is, "I sympathize with this side over here, so I'm going to justify or brush off the bad behavior of those group members. It's not actually a problem because I side with them. But I'm also going to demonize everyone on the other side with some cherry-picked incidents, because they're all wrong anyway and so they've all got to be bad."
Here it seems there are a lot of folks doing that with the police. Elsewhere, though, it's giving a pass to the protesters lighting cars and buildings on fire.
Please love yourself.
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@taiwan_girl said in Light 'em up:
It is just mob mentality for both the bad things that the rioters are doing and the bad things that the police are doing. Invidiually, a person who throws a firebomb at police or a police man who smashes a car with people inside are probably okay people.
There have been hundreds (thousands?) of articles written about mob mentality and how it effects people.
(I have no answers of course. 5555)
The mob mentality going on here on TNCR and elsewhere is, "I sympathize with this side over here, so I'm going to justify or brush off the bad behavior of those group members. It's not actually a problem because I side with them. But I'm also going to demonize everyone on the other side with some cherry-picked incidents, because they're all wrong anyway and so they've all got to be bad."
Here it seems there are a lot of folks doing that with the police. Elsewhere, though, it's giving a pass to the protesters lighting cars and buildings on fire.
@Aqua-Letifer Agree.
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@Mik said in Light 'em up:
Both positions are wrong.
Indeed. This isn't Evergreen. It's very complicated. What's amazing to me is that most police officers and most protesters are still after all this time working together to keep things civil. I don't know how much longer that's going to last, though. The events in DC yesterday sure didn't help the situation.
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I like to think my reaction to cops breaking the law and hurting others in the course of doing so is consistent with my reactions to anybody else breaking the law and hurting others in the course of doing so. I recognize it happened, am heartened that the system is punishing the law breakers as intended, and I spend zero effort hand wringing about how I can possibly live in a society where this sort of thing could possibly happen.
If anybody feeling more feelings than that has a plan to reduce this sort of lawless behavior on the part of cops, I would not need to participate in a feeling of feels roll call to support such a plan.
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@taiwan_girl said in Light 'em up:
It is just mob mentality for both the bad things that the rioters are doing and the bad things that the police are doing. Invidiually, a person who throws a firebomb at police or a police man who smashes a car with people inside are probably okay people.
There have been hundreds (thousands?) of articles written about mob mentality and how it effects people.
(I have no answers of course. 5555)
The mob mentality going on here on TNCR and elsewhere is, "I sympathize with this side over here, so I'm going to justify or brush off the bad behavior of those group members. It's not actually a problem because I side with them. But I'm also going to demonize everyone on the other side with some cherry-picked incidents, because they're all wrong anyway and so they've all got to be bad."
Here it seems there are a lot of folks doing that with the police. Elsewhere, though, it's giving a pass to the protesters lighting cars and buildings on fire.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Light 'em up:
@taiwan_girl said in Light 'em up:
It is just mob mentality for both the bad things that the rioters are doing and the bad things that the police are doing. Invidiually, a person who throws a firebomb at police or a police man who smashes a car with people inside are probably okay people.
There have been hundreds (thousands?) of articles written about mob mentality and how it effects people.
(I have no answers of course. 5555)
The mob mentality going on here on TNCR and elsewhere is, "I sympathize with this side over here, so I'm going to justify or brush off the bad behavior of those group members. It's not actually a problem because I side with them. But I'm also going to demonize everyone on the other side with some cherry-picked incidents, because they're all wrong anyway and so they've all got to be bad."
Here it seems there are a lot of folks doing that with the police. Elsewhere, though, it's giving a pass to the protesters lighting cars and buildings on fire.
Feeling superior, now?
I haven't seen anybody here defending the cop that killed Floyd, especially after the cop was charged. Didn't see anybody up in arms over the right of people to peacefully assemble and protest.
This has moved on from that, now. There is no both sides, not since buildings started burning and stores were being looted. At that point, if you're in the street and bad things are happening, I don't care what happens to you, whether you're a pyromaniacal anarchist or you're leading a prayer meeting.
