This is how fringe these protesters are
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 04:01 last edited by
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 04:09 last edited by
By "these protests" do you also mean the ones in Stuttgart today? And Sydney? And London? What are your opinions on those? How about everywhere else in the world where the worst didn't happen?
The most extreme cases get the only coverage. Violence first, then extreme feel-good stories to wrap up the news hour. No one reports on incidents in which nothing happens. "Crowds gather and police remain cordial" is a headline you're never going to see. But more often than not the extremists have been in the minority.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 08:25 last edited by
All this is academic, anyway. 89th nailed it: lunatic fringe.
If any city official were mad enough to defund their police, guess what would happen forthwith? Yep, everybody would be crying, help! We need police up in here!
You got to wonder how these people made it to adulthood.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 09:41 last edited by
They may not have to worry. In today's hypersensitive climate, particularly in urban areas, what sane person wants to be a police officer?
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By "these protests" do you also mean the ones in Stuttgart today? And Sydney? And London? What are your opinions on those? How about everywhere else in the world where the worst didn't happen?
The most extreme cases get the only coverage. Violence first, then extreme feel-good stories to wrap up the news hour. No one reports on incidents in which nothing happens. "Crowds gather and police remain cordial" is a headline you're never going to see. But more often than not the extremists have been in the minority.
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 12:09 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
By "these protests" do you also mean... London?
Here you go. Throwing a brick at a horse.
Throwing flares:
Throwing bottles:
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 12:10 last edited by
When a crowd comes together as one and everyone feels a part of one single consciousness it is an amazing high.
Somehow none of them see the hang over after.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 12:19 last edited by
Tell that to the two lawyers sitting in an NYC jail right now.
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They may not have to worry. In today's hypersensitive climate, particularly in urban areas, what sane person wants to be a police officer?
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 13:59 last edited by@Jolly said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
They may not have to worry. In today's hypersensitive climate, particularly in urban areas, what sane person wants to be a police officer?
I had police officer pegged as my nightmare profession when I was a kid. It has not increased in my estimation since then.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
By "these protests" do you also mean... London?
Here you go. Throwing a brick at a horse.
Throwing flares:
Throwing bottles:
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 14:22 last edited by@George-K said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
By "these protests" do you also mean... London?
Here you go. Throwing a brick at a horse.
Throwing flares:
Throwing bottles:
If you'd like, I can see your entries and double them with social media posts showing peaceful protests. Of course the bad shit is happening. But what I'm saying is that's not all that's going on. 89th's claim that these are all fringe radical lemmings is ridiculous.
Seriously, if you want examples just let me know how many you need to be convinced that peaceful protests are happening.
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@George-K said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
By "these protests" do you also mean... London?
Here you go. Throwing a brick at a horse.
Throwing flares:
Throwing bottles:
If you'd like, I can see your entries and double them with social media posts showing peaceful protests. Of course the bad shit is happening. But what I'm saying is that's not all that's going on. 89th's claim that these are all fringe radical lemmings is ridiculous.
Seriously, if you want examples just let me know how many you need to be convinced that peaceful protests are happening.
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 14:26 last edited byI would agree that 90% of the protests are peaceful, maybe even 95%.
It only takes 1% to ruin everything. A few weeks ago it was how just one person could infect 100. We were beat over the head with that. And then multiply that and suddenly we would be at crisis Covid levels again. And you get 2 for the price of one as the inner city economies get wiped out.
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I would agree that 90% of the protests are peaceful, maybe even 95%.
It only takes 1% to ruin everything. A few weeks ago it was how just one person could infect 100. We were beat over the head with that. And then multiply that and suddenly we would be at crisis Covid levels again. And you get 2 for the price of one as the inner city economies get wiped out.
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 14:27 last edited by@Loki said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
I would agree that 90% of the protests are peaceful, maybe even 95%.
It only takes 1% to ruin everything.
Absolutely true.
Please love yourself.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 14:34 last edited by
Our best current practical example of one person ruining everything would be a bad white cop doing a bad thing to a black person, which ruins the whole society.
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@Loki said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
I would agree that 90% of the protests are peaceful, maybe even 95%.
It only takes 1% to ruin everything.
Absolutely true.
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 16:04 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
@Loki said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
I would agree that 90% of the protests are peaceful, maybe even 95%.
It only takes 1% to ruin everything.
Absolutely true.
The concept might be true.
Of course the numbers are just wild guesses with no basis in fact whatsoever.
Substitute the words big and little for a more accurate post.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 16:39 last edited by
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 16:42 last edited by
@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
By "these protests" do you also mean the ones in Stuttgart today? And Sydney? And London? What are your opinions on those? How about everywhere else in the world where the worst didn't happen?
Fair, for context, I see the spectrum like this:
- Looters (obv)
- Rioters (obv)
- Protesters Level 3 (claim they’re peaceful but don’t clear areas when asked then get mad when they are forced)
- Protesters Level 2 (peaceful but with actual demands) <- where I see the folks in this clip
- Protesters Level 1 (peaceful, mostly lemmings seeking catharsis, often driven by white guilt, following the latest outrage trend, includes most overseas events)
Certainly there’s overlap between each level.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 16:51 last edited by
You will never convince me that overseas demonstrations are spontaneous, unsponsored events.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 19:03 last edited by
@Mik said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
You will never convince me that overseas demonstrations are spontaneous, unsponsored events.
It’s great for them when the US is in trouble, regardless. Always try and unseat or create trouble for #1, I don’t care who you are.
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@George-K said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
By "these protests" do you also mean... London?
Here you go. Throwing a brick at a horse.
Throwing flares:
Throwing bottles:
If you'd like, I can see your entries and double them with social media posts showing peaceful protests. Of course the bad shit is happening. But what I'm saying is that's not all that's going on. 89th's claim that these are all fringe radical lemmings is ridiculous.
Seriously, if you want examples just let me know how many you need to be convinced that peaceful protests are happening.
wrote on 8 Jun 2020, 01:05 last edited by Jolly 6 Aug 2020, 04:51@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
@George-K said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
@Aqua-Letifer said in This is how fringe these protesters are:
By "these protests" do you also mean... London?
Here you go. Throwing a brick at a horse.
Throwing flares:
Throwing bottles:
If you'd like, I can see your entries and double them with social media posts showing peaceful protests. Of course the bad shit is happening. But what I'm saying is that's not all that's going on. 89th's claim that these are all fringe radical lemmings is ridiculous.
Seriously, if you want examples just let me know how many you need to be convinced that peaceful protests are happening.
Tell that to the people who have died in the protests. Shucks, I'd like to see you convince that London cop who just played head tag with a lamp post.
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wrote on 8 Jun 2020, 03:28 last edited by
Aqua:
Seriously, if you want examples just let me know how many you need to be convinced that peaceful protests are happening.
1,423 please.
And I hope you are a man of your word.
Take your time. By 8:30 am would be soon enough.
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