(06-02-2020 04:38 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  The riot thingies seem to have seriously set off the libbie set. They know *exactly* which team they need to be rooting for in their own mind, but it really seems to get them anxious to have to defend mobs, and looters, and assaulters, and arsonists.

Kind of see that anxiety spilling over into a lot of really kind of out there ****.

I think you’ll notice many liberal posters specifically call out how problematic the rioters are, and not defend those specific individuals. Personally, my issue comes from y’all conflating protestors with the individuals you just called out (rioters et al) and seemingly being eager to dismiss the excessive response to some of the protests that are being peaceful, solely because others have been violent.

It’s not question that those that are taking advantage of a legitimate pain, a legitimate outrage, and legitimate criticism to lash out and loot, destroy, and cause more pain are wrong and vile. But there are also no questions that some police forces and law enforcement individuals are using excessive force in response and playing out their own twisted fantasies.

The issue to me is that conversations often get twisted and conflated, and turned into a “your side bad” game. In this instance, there is plenty of blame to go around, and it seems that there are bad actors all around.