(06-03-2020 09:40 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(06-03-2020 08:58 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 06:51 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 11:14 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 11:06 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I guess none of the lefties want to touch this with a ten foot pole. It seems to be a normal response for the lefties that it is OK to ignore questions if the answer would put the left in a bad light.

I imagine the police response to left-wing versus right-wing protesters plays a part here. Maybe left-wing protests bring out younger protestors (still under-developed impulse control) than right-wing protests. Kind of like the behavior that you see (arson, overturned vehicles, smashed windows, etc.) after big sporting event wins/losses.

Yes, I remember well all the vandalism and arson we did after beating LSU. Completely trashed the RMC and the Village. Boy did we show the world!!!

But, seriously, thanks for making the effort.

True, I think left wing riots tend to focus on younger people, but they also seem to feel entitled to vandalize and burn, since it is in a "good" cause.

Right wing protests, despite (or maybe because of) people carrying guns, tend to be peaceful, unless they are attacked by left-winger counter protesters.

I'm trying to think of "right wing protests". I don't have time to google it this morning. I'm sure they are out there but the majority that I can immediately recall are the tea party ones. I think the numbers were much smaller and were primarily comprised of old people? The confederate statue protests got violent - perhaps largely to due counter-protesters.

What are some of the larger right wing protests recently?

I think it's a combination of two things.

1) Police response to protesters. You don't see the police provoking a lot of the right-wing protests in the way you see them doing that with the left-wing. Not sure what the exact reason for that is (likely many different ones compound), but if you watch some home footage of the protest in Seattle police were instigating by grabbing umbrellas from protesters (who wouldn't then let go and then got pepper sprayed).

2) Agitating protesters. You definitely see protesters at these marches who are more willing to get violent with cops - throw objects, light **** on fire, etc. Regardless of how many of these there are, even a single person willing to instigate violence with cops with create a bad situation. That then keeps cops on edge, likely contributing to the issues above.

You gloss over the predisposition for massive property damage, arson, beatings, and looting that seemingly go hand in hand for any left wing 'protest'.

Instead of even addressing those cogent factors, you play a 'dont let the police or authorities instigate' card. Funny.