George Floyd Protest/Riots

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allvol123 said:
Yea, that guy is creating his own MLK fantasy land.
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0nelilreb said:
Did you listen to the speech , have you listened to any of his speeches ? MLK did not promote violence .
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Some real gems in here, too:

“Urban riots must now be recognized as durable social phenomena,” he told the assembled crowd of mostly white doctors and academics. “They may be deplored, but they are there and should be understood. Urban riots are a special form of violence. They are not insurrections. The rioters are not seeking to seize territory or to attain control of institutions. They are mainly intended to shock the white community. They are a distorted form of social protest. The looting which is their principal feature serves many functions. It enables the most enraged and deprived Negro to take hold of consumer goods with the ease the white man does by using his purse. Often the Negro does not even want what he takes; he wants the experience of taking.”
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“Let us say boldly that if the violations of law by the white man in the slums over the years were calculated and compared with the law-breaking of a few days of riots, the hardened criminal would be the white man. These are often difficult things to say but I have come to see more and more that it is necessary to utter the truth in order to deal with the great problems that we face in our society.”
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mLk WoUlD bE mAd

By the end of his life, Martin Luther King realized the validity of violence
 
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ETV said:
A very predictable response from the resident forum mod.

References to history are only allowed when the left views it as beneficial to their narrative.
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Why does being a mod matter? Yeah, it doesn't

I don't care what Obama did or said when discussing what the current potus is doing. It's actually funny that he is constantly called the worst potus yet is somehow the example used to compare trump. If there's so little difference what does that really say about trump?
 
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utvolpj said:
Every time this potus is given a chance to lead the country he fails. He chooses to divide and rally the troops for an election over communicating to all people he governs. I don't really know why I expect anything different at this point though.
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The sad thing is if he doesn't win the election, a man who thought he was running against Ronald Reagan will. It's remarkably sad how these two are the choices we're left with.
 
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BisonVol said:
The sad thing is if he doesn't win the election, a man who thought he was running against Ronald Reagan will. It's remarkably sad how these two are the choices we're left with.
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Oh they're easily the worst 2 choices that have ever been on my ballot. The fact neither is running away with it is very telling and the parties should be ashamed of themselves
 
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volfanjustin said:
Every one of them are animals and that actually may be too nice of a term because animals are usually great.
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I don't know why but the way this was written makes me laugh. The way I'm reading it, it starts off so angrily but calms down by the end lol
 
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NashVol11 said:
Some real gems in here, too:





mLk WoUlD bE mAd

By the end of his life, Martin Luther King realized the validity of violence
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Mob mentality , riots , uncontrolled arson and violence will always escalate until someone does something stupid . It won’t matter which side does it somebody or multiple people will die . Burning , destroying , setting your own city/ community on fire is about as stupid as it gets . I can’t see MLK not pointing that out to the emotional masses just like he always did .
 
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utvolpj said:
Why does being a mod matter? Yeah, it doesn't

I don't care what Obama did or said when discussing what the current potus is doing. It's actually funny that he is constantly called the worst potus yet is somehow the example used to compare trump. If there's so little difference what does that really say about trump?
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You don't care because it reduces the validity to your point. Dismissing references to past POTUS behavior and remarks regarding the very same issues that are current events of today and playing the whataboutism game is a cop out.

Is Trump continually making mistakes with the use of his twitter account? Certainly, almost every damn day and I personally wish the account to be shutdown by him or his admins. With that said, you can't just single out one POTUS for his divisive comments when his predecessor may have been more eloquent with his remarks, but just as divisive.
 
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utvolpj said:
Wow that's truly pathetic.
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No, pathetic is using the death of a person to feed your criminalistic urge to cause carnage. The cop deserves what comes his way but that community doesn't. In the middle of a pandemic no less. There will be more covid cases and deaths that come with this as well. The ramifications will be far reaching and as usual innocents will suffer.
 
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ETV said:
You don't care because it reduces the validity to your point. Dismissing references to past POTUS behavior and remarks regarding the very same issues that are current events of today and playing the whataboutism game is a cop out.

Is Trump continually making mistakes with the use of his twitter account? Certainly, almost every damn day and I personally wish the account to be shutdown by him or his admins. With that said, you can't just single out one POTUS for his divisive comments when his predecessor may have been more eloquent with his remarks, but just as divisive.
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Why is my point any less valid? What Obama did is completely irrelevant to what trump chooses to do. He is simply not a leader like his supporters love to claim. He is the opposite

If trump is no better than the worst potus ever what did that say about him?
 
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jcvols24 said:
No, pathetic is using the death of a person to feed your criminalistic urge to cause carnage. The cop deserves what comes his way but that community doesn't. In the middle of a pandemic no less. There will be more covid cases and deaths that come with this as well. The ramifications will be far reaching and as usual innocents will suffer.
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They're 2 separate incidents. To want to see a murderer get off to pay someone back is a pathetic notion
 
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AirVol said:
That’s a damn lie. I can attest that the ANG flew more sorties, on time than any active duty airframe. Active duty’s equipment was always broke and they’d ask the guard guys to assist in troubleshooting and even repairing because of lack of experience.
Fact is ..these old mechanics knowledge is priceless compared to a young inexperienced mechanic.
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The air national guard and the army national guard arent the same, in training, mission or scope.

The guys standing on the corner in Minneapolis are Army National Guard, most attended basic training and do one weekend a month and two weeks a year with probably no traning in crowd control.
 
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Septic said:
The air national guard and the army national guard arent the same, in training, mission or scope.

The guys standing on the corner in Minneapolis are Army National Guard, most attended basic training and do one weekend a month and two weeks a year with probably no traning in crowd control.
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Who needs training when you have live rounds?
 
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utvolpj said:
Every time this potus is given a chance to lead the country he fails. He chooses to divide and rally the troops for an election over communicating to all people he governs. I don't really know why I expect anything different at this point though.
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It’s almost like electing someone who is completely devoid of human empathy to run the country was a bad idea.
 
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Communities need to stand with the officers and protect their community right now. Out of state folks are torching their communities and the Minn governor just said indigenous landmarks have been destroyed. About face and protect your city.
 
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RockyTop85 said:
It’s almost like electing someone who is completely devoid of human empathy to run the country was a bad idea.
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That's a big part of it. He has never understood the lives of a huge part of America and he has no way to either. His elitism is obvious but maybe not necessarily his fault
 
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