Re:How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
by devalgo on Monday June 01, 2020 @02:02PM
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>I see in another of your posts you said something to the effect of "If (protests) become violent, don't be surprised when (the police) respond with violence."
You must have me confused with someone else. I've never made a comment like that.
Re:How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
by newbie789 on Monday June 01, 2020 @02:19PM
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Oops, I did get you mixed up, my mistake. I don't think I can edit my post now, but my point largely still stands as a response to this comment that you did make
> ...isn't it clear that your approach has failed?
I see in another of your posts you said something to the effect of "If (protests) become violent, don't be surprised when (the police) respond with violence."
This solidly frames the protesters as the sole provocateurs and the police as solidly the ones that are backed into a corner. It's almost as if your argument relies on ignoring the literal murder of George Floyd when looking at the timeline of events.
To paraphrase a joke I saw a while ago, "If a police officer were kneeling on my neck, I would simply vote that officer out of office." It's patent nonsense meant for amusement, but the line of reasoning is similar to what you can construct out of specially selected MLK quotes or whatever.