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Post by This Just In on May 28, 2020 15:51:37 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on May 29, 2020 12:30:26 GMT -5
Officer Chauvin, the cop at center of the killimg arrested. Hennipin County prosecutor to hold a press conference.
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Post by This Just In on May 29, 2020 13:21:54 GMT -5
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Post by This Just In on May 29, 2020 13:46:39 GMT -5
At 11:31 is the original MLK video with that very quote At 9:03 is video of someone dressed in all black, tear gas mask and a umbrella People are saying that this is someone in law enforcement who has infiltrated the protestestors
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Post by SSHoya on May 29, 2020 15:30:14 GMT -5
Since Mr. Floyd’s death, protests against police misconduct and racism have erupted across the country, including in Minneapolis, where a state of emergency has been declared. Many have condemned the uprising and used it to try to distract attention from Mr. Floyd’s death. But civic and church leaders should not be distracted from standing in solidarity with black Americans by debates over acceptable forms of protest. www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/05/29/how-can-catholics-help-lead-fight-against-racism
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Post by hoyajinx on May 29, 2020 15:42:33 GMT -5
There really is no winning for the black community to bring attention to these problems. Peaceful protest in the form of taking a knee is disparaged as being disrespectful, and these more violent protests are condemned as counterproductive. A large portion of white America refuses to listen no matter how people choose to protest. At this point, it doesn’t seem like any minds will change unfortunately. People seem to be just becoming more firmly entrenched. As an aside, I can only imagine how the racists and the “I’m not racists, but...”s would have responded if the black community engaged in a way similar to the “patriotic” quarantine protests by congregating en masse at municipal buildings armed to the hilt. I doubt it would have been as well-received by Republicans. How many on Fox News, and its viewers, would have seen them as menacing “thugs”?
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Post by SSHoya on May 29, 2020 15:54:10 GMT -5
There really is no winning for the black community to bring attention to these problems. Peaceful protest in the form of taking a knee is disparaged as being disrespectful, and these more violent protests are condemned as counterproductive. A large portion of white America refuses to listen no matter how people choose to protest. At this point, it doesn’t seem like any minds will change unfortunately. People seem to be just becoming more firmly entrenched. As an aside, I can only imagine how the racists and the “I’m not racists, but...”s would have responded if the black community engaged in a way similar to the “patriotic” quarantine protests by congregating en masse at municipal buildings armed to the hilt. I doubt it would have been as well-received by Republicans. How many on Fox News, and it’s viewers, would have seen them as menacing “thugs”? How about this comparison? - On the same evening that police clashed with fervent protesters of a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota, the ringleaders of another high-profile standoff in Oregon were acquitted of illegally occupying a federally-owned wildlife refuge. In both cases Thursday night, demonstrators had been taking a stand and exercising their First Amendment rights over what they perceived to be an injustice that threatened their land rights, but that is about as far as the similarities go. abcnews.go.com/US/comparing-contrasting-protests-oregon-north-dakota/story?id=43131318
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Post by This Just In on May 30, 2020 22:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on May 31, 2020 6:36:26 GMT -5
Very Presidential, right? Donald "I Take No Responsibility At All" Trump. The police chiefs didn't think the sociopath was joking. They felt the need to repudiate those malignant and inane statements. During a speech on Long Island on Friday, President Trump took a break from discussing gang violence and illegal immigration to give the law enforcement officers gathered for his remarks some advice on how to treat suspects. “When you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting their head, you know, the way you put their hand over?” Trump said, miming the physical motion of an officer shielding a suspect’s head to keep it from bumping against the squad car. “Like, don’t hit their head, and they just killed somebody — don’t hit their head,” Trump continued. “I said, you can take the hand away, okay?” www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/07/28/trump-tells-police-not-to-worry-about-injuring-suspects-during-arrests/
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Post by EtomicB on May 31, 2020 10:35:57 GMT -5
There really is no winning for the black community to bring attention to these problems. Peaceful protest in the form of taking a knee is disparaged as being disrespectful, and these more violent protests are condemned as counterproductive. A large portion of white America refuses to listen no matter how people choose to protest. At this point, it doesn’t seem like any minds will change unfortunately. People seem to be just becoming more firmly entrenched. As an aside, I can only imagine how the racists and the “I’m not racists, but...”s would have responded if the black community engaged in a way similar to the “patriotic” quarantine protests by congregating en masse at municipal buildings armed to the hilt. I doubt it would have been as well-received by Republicans. How many on Fox News, and its viewers, would have seen them as menacing “thugs”? It's both amazing & sad that these words from MLK still ring true today... I posted the two passages that always jump out at me when I read this letter, truly powerful stuff in my opinion... www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/02/letter-from-a-birmingham-jail/552461/We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct-action campaign that was “well timed” in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the word “Wait!” It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This “Wait” has almost always meant “Never.” We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that “justice too long delayed is justice denied.”I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens’ Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “more convenient season.” Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
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Post by EasyEd on May 31, 2020 13:22:03 GMT -5
It seems to me that almost everybody agrees that Mr. Floyd's death was the result of the unwarranted degree of law enforcement by one officer while others watched. And almost everyone is guilty of "guilty until proven innocent".
It also seems to me there are far too many cases of black people being treated much more harshly than white people and this needs to change. To me it is far from proven this is a systemic problem infecting all police forces. It also seems to me there is ample cause for nationwide demonstrations protesting the many cases of unjust treatment. I think most Americans agree with me on this.
It seems to me that none of the above justifies looting of stores, torching businesses and police assets, and attacking or killing officers of the law. It seems to me that all should be condemning these sorts of actions. And, lastly, it seems to me progressives on this board are going out of their way to avoid condemning these actions.
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Post by RusskyHoya on May 31, 2020 13:26:30 GMT -5
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Post by guru on May 31, 2020 13:41:52 GMT -5
It seems to me that almost everybody agrees that Mr. Floyd's death was the result of the unwarranted degree of law enforcement by one officer while others watched. And almost everyone is guilty of "guilty until proven innocent". It also seems to me there are far too many cases of black people being treated much more harshly than white people and this needs to change. To me it is far from proven this is a systemic problem infecting all police forces. It also seems to me there is ample cause for nationwide demonstrations protesting the many cases of unjust treatment. I think most Americans agree with me on this. It seems to me that none of the above justifies looting of stores, torching businesses and police assets, and attacking or killing officers of the law. It seems to me that all should be condemning these sorts of actions. And, lastly, it seems to me progressives on this board are going out of their way to avoid condemning these actions. It surprises exactly no one that you are confused by what’s happening in the country at this moment. Edited.--Admin
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Post by RusskyHoya on May 31, 2020 13:59:19 GMT -5
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Post by hoyajinx on May 31, 2020 14:04:25 GMT -5
This is perfectly stated and explains what I think most people who support the protests feel right now.
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 1, 2020 5:33:13 GMT -5
"I alone can fix it!" American Carnage - brought to you by Trump and the Republican Party. What rational human being can continue to support this cancerous malignancy occupying the White House? You "support his agenda"? In cities across America on Sunday, people awoke to see shattered glass, charred vehicles, bruised bodies and graffiti-tagged buildings. Demonstrators gathered again in peaceful daytime protest of racial injustice. By evening, thousands had converged again in front of the White House, where people had rioted and set fires the night before. President Trump stayed safely ensconced inside and had nothing to say, besides tweeting fuel on the fire. This weekend exemplified many of the characteristics that have defined Trump’s five years as a presidential candidate and president — chaos and unrest, fear and anger, division and disruption. Some of these themes and qualities helped draw Trump’s supporters to him and keep them faithful, giving him a chance at reelection in November despite the carnage on his watch this spring. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-cities-burned-trump-stayed-silent--other-than-tweeting-fuel-on-the-fire/2020/05/31/4fc8761a-a354-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.htmlPresident Trump has spewed division with ill-chosen tweets about looting and “shooting” or “vicious dogs” and overpowering weapons. He has attacked Democratic leaders as their communities burn. He flails rather than leads, his instincts all wrong for what confronts the country. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/america-is-at-low-ebb-shaken-by-multiple-blows-and-trump-adds-to-the-distress/2020/05/31/2becbd02-a35c-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html
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Post by This Just In on Jun 1, 2020 13:49:45 GMT -5
At 11:31 is the original MLK video with that very quote At 9:03 is video of someone dressed in all black, tear gas mask and a umbrella People are saying that this is someone in law enforcement who has infiltrated the protestestors So I found out the reason why the guy dressed in all black has an umbrella is due to the police use flying drones and the umbrella is used to shield his identity, i.e. the Hong Kong Protesters.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Jun 1, 2020 14:34:22 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 1, 2020 14:46:23 GMT -5
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