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US Presidential Election 2020 Thread II - Judgement Day(s)

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  • #7172
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,517 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    completedit wrote: »
    I just thought of something. Around the time of George Floyd's murder, there was a general feeling that the protests and riots that followed were emblematic of America's inequality. Those who had been cast aside were now using this as an opportunity to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the system that had cast them aside. How come the same sympathy is not shown to the people who invaded Capitol Buildings? Maybe they have legitimate concerns and grievances with the Democrats who they believe were instrumental in paving the neoliberal landscape that has created the discontent that exists today and that has (for a significant proportion of the American population) has completely derailed the idea that tomorrow's world will be better than today.

    This is useful because it shows without doubt that you do not understand the disparity between fighting for equality versus fighting just so your side has power.


  • #7173
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,984 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Tell me how wrote: »
    This is useful because it shows without doubt that you do not understand the disparity between fighting for equality versus fighting just so your side has power.
    It was also striking how they felt that they could attack police officers with impunity. Numerous incidences of out right violence towards police officers, pushing them violently with barriers, dragging them out into the crowd and beating them with anything they could get their hands on and only one of them was shot. Qwhite a privileged position to be in.


  • #7174
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users Posts: 14,685 ✭✭✭✭BlitzKrieg


    completedit wrote: »
    I just thought of something. Around the time of George Floyd's murder, there was a general feeling that the protests and riots that followed were emblematic of America's inequality. Those who had been cast aside were now using this as an opportunity to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the system that had cast them aside. How come the same sympathy is not shown to the people who invaded Capitol Buildings? Maybe they have legitimate concerns and grievances with the Democrats who they believe were instrumental in paving the neoliberal landscape that has created the discontent that exists today and that has (for a significant proportion of the American population) has completely derailed the idea that tomorrow's world will be better than today.


    I think a better question is why the rioters last week were not more like the protests when trump got elected.

    BLM marches are a poor comparison because they were reacting to specific events and communities.

    Losing an election, you can protest and march, they did 4 years ago when trump got elected to send a message that he did not have the support of the people (women in particular).

    They were peaceful and considering how much he whines about how popular his innaguration was, it clearly struck a nerve.

    Thats not what happened last week. And thats the key difference in responding to losing an election


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