Where do you think it should happen, then? Someone else's city, someone else's back yard?
It needs to happen here and everywhere but why does anyone think it is ok for protesting to mean destruction of any city? Why is it ok for people to come from all over the US and throw chairs through windows, loot stores and destroy property? I think you took my post the wrong way. I was out there during lunch and briefly after work surrounded by peaceful protest. Joining in and being apart of it all. That is the kind of protesting that should be happening in our cities. Instead people were shot and buildings destroyed and looted. How is this ok with anyone, black, white, yellow, orange or any color?
I'll throw chairs through every window in this country if it brings attention to the fact that black people are being systematically murdered for existing.
It needs to happen here and everywhere but why does anyone think it is ok for protesting to mean destruction of any city? Why is it ok for people to come from all over the US and throw chairs through windows, loot stores and destroy property? I think you took my post the wrong way. I was out there during lunch and briefly after work surrounded by peaceful protest. Joining in and being apart of it all. That is the kind of protesting that should be happening in our cities. Instead people were shot and buildings destroyed and looted. How is this ok with anyone, black, white, yellow, orange or any color?
I'll throw chairs through every window in this country if it brings attention to the fact that black people are being systematically murdered for existing.
People flip cars and set shit on fire when their team WINS a championship and people barely blink and eye. But people who are furious over the deaths of innocent people at the hands of LEOs in this country for no other reason than THEIR SKIN COLOR?? They should just protest peacefully. Just not during the national anthem at a major sporting event mmmmkkkkaayyy???
If you step on my face, and I ask you politely, several times to stop, and you're like "Nah. Feels good. I'm gonna keep on stepping on ya. HTH!" Why am I blamed when I finally get sick of it and beat your ass? Why do I get the blame when you've been using my face as a doormat for centuries? I don't give a single fuck about your office building or a bullshit CVS or whatthefuckever. I care that one again, a black man was murdered and his death will most likely be swept under the rug.
I want to say you've used the analogy of stepping on a face before, and it's FUCKING PERFECT.
I'll throw chairs through every window in this country if it brings attention to the fact that black people are being systematically murdered for existing.
People flip cars and set shit on fire when their team WINS a championship and people barely blink and eye. But people who are furious over the deaths of innocent people at the hands of LEOs in this country for no other reason than THEIR SKIN COLOR?? They should just protest peacefully. Just not during the national anthem at a major sporting event mmmmkkkkaayyy???
I was going to say - I saw bigger fires when Villanova (which is in a very wealthy area of the Philadelphia suburbs and was known as Vanilla-nova when I was in college) won the NCAA basketball championship. The TV reporters likened it to "kids around the bonfire at camp" - all positivity and fun of course!
So people are checking in as safe who aren't even protesting!? What the fuck is wrong with people?
I have people on my feed who are asking for prayers for their white relatives who are traveling or living in the vicinity of the protest areas.
I can't side eye that one too much IF the family is directly effected. But chances are their family lives 20+ away and still KOKO in life. It sounds like they are AWing.
I have people on my feed who are asking for prayers for their white relatives who are traveling or living in the vicinity of the protest areas.
I can't side eye that one too much IF the family is directly effected. But chances are their family lives 20+ away and still KOKO in life. It sounds like they are AWing.
The people who say "prayers for the white people in the vicinity affected by the violent protests!" have probably barely thought twice about the violence against POC that is the heart of the issue. I'm guessing if they're tone-deaf enough to post about the poor white people nearby the protests afraid of having their windows smashed, then they're ignorant of the real issues, that the protests are happening because of fear and outrage in the black community that they are being targeted and murdered by LEOs.
I can't side eye that one too much IF the family is directly effected. But chances are their family lives 20+ away and still KOKO in life. It sounds like they are AWing.
The people who say "prayers for the white people in the vicinity affected by the violent protests!" have probably barely thought twice about the violence against POC that is the heart of the issue. I'm guessing if they're tone-deaf enough to post about the poor white people nearby the protests afraid of having their windows smashed, then they're ignorant of the real issues, that the protests are happening because of fear and outrage in the black community that they are being targeted and murdered by LEOs.