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It's easy to pigeonhole riots into simple criminality, but it is more complex than that.
"This is not to justify the behavior of the mob, but to recognize that we all can easily become "hooligans" ourselves. To be sure, delinquents and petty thieves can easily join in under the cover the mob provides. But riots do not rely on criminals or "criminality, pure and simple."
Thinking that way, though, can distract us from the underlying conditions that give rise to such events. They can be appeals to be heard, when normal channels don't work. They can be eruptions of rage, when frustrations boil over. They can be expressions of hope that things could change. And they could be all these things — and more."
"This is not to justify the behavior of the mob, but to recognize that we all can easily become "hooligans" ourselves. To be sure, delinquents and petty thieves can easily join in under the cover the mob provides. But riots do not rely on criminals or "criminality, pure and simple."
Thinking that way, though, can distract us from the underlying conditions that give rise to such events. They can be appeals to be heard, when normal channels don't work. They can be eruptions of rage, when frustrations boil over. They can be expressions of hope that things could change. And they could be all these things — and more."
Understanding Why People Riot
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I understand why Jeffrey Dahmer ate people, but there is zero chance of me having someone's liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
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Another pointy headed attempt at explaining away what is happening in society. There are 3 types of people on the streets:
1. People who want to peacefully protest as they have a right to do.
2. Instigators of trouble like ANTIFA and BLM who want to wreak havoc and mayhem. They plan to commit crimes such as looting, arson, assault and battery etc.
3. Opportunists. They see the glass window gone and others getting things and decide to get in on the free stuff. They might have not done this without the cover of a mob but they are still criminals in the end.
Only people with almost zero ethics, morals or care/concern for their fellow man would break into, loot, burn etc. a business or assault an innocent bystander or business owner and yet there are dozens of videos of that happing every day now.
I would not "easily become a hooligan". If you can, it means you have no center. No real understanding of right and wrong of ethical and unethical behavior.
1. People who want to peacefully protest as they have a right to do.
2. Instigators of trouble like ANTIFA and BLM who want to wreak havoc and mayhem. They plan to commit crimes such as looting, arson, assault and battery etc.
3. Opportunists. They see the glass window gone and others getting things and decide to get in on the free stuff. They might have not done this without the cover of a mob but they are still criminals in the end.
Only people with almost zero ethics, morals or care/concern for their fellow man would break into, loot, burn etc. a business or assault an innocent bystander or business owner and yet there are dozens of videos of that happing every day now.
I would not "easily become a hooligan". If you can, it means you have no center. No real understanding of right and wrong of ethical and unethical behavior.
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SPC Kevin Ford - i do not know anyone named Karen. The writing style appears to be female.
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Cpl Jeff N.
SPC Kevin Ford - Let's assume your hand written note is legit/authentic. That is a note. No one was hurt, nothing damaged etc. We also know there are many fakes out there so people like you can say "see, look at those mean right wingers".
There are thousands of hours of video of rioting, looting, burning, assault and battery, assaults on the police and your retort is "I have this note". Honestly Kevin, that is about as lame a response as you could make.
The founding fathers, who get roundly trashed by the left as being "old white men" or slave owners etc. are now the standard the left will hold up eh? For the record, the founders were not burning down their towns, assaulting their neighbors and looting etc. Their activity was directed against the crown. The crown was taxing them and regulating them without representation In the house of commons etc. They had no voice in how they were being treated by the British.
There are thousands of hours of video of rioting, looting, burning, assault and battery, assaults on the police and your retort is "I have this note". Honestly Kevin, that is about as lame a response as you could make.
The founding fathers, who get roundly trashed by the left as being "old white men" or slave owners etc. are now the standard the left will hold up eh? For the record, the founders were not burning down their towns, assaulting their neighbors and looting etc. Their activity was directed against the crown. The crown was taxing them and regulating them without representation In the house of commons etc. They had no voice in how they were being treated by the British.
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SPC Kevin Ford
Cpl Jeff N. -
We’ll take special pleading for $1000.
I wasn’t the one trashing the founding fathers, that was you. Their activity was directed at other citizens. They rioted, burned private property, hurt other citizens, all the stuff we see today. According to you they had “ almost zero ethics, morals or care/concern for their fellow man would break into, loot, burn etc. a business or assault an innocent bystander or business owner” That’s what they did, it’s not a debatable question.
This comment is rather ironic, “ They had no voice in how they were being treated by the British.” Yeah, sounds familiar.
We’ll take special pleading for $1000.
I wasn’t the one trashing the founding fathers, that was you. Their activity was directed at other citizens. They rioted, burned private property, hurt other citizens, all the stuff we see today. According to you they had “ almost zero ethics, morals or care/concern for their fellow man would break into, loot, burn etc. a business or assault an innocent bystander or business owner” That’s what they did, it’s not a debatable question.
This comment is rather ironic, “ They had no voice in how they were being treated by the British.” Yeah, sounds familiar.
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SPC Kevin Ford
MSgt (Join to see) - It was a play on the "Karen" meme.
https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5
https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5
How the name Karen became a stand-in for problematic white women and a hugely popular meme
The Karen meme depicting women who ask to "speak to the manager" has become nearly ubiquitous online. Here is the meme's history and origin.
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