Is America burning? (Black Lives Matter protests, civil unrest and riots 2020)

[phillm]

Don’t know if still in there but was for a bit. Would like to imagine cowering but probably playing virtual golf on a big screen.

Whilst disgustingly spittle-flecked gorging on a Big Mac supper.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Interesting comment from a reporter on CNN, it was along the lines of, 'in some cases we have seen things being stirred up by extreme elements both on the far left and far right, yet strangely the White House has only commented on one group.'

The more things change the more they stay the same.

 

[Pickman's model]

Now you've pulled that one out of your arse, are you gonna show us the evidence for Antifa demanding their conscripts wear black? Come to think of it, evidence for Antifa having conscripts would be nice. See I think you're using that word and not knowing what it really means.

It's wicked to mock the afflicted

 

[Pickman's model]

"Conscripts" -the fucking state of you. As tonysingh has also asked: define 'conscript'.

In your own time and, ideally, your own words.

It's like asking a slug to dance the lambada

 

[chilango]

Fuck off Marty1

 

[Nylock]

Ffs, change ‘conscript’ to ‘recruits’ or ‘new members’ etc.

Who said they order anyone to wear black clothing? I said they recommend it - which is painfully obvious to anyone with a synapse and two working neurons who is paying attention.

You mustn’t have seen any of the Antifa black bloc protests/violent riots.

You do know that advice concerning anonymising your appearance at a demonstration -especially one against the authorities with all their surveillance apparatus- predates 'Anteefah' by a couple of decades, right?

...and as others have pointed out: "Conscript" is not a synonym for "Recruit" so stop ducking and diving when pulled up on your bullshit you disengenuous twerp.

 

[Marty1]

Fuck off Marty1

Antifa and white supremacists - two violent groups of idiots that are causing chaos to peaceful protests of George Floyd’s murder.

 

[Nylock]

Hooray for moral equivalence!

Twat.

 

[killer b]

I for one am very pleased that what could be a useful discussion is being constantly disrupted by a barely concealed fascist, and people wasting their time on him.

 

[Orang Utan]

Antifa and white supremacists - two violent groups of idiots that are causing chaos to peaceful protests of George Floyd’s murder.

It’s the domestic terrorist organisation called The Police who have caused all of this

 

[Treacle Toes]

Antifa and white supremacists - two violent groups of idiots that are causing chaos to peaceful protests of George Floyd’s murder.

You don't care about George's murder. Just like you don't give a flying fuck about the murder of all the other people worldwide that executed by and as a result of the ideology and culture of White Supremacy. You link to White Supremacists as proof of your arguments regularly, you replicate and promote their ideology even when challenged. There is no reason to do that and IMO anyone who does that is a White Supremacist. You might as well come out and say 'good people on both sides' at this point.

 

[tonysingh]

Antifa and white supremacists - two violent groups of idiots that are causing chaos to peaceful protests of George Floyd’s murder.

You've done it again.

Not only are you equating white supremecists with anti fascists, but you're unable to realise that Antifa is not a singe group. You really are doubling down on your idiocy.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Antifa and white supremacists - two violent groups of idiots that are causing chaos to peaceful protests of George Floyd’s murder.

just fuck off, won't you?

 

[Ax^]

can we take Trump puppy round the back the wood shed yet, his back legs are gone and he is soiling the carpets

 

[tonysingh]

I for one am very pleased that what could be a useful discussion is being constantly disrupted by a barely concealed fascist, and people wasting their time on him.

But it's so hard not to argue with it.

 

[chilango]

I for one am very pleased that what could be a useful discussion is being constantly disrupted by a barely concealed fascist, and people wasting their time on him.

I dunno.

Marty is illustrating a flavour of some of the shit being reeled out in reaction to the protests.

The right are muddying the waters frantically where they can.

 

[bimble]

Just ignore him or use it as a way to keep track of how well the line being spun from the bunker is working .

 

[littlebabyjesus]

But it's so hard not to argue with it.

It is interesting in a way, given that I'm positive marty1 has been put up to coming here, that he's trying to please some group or another. He's probably even been given tips on how to sneak things in and muddy the waters.

Doesn't work here, at least. But it is fucking tiresome.

 

[bimble]

It is interesting in a way, given that I'm positive marty1 has been put up to coming here, that he's trying to please some group or another. He's probably even been given tips on how to sneak things in and muddy the waters.

Doesn't work here, at least. But it is fucking tiresome.

Really? Nah he’s just hapless he’s not anyone’s secret agent.

 

[killer b]

Doesn't work here, at least.

it does though.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Really? Nah he’s just hapless he’s not anyone’s secret agent.

Not a case of being a secret agent. Various groups make no secret of the way in which newbies are expected to do this kind of thing for the cause. He's not so hapless. He's not hapless at all - he's been adjusting how he's been sneaking his filth in as he's been called on it. This isn't some kind of Jazzz-like compulsive, hopeless, unintentionally offensive behaviour.

 

[chilango]

it does though.

It distracts us, sure.

But I've seen plenty of examples of this schtick gaining arm's length traction in "non-political" discussion.

It doesn't here.

Which might not matter in the grand scheme of things anyway tbh.

 

[rekil]

At least CRI isn't here.

 

[killer b]

I dunno.

Marty is illustrating a flavour of some of the shit being reeled out in reaction to the protests.

The right are muddying the waters frantically where they can.

we can see enough of this in the comments on every news story about it, in the replies to every tweet. I don't think it's really necessary to have it here too.

 

[Marty1]

It’s the domestic terrorist organisation called The Police who have caused all of this

Agreed, the level of police brutality in America is unbelievable. I hope GF’s murder isn’t in vain and serious reforms come into place.

Edit: some of the comments on here are distracting from the topic so I’ll not be commenting here for a while.

 

[The39thStep]

I for one am very pleased that what could be a useful discussion is being constantly disrupted by a barely concealed fascist, and people wasting their time on him.

 

[The39thStep]

Agreed, the level of police brutality in America is unbelievable. I hope GF’s murder isn’t in vain and serious reforms come into place.

Edit: some of the comments on here are distracting from the topic so I’ll not be commenting here for a while.

What reforms do you think the President should introduce?

 

[killer b]

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there he is!

 

[chilango]

we can see enough of this in the comments on every news story about it, in the replies to every tweet. I don't think it's really necessary to have it here too.

True.

I'd rather he was just banned tbh.

 

[editor]

Antifa and white supremacists - two violent groups of idiots that are causing chaos to peaceful protests of George Floyd’s murder.

Week ban