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(21,894 posts)I was watching it last night too. thank god at least he didn't die.
Ahpook
(2,750 posts)Some of the donation messages are disgusting, but he can't really help that. Fucking racist jerks give him 3 dollars to show their shit on a live stream.
So be it !
MontanaMama
(23,333 posts)Thank you.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I don't see all that many people, but I've only been watching a few minutes.
Ahpook
(2,750 posts)It undermines everything.
Darnit!
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I can understand the rage. I feel it myself when I see footage of cops killing or abusing people. And I want to see justice done. But I think this just gives them ammunition in their political attacks against us.
Fla Dem
(23,711 posts)Last edited Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:38 PM - Edit history (1)
Unfortunately we have radicals on the left, (just as there are RW radicals,Nazi's, Proud Boys, Boogalos, etc). Most of the time their activities are to disrupt and destroy and have no connection to the underlining reason for the protests. They incite. They want to destroy. And yes, legitimate protestors do get caught up in the furor causing damage and destruction. But there has to be an instigation, an incitement and I think that's were these far Right and Left groups play a role.
I wish it wouldn't happen as it diminishes and overtakes the objectives of the legitimate protestors.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I watched until the blogger signed off for the night. Looked mostly like organized/semi-organized groups doing the violence with a lot of random folks hanging around, if I'm seeing things correctly.
Something else I saw that gave me pause: A cop came screeching up to a group, lights blazing, and corralled six who were apparently attempting a break-in. He put them on the ground, then eventually released them. As they walked away one of them could clearly be seen packing what appeared to be a AK-47 type weapon. It was obvious enough that the blogger commented on it as well, also noting that at least four of the group were white. And the cop didn't confiscate it.
Someone set fire to a used car dealership and torched the inventory. The owner could be heard in a heated "discussion" (with someone I couldn't hear) saying "I won't get one single dollar for any of these cars! Insurance doesn't cover acts of domestic terrorism!" Good luck winning that guy over.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,833 posts)Ahpook
(2,750 posts)This needs to be, but this country is freaking me out.