America riots after Police kill unarmed Black Man

[Diahon]

Objection: countries are physically incapable 0f rioting

Aren't there riots going on in Japan right now

No.

[San Lumen]

Oh yeah. With all these nation wide riots and protest Corona is going to have a field day. Who would have though police brutality would be the inciting incident in extending the lockdown?

It actually makes some sense.
The lock downs leave people in desperation and poverty so people get angry and riot, but that fixes nothing, just makes it worse. The lock downs are no doubt part of the cause of despair and anger. But of course rioting does not fix the disease.

Rioting is never acceptable but there will come a point where lockdowns have to be lifted whether Governor’s or mayors want to or not. The longer it keeps up the more businesses will fail and the more poverty will be created and that creates the potential for even more unrest

That does not make destroying property or lawlessness acceptable in any way

[Kargintina the Third]

Objection: countries are physically incapable 0f rioting

Aren't there riots going on in Japan right now

I googled Japan riots and couldn’t find anything?

[Neanderthaland]

Made a meme out of this, inb4 someone gets offended (Image)

You know that sense of pity you feel when you see someone trying really hard to get you to care about what they're doing, but you just don't?

That.

[Albrenia]

Spoil. Overly. Large. Images.

Indeed. We'll click on the spoiler if we care to see them but they're a huge pain in the ass if not hidden.

[Brunswick-upon-Raritan]

Again a fail to see this a an “escalating of civic commitments”. Sure the point of voting is somewhat undermined when they will just re elect the same parties and people to run the cities.
Sure politics is a social activity but I do not know of any groups I think have it right.

I suppose that is the benefit of being in the cities, where the marketplace of ideas is much more robust.

[Diahon]

Aren't there riots going on in Japan right now

I googled Japan riots and couldn’t find anything?

some cops arrested a kurd who wasn't doing anything, so people held protests

nothing escalating to actual riots, though

[Slavakino]

Made a meme out of this, inb4 someone gets offended (Image)

You know that sense of pity you feel when you see someone trying really hard to get you to care about what they're doing, but you just don't?

That.

Eh. I really don't care, I just made a meme to shitpost

[Slavakino]

Spoil. Overly. Large. Images.

Indeed. We'll click on the spoiler if we care to see them but they're a huge pain in the ass if not hidden.

Sorry. I will spoiler it now. Didn't see that message

[Kargintina the Third]

You know that sense of pity you feel when you see someone trying really hard to get you to care about what they're doing, but you just don't?

That.

Eh. I really don't care, I just made a meme to shitpost

Nailed the “shit” part well

[The Black Forrest]

Made a meme out of this, inb4 someone gets offended (Image)

*yawns*

[Novus America]

The Democrats have controlled Minneapolis since before any of these officers joined the force.

Clearly it's Trump's fault that the Democrats didn't spend the decades they've controlled the city government cleaning up the police force...

Trump's gov't outsources jobs just like Democrats before him.

https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career ... rump.html/

Sure he has not done nearly enough to fix the problem either. But still one cannot say he is the root cause of Minneapolis’ problems.
Many of which are national but many of which are because the local government and the local voters elected said local government.

[The Two Jerseys]

The Democrats have controlled Minneapolis since before any of these officers joined the force.

Clearly it's Trump's fault that the Democrats didn't spend the decades they've controlled the city government cleaning up the police force...

Trump's gov't outsources jobs just like Democrats before him.

https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career ... rump.html/

Spouting random shit does not constitute a rebuttal.

[The Greater Ohio Valley]

Things are pretty random on my side of Columbus because someone has been shooting off fireworks into the sky for the last hour and a half.

[Bienenhalde]

I googled Japan riots and couldn’t find anything?

some cops arrested a kurd who wasn't doing anything, so people held protests

nothing escalating to actual riots, though

Unlike the US, Japan is an orderly, civilized nation.

[Kargintina the Third]

some cops arrested a kurd who wasn't doing anything, so people held protests

nothing escalating to actual riots, though

Unlike the US, Japan is an orderly, civilized nation.

I’m sure Nanking thought the same

[Bienenhalde]

Unlike the US, Japan is an orderly, civilized nation.

I’m sure Nanking thought the same

Well, it seems things have clearly changed since then.

[Slavakino]

some cops arrested a kurd who wasn't doing anything, so people held protests

nothing escalating to actual riots, though

Unlike the US, Japan is an orderly, civilized nation.

The police in Japan are known to be a bit brutal sometimes

[The Black Forrest]

Unlike the US, Japan is an orderly, civilized nation.

I’m sure Nanking thought the same

Different mindset now.

[Maichuko]

Military police are infront of the whitehouse now.

[Novus America]

Again a fail to see this a an “escalating of civic commitments”. Sure the point of voting is somewhat undermined when they will just re elect the same parties and people to run the cities.
Sure politics is a social activity but I do not know of any groups I think have it right.

I suppose that is the benefit of being in the cities, where the marketplace of ideas is much more robust.

Maybe, although I think it is more the entire right vs left dichotomy has turned the political debate into two bad camps, without much an alternative. My ideas are too syncretic, both the left and right would only except the ones aligning with their side.

But I hardly see a robust marketplace of ideas in places like Baltimore City.
They hate the government while re electing the same people from the same party. And both parties are failed.

[Bienenhalde]

Unlike the US, Japan is an orderly, civilized nation.

The police in Japan are known to be a bit brutal sometimes

Maybe they need to get a little tough on unruly, self-centered Americans who can't behave themselves.

[Slavakino]

Military police are infront of the whitehouse now.

Not surprised at this point

[Bear Stearns]

holy fuck i get it now...

[The Black Forrest]

holy fuck i get it now...

And that is?