We really need to stop focusing on the 'trouble' or 'damage' of a protest.
It often has nothing to do with the protest - it is just dickheads tagging along trying to satisfy their own urges to break shit or hurt something. But even when that doesn't happen - and we saw this
It often has nothing to do with the protest - it is just dickheads tagging along trying to satisfy their own urges to break shit or hurt something. But even when that doesn't happen - and we saw this
https://twitter.com/babuyagu/status/1388858388797329410
with BLM, instigators blend in from groups with opposing ideals and start the shit then walk away. Sometimes the police will infiltrate groups and start shit themselves as a means of justifying their response to it.
And the media will always focus on that trouble because that
And the media will always focus on that trouble because that
is perfect for their 24 hour news that is designed to turn everything into a 9/11 event to keep you on their channel. They ain't doing that sitting down and calmly debating the merits of a protest. No, they want that shit to be as visceral as possible as it is good for their
numbers. As we seen on Fox News, they are constantly hyping up their audience with fearmongering, telling them to 'be angry' and 'do something about it'... then completely wash their hands of responsibility when people do get angry and do something.
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