Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
Man, you just don't get it, and you are so delusional, that you think you do.
I believe you to be above the tactic of when someone doesn't climb onto or march alongside the victimhood band wagon, they're shouted down and a label applied in an attempt to marginalize any further expression of ideas from that person or group, so I'll digress any further on the label placing back-and-forth.
Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
The protests are revolving around the fact that as a Person of Color (not just Black people), when you have an interaction with a police officer, your chances of winding up in the morgue are much, much higher than a white person in the EXACT same circumstances.
While this may be the false narrative being repeated with the regularity of a propaganda campaign, that does not lend it the statistical truth to bear up under scrutiny. It espouses the belief by some groups that law enforcement officers are somehow out to get POC while all others receive a free pass, all based on race and not on actions or circumstances during the encounter. The hard fact is that the encounter that launched most of the false narrative ( i.e. hands up don't shoot) was an attack on an innocent police officer initiated by the suspect who had just robbed a convenience store clerk POC (Indian ethnicity). Michael Brown launched the attack, the officer never exited his vehicle. Michael Brown attempted to disarm the officer and due in part to physical size and strength differences beat the officer badly. Because the police can't just call it quits and run home the officer exited the vehicle and attempted to hold Brown accountable for the felony assault. Instead of surrendering Brown chose to launch a 2nd attack, charging or bum rushing as I believe a grand jury witness described it, the officer. Having just been badly beat up and disarmed by the 300+ lb assailant, the officer of almost half the size and weight drew and fired in defense of his life. No hands were ever up, no don't shoot was ever shouted, no kneeling surrender posture was ever taken. It was a 2nd attack intended by all indications to finish what the 1st attack didn't. DOJ literally flooded the area with federal agents to gather and uncover all shreds of testimonial evidence and that is the truth that was uncovered.
Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
Yes, if you are a POC, and you NEVER have an interaction with a police officer in your life, the American Dream is very much attainable.
But the problem is, when a POC has an interaction with an officer, there is a much higher chance of the POC having a really bad day, sometimes through no fault of their own.
This fact, and only this fact, is what the protests started off about.
Perception and bias, not fact.
Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
People have twisted things so much to meet their own personal agendas, or to belittle other citizens feelings on the matter.
Agreed, for the most part.
Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
Mostly, the people who are so offended at the fact that people are protesting, are upset that they are having to witness it themselves.
They don't care if the people are right that there are bad things happening, they just want these protesters to shut up about it.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No evil.
That's their mantra in life, and if you force them to See it, they explode.
No, that's not it. It's about celebrities and/or pro sports figures using an intentional disrespect of the flag of the nation whose precepts and laws enabled them to achieve the lifestyle they enjoy, to perpetuate a narrative that has fundamental flaws and half truths throughout its foundation.
Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
By the way, I love Rage Against the Machine.
I got to see Prophets of Rage last year at Red Rocks.
Absolutely fantastic concert.
You probably don't care, but I wanted to share that.
BC.
Was referring more to the concept than the band, but I understand your point.
