Minneapolis protestors set fire in residential neighborhood.

[RandySF]

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Those residential neighborhood images of fires in the middle of the street being shown right now... these people just can’t comprehend that they are going to end up burning down homes with families in them.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. It's only property.

That's something that I learned today.

[RandySF]

2. The arsonists don't look like they live there.

[SharonClark]

6. Did you forget the sarcasm emoji?

Or do you truly believe that “burn it all down” will accomplish anything positive?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. No, that's what I'm learning here.

If you get upset about destruction of property, that means you don't care as much about human lives.

[Tipperary]

11. Yeah, I have to wonder how they would feel if it was THEIR homes burning.

Quite differently, I bet.

[LanternWaste]

19. "Yeah, I have to wonder how they would feel if it was THEIR neck under a cop's knee."

But yeah, I get it... it can be tough to realize a forest when one is focused on a single tree at the expense of all else.

[Demsrule86]

14. The people that live in those houses have lives and will probably lose everything as insurance won't

pay.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

16. People have jobs at businesses too.

I'm sure that many of them were outraged about the murder too.

About the only part that's made sense to me was burning down the police station, but I'm learning from others here that, apparently, everything needs to be destroyed.

[Demsrule86]

21. None of it makes sense really...but given our circumstances...brutal murder yet again of a

Black man by police, crumbling a economy, 25% unemployment and a deadly pandemic affecting minority communities in large numbers, we can see why it happened...angry frightened people ,few scumbag in for the loot, and white supremacists too no doubt.

[W_HAMILTON]

24. Why won't insurance pay?

[LanternWaste]

18. More accurately, if one prioritize propert of life, then "you don't care as much about human lives."

But I can certainly understand why you would read it otherwise. As it stands, the above neither validates nor strengthens sanctimony as well as does yours.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

20. I don't personally prioritize property over life.

If this is what needs to be done so people understand the injustice of murders by cops, so be it. They're obviously wiser than me, but I'm willing to watch and learn.

[Demsrule86]

25. I find that to be bullshit...people lose what they worked their entire lives for and probably won't

receive insurance...perfect example of callousness on the left. This is why I don't do 'revolution'...everyday people always pay the price...collateral damage as it were-you see it on the right and the left. And property is pretty important when you find yourself out on the street. People lose unreplaceable things as well pictures, documents. And some doing this don't give a damn about Floyd.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

29. I'm sure many people will move away.

That's what I would do if it happened to my meager possessions in a particular neighborhood.

Physical harm is indeed the worse crime. Not many moving options except a hospital or the morgue when that happens.

[Demsrule86]

38. Right because when you lose everything you can pick up and move...and of course with 40 million

people out of work...it would be even more special.

[RandySF]

40. You'd think differently if you were burned out of your home.

[EllieBC]

22. It's really easy to have that attitude

when it’s not your neighbourhood.

[Demsrule86]

26. Yep, it is a form of privilege.

[EllieBC]

28. There's a lot of that lately.

People in the suburbs who own their comfortable homes with big yards and well stocked stores nearby seemed to not understand the effects of the pandemic on urban dwellers.

And now they seem to not understand why people in urban areas might not be ok with destruction of their neighbourhoods either.

I guess they want to volunteer others for the cause.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

33. If you mean me, I don't own a home.

I've been renting my entire life, and living completely alone for the last 20+ years. I have the privilege of a car, but it's also over 20 years old and cost a few hundred bucks.

If my landlord's place is destroyed, I'll just try to move to a more fair area as long as I'm not killed.

So obviously not everyone here agrees that destruction of property is a sensible response.

I'm just sitting here alone as usual and trying to learn from others.

[EllieBC]

34. Not you!

Unless you’ve been cheerleading the “burn it all”.

I feel like those who do only do because it’s not them or their communities.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

35. I'm apparently not supposed to be concerned about it.

That's what I was seeing in other threads earlier, that's all.

I would never partake in that stuff and I personally don't care if others have more than me. I just want fairness for everyone.

The cop would be killed in a similar way and the others would go to prison if I had any power in this world, but that's never going to happen and I can only control what I do.

[Demsrule86]

39. That is always the way...collateral damage don't you know...the price 'they' have to pay...but

not me.

[Walleye]

3. I understand the anger, but I hate arson. Fire can't be controlled

[True Blue American]

9. Arson is destroying

People’s lives. They may not die but are devastated. Have to start over. It is not just property! It is people’s HOMES!

[Jake Stern]

4. The Trump campaign says thanks

This is going to make their job a whole lot easier.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

36. Yep, it's their opening to play a very destructive game of divide and conquer. nt

[hlthe2b]

5. Doesn't matter how righteous the cause if one begins killing "innocents"....

Those who mourn will "remember" for generations and hate begets more hate.

[Alacritous Crier]

7. I have seen multiple videos...

of white youths breaking windows, starting fires and instigating violence. That is the story that needs to be investigated immediately. It seems like agent provocateur sent in to give the police justification to brutalize the protestors.

Not sure if they are cops, outside agitators, DOD or what but they are sure getting filmed doing it.


This Twitter thread has a few examples but there are many, many more.

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I can't believe they are arrogant enough to do it while being filmed. They all have their faces covered.

[uncle ray]

10. or some of the tens of millions with no job, no school, nothing to do with their free time.

as i heard a young lady say on a live feed last night: i don't condone, but i understand.

America has failed Americans. I don't know who has a good plan to deal with that reality.

[Alacritous Crier]

12. Could be but..

it seems a little more organized than that to me....

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[BGBD]

42. Guy breaking windows

is clearly experienced at doing this.

He's carrying an umbrella because he has thought it out enough to know that if he starts breaking these big windows the glass from above is going to fall on him, so he's got an umbrella to protect himself from it.

That's not something somebody who just shows up at a protest and gets out of control is going to think about or have on hand. There is a LOT of this kind of stuff going on. These are people who are experienced with this type of behavior.

[Alacritous Crier]

43. Yup.

[greenjar_01]

13. So, did any residences actually burn?

Seems like this one could use a follow-up...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. Y'all, there's some dumb shit going down in Minneapolis, as white supremacist groups

are using the unrest as a change to stoke more damage and fear. Lots of reports of strangers in neighborhoods, mostly young white men, and cars with out-of-state plates or no plates at all. Stay skeptical and keep an open heart.

[mmbrevo]

17. Yes, I was watching a news clip...

And two white men walked by making the white supremacist hand gesture. I think they are stirring up trouble, sick bastards.

[EllieBC]

23. The MN gov and mayor of Minneapolis said the destruction

was coming from people outside of the community.

So which is it? Tired and angry locals or agent provocateurs?

[ancianita]

27. Perhaps the fire setters know more about the local issues of this neighborhood than we.

Media need to do their job and interview the fire setters.

Before we judge, we need the facts and context of this.

I'm not going to buy into any chipping away at the general rightness of youth's cause. For decades they've already tried the old school "means to an end" standard.

[scarletlib]

30. Governor of Minnesota press conference just now:

Vast majority of violence is coming fro outside agitators. He specifically mentioned white supremacist involvement.

[jalan48]

31. We are looking at four more years of Trump.

[Crunchy Frog]

32. Shit.

I hope this kind of thing doesn't lose us the election.

[Dial H For Hero]

37. When people are scared, many of them look to authoritarianism to "save" them.

If this continues all summer, it may well give Trump the election despite his inept handling of the pandemic.

[rockfordfile]

41. Seems like trump supporters are burning down houses now