Of course. Don't give two milliseconds of intellectual thought about the actual root causes of the riots.
If I am minding my own business eating a meal at restaurant and some group of fools invades that area with a political agenda and DEMANDING something of me, then I DON'T CARE what they feel is the "root cause" of their grievance or what their message is. Not a left agenda message, or a right agenda message; I am just there ON MY TIME to have a meal in peace.
It's so much easier to just act like an internet tuff guy isn't it?
Has nothing to do with the internet (the video posted was of an incident not on the internet-- it was a restaurant), and nothing to do about being a "tough guy". It is about protecting MY PERSONAL space from angry entitled and CRAZY people who would seek to invade it, and then THREATEN me. The decision NOT TO ENGAGE in uncivil threatening behavior is ON THEM. They cross "a line" and then my response at some point is also ON THEM. They have a choice in this, same as me. But surrendering to their threatening demands---- ain't gonna happen.
People like you address symptoms instead of problems.
If they are going to act like that, then I don't care about what they "feel" their problems are. I don't give one flying f*** about what they "think" they are entitled to. If they can't peacefully spread their message and their perspective, then I am tuning them out 100%. Their children could be on fire and I DON'T CARE if they are going act like a-holes.
They want to have a conversation in an APPROPRIATE manner, and an APPROPRIATE place---then by all means, they can ask that of me, and yes, I am willing to listen.. even if I reserve the right not to agree. But his bullsh** right our of some radical Marxist playbook where they go out and threaten and intimidate may work on the weak minded or the indoctrinated, but it wont work on the rest of us. And the fact that not enough ADULTS in the room are telling them they are wrong with their approach, doesn't help them. Their frustration will only become compounded when they realize come November that America will reject the BLM movement, not because of the sentiment, but because of the tactics and the manner they are spreading their point of view. You cannot FORCE people to change their minds. You many get a few people out of intimidation to make a "fist", but that doesn't mean you changed their minds or their hearts.
You would go broke on bug spray while ignoring the crumbs that are attracting them in the first place.
Trust me, I know how to eradicate vermin and insects. I don't waste my time on superficial battles, I go after the queen and lay waste to the foundations and then salt the Earth. People who mistakenly think I won't respond may learn very quickly any inadequacies in their current dental plan.
