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Been kinda thinking about all the chaos that's been going on all day. I see a ton of people condemning the riots and then a ton of people defending them, even celebrating them. Personally, I really don't feel comfortable celebrating them. I just can't really condone it.
I don't like the thought of people destroying shit. I don't want things to escalate even more to the point where more blood ends up spilled for no fucking reason. I really would prefer if things could be settled peacefully. I'm sure many people feel the same way.
But while I can't condone these riots, I also can't condemn them. People have been peacefully protesting for DECADES now. Nothing has changed. They just get called "disrespectful" or some other dismissive bullshit and things stay the same.
So it's at the point where it's like... what did you fucking expect? Clearly kneeling during the national anthem and hashtags have done nothing, so yeah... it's really not surprising that things are escalating now. I can't condone it, but I also can't condemn it.
If you are looking at the riots as purely negative and indefensible, please try to think about why it got to this point in the first place. I don't think you have to celebrate the destruction, but please try to see WHY it is happening in the first place.
Look at the history of police brutality towards people of colour, look at how many times these murderers get away with a slap on the wrist, look at how many times people have tried to peacefully create change. This didn't happen overnight. Please try to UNDERSTAND.
I don't want to see more destruction. I don't want this shit to escalate to protesters getting gunned down. I'm not happy that people are rioting and buildings are burning, but their words have fallen on deaf ears for years, so I can't really blame them.
I know a twitter thread from a random weeb ain't gonna do shit but if there's one thing I want people to take away from this, it's just to be a bit more understanding of each other. This won't solve itself overnight, but we can each make our own incremental changes to the world.
Just try to make sure that the changes you make are positive. Try to understand people you disagree with. Try to compromise. Don't hate someone because of the colour of their skin or anything superficial like that. Judge people based on their actions. Be kind. Please.
