Them: “We can’t support this violence!!! Why can’t they protest peacefully?!”

Us: “Peacefully? Okay. We can do that.”

Them: “No. Not like that.”

Us: “Oh. Like this?”

Them: “Not like that.”

Us: “Okay. Will this work?”

Them: “No. Not that either.”

Us: “Okay. How about this?”

Them: “No.”

Us: “Or this?”

Them: “No. Absolutely not.”

Us: “Ummmm....is this the peaceful protest you’re talking about?”

Them: “No. That’s not it either.”

Us: “Would this be okay?”

Them: “Not at all.”

Us: This?”

Them: “Nope.”

Us: *screaming in the voice of the unheard* “We’ve tried everything!Nothing is working! We are dying! We are angry! This isn’t okay! Stop killing us!”

Them: “VIOLENCE ISN’T THE ANSWER!!!!!”