"Why don& #39;t you condemn the looting?"
I& #39;m sat here a phone in one hand, PS4 controller in the other in a nice apartment, watching people trapped in poverty partly because the police are harassing, brutalising & killing them.
To claim moral superiority would be morally abhorrent.
I& #39;m sat here a phone in one hand, PS4 controller in the other in a nice apartment, watching people trapped in poverty partly because the police are harassing, brutalising & killing them.
To claim moral superiority would be morally abhorrent.
My philosophy on civil unrest, non-violence, and rioting is never going to stray far from Martin Luther King.
#Riots2020 #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
#Riots2020 #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
There is a difference between condoning someone& #39;s actions and refusing to condemn them due to the empathy for the adversity they face.
There is a difference between having empathy for someone& #39;s course of action and thinking they& #39;re doing the best thing to improve the situation.
There is a difference between having empathy for someone& #39;s course of action and thinking they& #39;re doing the best thing to improve the situation.
That& #39;s why Killer Mike walked a fine line between:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1âŁ" title="Keycap digit one" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit one"> Look, I get it. The system is broken and we need large scale action to fix it.
and
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2âŁ" title="Keycap digit two" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit two"> But focus your energy on things that will make the situation better for you, not worse.
and