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Is rioting, looting, beating up store owners and burning down buildings in working class communities now an appropriate response to the killing of George Floyd? It sure seems like many people think it is. Politicians, media, academics....many enthusiastically cheering this on.
Here's a thread for contrast when many americans were peacefully protesting the lockdown of their cities, towns and states - https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1267281387486412801?s=19
Look at this -
https://twitter.com/godblesstoto/status/1267395061140074497?s=19
Just one horrible example of many. This is not a protest in the name of George Floyd. This is violent thuggery and must be clamped down on, hard.
https://twitter.com/godblesstoto/status/1267395061140074497?s=19
Just one horrible example of many. This is not a protest in the name of George Floyd. This is violent thuggery and must be clamped down on, hard.
Now the Church burning has begun - https://twitter.com/FrumNewsReport/status/1267282716204163072?s=19
And here's the response of the Irish media, granted just one journalist but his sentiments have been echoed by most in the media here -
https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1267385247185895424?s=19
Total failure to condemn the violence. Cops bad, Trump bad. Thats the extent of the Irish journalists take.
https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1267385247185895424?s=19
Total failure to condemn the violence. Cops bad, Trump bad. Thats the extent of the Irish journalists take.
Worryingly, I've noticed an increase in activity among Irish-based left wing extremist groups like this -
https://twitter.com/merj_ireland/status/1267415457201602560?s=19
"Protest" planned outside the US embassy on June 6th in Dublin. This group and several others have endorsed the violence in the US.
https://twitter.com/merj_ireland/status/1267415457201602560?s=19
"Protest" planned outside the US embassy on June 6th in Dublin. This group and several others have endorsed the violence in the US.
Here's a response from another extremist group who also endorse violence and have been soliciting donations for the fund to get looters bailed out of prison after their arrest in the US -
More tacit endorsement of the violence -
https://twitter.com/semaj_htx/status/1267099383742504961?s=19
Even details how to "gear up" for the protests.
https://twitter.com/semaj_htx/status/1267099383742504961?s=19
Even details how to "gear up" for the protests.
