WeirdGoesPro

Okie dokey. Should I stop responding so you can have the last word and feel satisfied?

So the only thing that matters is what type of insurrectionist he thinks you are. LA protestor = bad, racist literally overthrowing the government = good.

Lol, yeah, whatever bro, I saw what I saw.

Only half?

At this point, I just find this amusing.

If I spit on someone, it’s legally assault, so by the same token, throwing a smoke grenade at them also assault. Whether or not I, a random Lemmy user, consider this to be violence doesn’t make a damn difference to what Trump will do—he wants to murder everybody already.

But I guess if you want me to bow out and not die on this hill, then my answer is “yeah, whatever bro, I saw what I saw.”

You haven’t read my comments, some of the smoke bombs appeared to be homemade from fireworks.

If I throw a smoke bomb or rock at someone’s face, I would consider that an act of violence, and if it was at a cop during these protests, it would be a justified act of violence.

I was not only talking about property crime, I was talking about throwing smoke bombs and rocks at the police.

Which, once again, I think is an entirely justified thing to do. My position hasn’t changed either, I suppose. I saw violent stuff, I think the violence is justified.

Well, when I first brought it up in this thread, I was responding to someone else and it was relevant. Now you and I seem to be locked in some sort of pointless back and forth where I keep feeling like you are interpreting my words to be the opposite of what I’m saying half the time, and then you respond with either a question or another misinterpretation.

We may be stuck here until the end of the universe at this rate.

The end result is just me repeating things that are still available to see on YouTube. I’m not breaking any news here.

You seem to think I’m making disparaging comments about the protestors. I fully support them and think they are entirely justified in using any means necessary to repel the illegal forces of government that are violating the rights of citizens.

I am only relaying what I have witnessed live through a camera lens, not casting judgment against them.

It was the smoke bombs and rocks that I consider violent, but I also think it is justified. Pacifist methods of resistance have been playing into the desires of the ruling class for a long time.

Right, neither do I, I was responding to a comment, not endorsing republicans feelings.