The problem with riots is that unscrupulous people use them to foment increased hatred for the rioters. And of course the conditions that motivated protest and riot never get a mention.
Just look at GWB's reaction to the looting in New Orleans; about the only time in his presidency that he showed any passion. His vehemence about punishmen…
The problem with riots is that unscrupulous people use them to foment increased hatred for the rioters. And of course the conditions that motivated protest and riot never get a mention.
Just look at GWB's reaction to the looting in New Orleans; about the only time in his presidency that he showed any passion. His vehemence about punishments to come went over the line of justice deep into sadism.
For decades gay activism was founded on confrontational belligerence. The strategy was to proudly endorse the ugliest stereotypes, even unto standing before audiences and saying "yes, we do recruit children." The political message to the other 97% of the population was "we hate you." Public displays like pride parades were grotesque lewdness, as deliberately offensive as participants and organizers could manage.
Staging riots is every bit as clueless as that was.
"The strategy was to proudly endorse the ugliest stereotypes, even unto standing before audiences and saying "yes, we do recruit children."
It's crazy how accurately this describes trans activism today. I saw a video just a few days ago with a guy saying exactly this.
If there's a verbal form of rioting, this is it. Again, it's nothing except destructive, alienating, and harmful to the aims of the people trying to improve conditions for the marginalised group in question.
The problem with riots is that unscrupulous people use them to foment increased hatred for the rioters. And of course the conditions that motivated protest and riot never get a mention.
Just look at GWB's reaction to the looting in New Orleans; about the only time in his presidency that he showed any passion. His vehemence about punishments to come went over the line of justice deep into sadism.
For decades gay activism was founded on confrontational belligerence. The strategy was to proudly endorse the ugliest stereotypes, even unto standing before audiences and saying "yes, we do recruit children." The political message to the other 97% of the population was "we hate you." Public displays like pride parades were grotesque lewdness, as deliberately offensive as participants and organizers could manage.
Staging riots is every bit as clueless as that was.
"The strategy was to proudly endorse the ugliest stereotypes, even unto standing before audiences and saying "yes, we do recruit children."
It's crazy how accurately this describes trans activism today. I saw a video just a few days ago with a guy saying exactly this.
If there's a verbal form of rioting, this is it. Again, it's nothing except destructive, alienating, and harmful to the aims of the people trying to improve conditions for the marginalised group in question.