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J on the block's avatar

Amazing. Really. Not surprising that people are so fragmented when they can't even agree that buildings on fire are indeed on fire. Some sort of postmodernist attempt to "deconstruct" it. No heroes in the event - I don't have a "team". But the general climate of unchecked lawlessness - looting, petty theft, property destruction, etc. started to strongly increase that summer where I live and has continued. The only people it seems to help are the criminals themselves and politicians/activists showing how much they "care" about "helping people".

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Steve QJ's avatar

"Not surprising that people are so fragmented when they can't even agree that buildings on fire are indeed on fire."

Truly astonishing that some people have reached this point. As you say, there are no heroes in this story. But what I found fascinating about this article is that simply presenting the facts of the case put me on "the wrong side" in some people's minds.

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Passion guided by reason's avatar

Yeah, that is happening a lot. Tribal loyalty and betrayal trumps any concept of truth. And yet a lot of the folks doing this are well intentioned, decent folks.

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