Sadly it’s not all political, this started with police brutality. Then there was looting and criminal acts, protests, shootings, statues being torn down, fights, taking over a city hall.
None of which is political and I’m sure it’s been discussed in the political thread so why are you taking it down the political path when you can do that in the appropriate thread?
This thread was pretty clearly political by about 10:00 AM yesterday, with no admonition from the OP that posters needed to get back in line.
I thought I was just following along in the discussion.
And also, I think people underestimate what is political. Sure, there was police brutality, but what happened immediately before it?
A nation-wide lockdown? Who implemented that? The virus itself?
It's a pretty common view that the lockdown contributed to much of the frustration that led to the eruption after the killings.
Protests, tearing down statues, taking over a city hall - are all political. Sorry to burst your bubble.
And again, who is in the streets?
If we are going to pretend that BLM, Antifa, and other groups aren't driving this, then we aren't having an honest discussion.
And who are they? And what are their goals?
I'm happy to leave, and you will be happy to see me go, but the lack of honest discourse helps nothing.