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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
The laughable suggestion from many news sources that the Floyd protests and riots were: (1) excusable; and, (2) not Covid super-spreading events, while outdoor dining in TX and Trump rallies were super-spreader events was a new low in terms of the media putting its thumb on the scale and assuming it could flagrantly bullshit its audiences.
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Sebby you ignorant slut.
What media are you talking about?
I saw no shortage of criticism of property damage during the BLM protests. I think you may want to identify the "many sources" you are talking about. I mean, I know "some people say" means "Trump tweeted", but does "many sources said" translate to "Fox said someone said"? Even on the left of the Democratic party, do you think AOC or Bernie condoned violence at some point (neither did - each said protestors needed to be listened to, that criticism of them was overblown, and called for right wingers who did things like shot people at them to be prosecuted, but each explicitly disavowed violence and property destruction)? I assume all this didn't come from what people actual said, but instead from what some of your favorite Fox bros and blondes said they said. If you're looking for people condoning violence, think about the Republicans who glorified and raised money to support a person who murdered someone at a protest.
As to outdoor protests versus indoor stadium events, yeah, the indoor events proved much worse. Much, much worse. There was no comparison. You know all those folks complaining that limiting people on beaches was over cautious (there is a good case it was - the beaches didn't turn out to be the same kind of super spreader events as, say, indoor events at the White House)? Do they have a different view on an outdoor protest? Ask yourself why?
I know, it's popular in your set to bitch and moan about media. What a bore.
