05-03-2022, 10:24 AM
The day we're afraid to protest is the day we can kiss our democracy good bye.
That said, the point is that those who were not nazis, not alt right, not CTer's, not hellbent on destruction & violence, not threatening to hang people, not racist, not abusing schoolkids & others wearing masks should have immediately removed themselves once it became clear that those elements were trying to destroy the protest from within.
Because whether or not that was their intent, that has been the outcome - they are responsible for the disdain & contempt with which those protesters are now viewed; those who made threats, abused people wearing masks & all the other really nasty stuff have ensured that all are seen in that light.
That said, the point is that those who were not nazis, not alt right, not CTer's, not hellbent on destruction & violence, not threatening to hang people, not racist, not abusing schoolkids & others wearing masks should have immediately removed themselves once it became clear that those elements were trying to destroy the protest from within.
Because whether or not that was their intent, that has been the outcome - they are responsible for the disdain & contempt with which those protesters are now viewed; those who made threats, abused people wearing masks & all the other really nasty stuff have ensured that all are seen in that light.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)