krishna bound

6y

i said this earlier in the thread, and i get not wanting to appear as if you're siding on jobs/businesses over lives, but there's something to be said in the very least about being against black people's businesses being destroyed (essentially their livelihoods). You can be pro-protest (even pro-riot), and still be against the destruction of actual participants in the community's livelihoods, especially when such people are the ones you're trying to protect. f*** autozone, target, whatever else, those are ultimately chains that don't give a s*** about people one way or another, but local immigrant or community-participant owned businesses aren't just "businesses" in the sense of faceless investors trying to make money, they're the direct result (usually) of people's entire livelihoods and attempt of supporting their family.
it's not like people (on this site) are complaining about protestors burning golf courses or country clubs or useless upper class symbols like that, it's stuff like a black women's hair salon being thrashed and a black former-firefighter's sports bar being rampaged. this isn't even largely by black people either, it's by dumbass white people thinking they're helping black people by "revolting" when they're really makes things worse for the actual local community and just want to feel like they're making a difference.

nikedon

6y

I didnt say the protest, I said that niggas are romanticizing the riots nigga as evidenced by a lot of u niggas itt

And these jobs are for who exactly? A lot of black people will suffer and go into more poverty, struggle and crime bc of this

krishna bound

6y

i said this earlier in the thread, and i get not wanting to appear as if you're siding on jobs/businesses over lives, but there's something to be said in the very least about being against black people's businesses being destroyed (essentially their livelihoods). You can be pro-protest (even pro-riot), and still be against the destruction of actual participants in the community's livelihoods, especially when such people are the ones you're trying to protect. f*** autozone, target, whatever else, those are ultimately chains that don't give a s*** about people one way or another, but local immigrant or community-participant owned businesses aren't just "businesses" in the sense of faceless investors trying to make money, they're the direct result (usually) of people's entire livelihoods and attempt of supporting their family.
it's not like people (on this site) are complaining about protestors burning golf courses or country clubs or useless upper class symbols like that, it's stuff like a black women's hair salon being thrashed and a black former-firefighter's sports bar being rampaged. this isn't even largely by black people either, it's by dumbass white people thinking they're helping black people by "revolting" when they're really makes things worse for the actual local community and just want to feel like they're making a difference.

John Madden

6y

The 92 riots was different there were majority korean store owners getting looted mainly because of the tension with situations like Latasha Harlins in 91

nikedon

6y

I didnt say the protest, I said that niggas are romanticizing the riots nigga as evidenced by a lot of u niggas itt

And these jobs are for who exactly? A lot of black people will suffer and go into more poverty, struggle and crime bc of this

krishna bound

6y

i'm just talking about this specific riot in this context, there's different nuances to each one and i'm not trying to make a universal statement

throwawayokay

6y

he’s gonna go to prison a racist and come out a racist

Soo Diff

6y

If he comes out

kd9822

6y

It’s so funny people actually think that was a cop when there is quite literally zero evidence of that.

Him Possible

6y

If they protest outside the Mall of America I might go and livestream it.

Soo Diff

6y

If he comes out

BigFameBigChain

6y

Then what witness protection for the rest of his life?

OUT OF ORDER

6y

Wait he got arrested and facing charges?

nikedon

6y

Im telling u bro niggas fell in love w their romantic idea of these riots and they refuse to think about the damage this s*** will cause

throwawayokay

6y

he’s gonna go to prison a racist and come out a racist