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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why are people rioting?? America agrees this is terrible

Im a white conservative trump supporter, support cops, etc. Once I watched the video, I would tell anyone it's beyond disgusting

The black community is hurting themselves acting like this and rioting. Giving the media what it wants. Stop it! [/quote]

The "black community" is angry and sad and exhausted. You can only push people for so long before they push back. If you can't understand that, you're not actually trying. [/quote]

I get that. But wouldnt a peaceful march with thousands of people uniting for this cause be better? Wouldnt those images make a better impact for the world?? how is tearing apart a store helping? [/quote]

Please tell me the last time a peaceful march by relatively powerless people accomplished actual systemic change in this country.  Keep in mind, that this is not just about a murder, it's about yet another murder committed by an authority representing the state.  Maybe you can imagine how hard it might be for a black person to pay taxes and see what those tax dollars actually pay for. 
  
Tearing a store apart is not helping -- but it is probably a healthier reaction to many lifetimes of oppression and murder than some of the alternatives.  There is no cohesive "black community", but for the sake of the discussion, if the white community -- you know, the people who have the political and economic clout in this country -- were to march and protest and actively and publicly work for change, maybe positive changes would actually appear possible.  As a "white conservative trump supporter, if people like you could vocally and visibly protest, that would go a long way towards pointing attention to -- and maybe even addressing -- some deeply embedded systemic problems in this country.  [/quote]

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