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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The rioting, looting and statue tearing have become what we are what we are talking about. Not george floyd and police reform. Way to water down an issue and a movement! I cant believe anyone concerned with social justice sees these clowns as allies.[/quote]

"We," who? I'm talking about George Floyd and defunding the police. You can too, if you want to.[/quote]

I do, but these statue topplings are add-on issues from fringe groups that are a huge distraction to any national conversation about police reform. They are totally deflating "the cause". Most people can get behind police reform, most people aren't going to get behind randomly pulling down statues--like the Taliban blowing up the the Buddha wonders of the world that offended them. It's just not happening. If you are truly committed to police reform, I'd advise putting a lot of distance between you and these fringe elements. If you are not, and just want to see stuff burn, have at it. But you're not actually changing the world in a positive way. [/quote]

Because pulling down the Albert Pike statue is just like blowing up the 1,500-year-old Bamiyan Buddhas?

It's not.

Here's how to not get distracted by statues: focus on police reform.[/quote]

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