The "How DARE they destroy property because they're angry" crowd is awfully quiet about Nashville

[StarfishSaver]

Some black kids break a store window: "Lock 'em UP!!!"

White guy blows up several city blocks with a truck bomb ... crickets.

Wonder why the difference>

But now that I think about it, these people also had nothing to say when the Proud Boys rioted in Washington, DC a few weeks ago.

I think I'm starting to understand the difference.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. If I understand the situation, there's not a whole lot to lock up. NT

[Aristus]

2. But still, the whole "Why can't they just protest PEACEFULLY?" nonsense

applies.

[beachbumbob]

3. u are correct on most of this as the outrage of this act is NOT being echoed across conservative

media from the stand point of this being an act of angry WHITE man not affiliated with BLM, Antifa, etc

[Atticus]

4. Uh. Im sorry---this was done by a white dude. Try to keep up, willya?

( From past experience, I guess I must specify: "sarcasm". )

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Well, you know how it is.

Their culture is just so violent. Violent lyrics in their music, a religion built on violence, broken families, you know. If only their leaders would step up and decry the violence!

[StarfishSaver]

8. Where are the white leaders and why aren't they speaking up?

The white community needs to take responsibility for the actions of their fellow white people.

And what about all that white-on-white-crime?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Exactly. They will never advance until they address their problems.

[StarfishSaver]

12. And how do they expect the rest of us to support their cause if they resort to violence?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

23. What more do they want??

[stillcool]

6. something very odd about it...

any other 'event' like this produced more information in the beginning hours than this has in days. You would think there were no cameras, no internets, no purchase receipts, no neighbors, no friends. But then, nothing is as it was. The quiet leads.

[unblock]

7. it's become pretty obvious that virtually all republican policies are bigoted and/or sexist

subsidies and extra compensation (due to trade wars) for farmers is hardly questioned at all. easy money.

but unemployment extensions, or even "stimulus" checks for everyone, is a massive fight with huge compromises.

farmers are over 95% white, while unemployment hits people of color and women much more heavily.

so, completely coincidentally, republicans love shoveling money to farmers, but the unemployed, forget it.

go figure.


republicans cheer the killing of black people who are in the general vicinity of vandalism because, hey, wildly disproportionate vigilantism just screams "law and order", yet they also cheer the pardoning of white people who betray our nation and blatantly break laws at the highest level.

go figure.

[Ohiogal]

9. I had this same thought StarfishSaver.

[IronLionZion]

11. Because white guys always get the benefit of a doubt

that they might be mentally ill, have no political agenda, economic anxiety, etc. so we must wait for all the facts to come out and can't use the t word.

The black kid breaking an insured business's window because he's frustrated with police brutality won't be understood by people who don't face police brutality.

Denial of white terrorism enables more of it. RWers are posting all sorts of wild conspiracy theories about it online.

[uponit7771]

13. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 Its the subtle shit ... yep

[Iggo]

14. "They" doesn't mean white people.

[PatrickforO]

17. Yeah. Racism.

It is one of the terrible little secrets we white people have had for centuries. Now it is out in the open. Let's hope shining light on it lets us move forward toward a more perfect union, which really does offer liberty and justice for all. Social and economic justice.

Did you see Biden also asked Haaland to be Secretary of Interior? A member of the Laguna Pueblo nation.

I have high hopes for Biden-the-healer.

[LeftInTX]

18. I think what he did freaked out alot of people

He's also kinda dead....so..

ATF and FBI are still taking this very seriously. Now they have to determine how he assembled the bomb. Did he obtain parts legally, illegaly? Can other people do this again? Why was a tip ignored in 2019?

They stopped a truck and arrested a driver who had a loudspeaker, yesterday. (The guy has like a $300,000 bond. Don't know the whole story)

The right wing is blaming Antifa.

What he did was freak'n scary......

ETA: Police brutality is real
Conspiracy theories about 5G - that's white people...maybe they have too much free time or watch too much Ancient Aliens. These CT are a big problem.

[FSogol]

19. They have situational ethics. n/t

[sandensea]

20. And what was lost was beautiful Reconstruction-era Romanesque Revival architecture

As opposed to the garish, movie-set quality garbage they build these days.

[Ferrets are Cool]

21. As clear as black and white, right?

[Roc2020]

22. Scary that no one saw or suspected this dude

of building such a sophisticated bomb. At least he only wanted to off himself. The next bomber may not be so charitable.

[LeftInTX]

25. Agree.

[malaise]

24. This is a great post

Rec

[Cozmo]

26. Spot on