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Liberals right now... (lemmy.world)
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, yes. Violence involves physically harming people (or threatening to), not property. At least by WHO’s definition. So I mean the point being that most of these protests are not violent, just maybe destructive (and even then, most people are not being destructive.) the violence comes from the police, or literally florida saying they WILL kill you.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's what has been infuriating me about any news coverage of any protest anywhere. They treat property with the moral equivalence of newborns. They treat property with more compassion than the common people.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Relevant quote- "If you’re not careful, the media will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - George Carlin

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Good point about how these protests aren't really violent. I think there's a distinction between peaceful and violence. Property destruction is not peaceful behavior but it is not necessarily violent or always morally unjustified in my opinion. Context matters with violence a lot.

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