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Stop telling Americans to riot.

I’ve seen an increasing amount of posts from people outside the US saying “man, if I were you guys I’d be rioting” Would you? Let’s rewind a year and a half to the George Floyd protests. The vast majority of which were peaceful. The US government literally sent their military after us. The people that paid for that military. And the cities that didn’t have military sent in? Didn’t matter because the cops were outfitted like the military. I get the sentiment, but asking/telling people to riot is simply not an option. The ultra wealthy have the government in their pocket and the government controls the military. This isn’t an easy problem to solve, hence people living in the US being so damn miserable and tired. We want change, but change is hard to do the right way. Especially when your tax dollars are used against you in the form…


I’ve seen an increasing amount of posts from people outside the US saying “man, if I were you guys I’d be rioting”

Would you? Let’s rewind a year and a half to the George Floyd protests. The vast majority of which were peaceful. The US government literally sent their military after us. The people that paid for that military. And the cities that didn’t have military sent in? Didn’t matter because the cops were outfitted like the military.

I get the sentiment, but asking/telling people to riot is simply not an option. The ultra wealthy have the government in their pocket and the government controls the military. This isn’t an easy problem to solve, hence people living in the US being so damn miserable and tired. We want change, but change is hard to do the right way. Especially when your tax dollars are used against you in the form of armored vehicles and deadly weapons.

/end rant

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