Ask HN: Protests/Riots Hypocritical?

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Post by Shinobuu » Sat, Jun 06, 2020, 2:09 AM UTC

Corvid Deaths: 111,390 Deaths causing Riot: 1

If they actually valued life, shouldn't they be doing something like distributing masks and sanitizers while holding banners instead of rioting? Or am I missing something?

Thanks for any input, stay safe out there!

Re: Ask HN: Protests/Riots Hypocritical?

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Post by johnhenry » Sat, Jun 06, 2020, 2:20 AM UTC

There is a huge problem here with characterizing the various actors in this situation using the anonymous "they".

Yes, we do see the people on the news who use the mask of chaos to do bad things; but most people are protesting peacefully against mistreatment of people within our fellow citizens. There are even those doing as you described: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/06/03/dc-prote...

Honest question, where are you getting your news?

Re: Ask HN: Protests/Riots Hypocritical?

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Post by dexwiz » Sat, Jun 06, 2020, 2:24 AM UTC

The deaths causing the riots is way more than 1. It’s 1 more to a list that has been growing since before America was founded.

Re: Ask HN: Protests/Riots Hypocritical?

#4

Post by aiscapehumanity » Sat, Jun 06, 2020, 2:24 AM UTC

1,it's covid, not a crow. 2, you obviously didn't think this post through and came with bias.