Help me understand.
When the protests, looting, rioting, throwing of Molotov cocktails/projectiles, etc. started, the claim was that peaceful protests don’t work. You need destruction to make your point when the system continuously fails you. That’s why windows are being broken, cars are being set on fire and Target and shoe stores need to be looted.
Now the claim is that these same people are operating coordinated attacks from out of town, they don’t represent protestors, are right wing operatives, George Soros is paying them, etc.
These are two vastly different claims. Which is it? Personally, I think it’s a mix of both groups. However, the narrative today doesn’t support my opinion. I don’t understand why we can’t question things lest we be called a racist/idiot for not getting on the bandwagon with full support. I do want to be part of the change because there IS a problem. However, I don’t know why cops can’t do crowd control when bottles are Molotov cocktails are being hurled at them. Do they not have a right to protect/defend themselves as humans/citizens? I completely stipulate that non-essential violence and abuse of power should not be tolerated. Shooting rubber bullets into crowds of people is completely unacceptable and this tactic should never have been implemented.