re: #97 Killgore Trout

I’ve thought about trying to have a constructive conversation about this but it seems pretty pointless. Some people just seem to think the protesters are immune from laws and normal human conduct by virtue of their righteous cause.
It still makes my blood boil to see these crowds attack police and them chant “shame shame” when the police respond. I just can’t wrap my head around it.

Here is how I see it. Sounds trite but I learned a few things at a wonderful Buddhist Temple where I went to classes for over a decade. We have to understand that neither side is looking for a fight. The protesters have to push to be heard. The cops have a job to do.

It’s brinkmanship, and that always have violent potential. Protesters will screw up, lose a temper and get violent. A cop can do the same. At the end of the day we all know we need some important changes. The real hard part is giving the other side some understanding. Here too. IMO, that’s what has soured some threads. A lack of patience for the other side.

Again just IMO, I’m a guy that has only been here about 3 years. This is a big tent blog. CJ lets us have at it but only up to a point. Angry F bombs aimed at each other are just going to spoil the place.