Welcome home, fellow Gator.

The Gator Nation's oldest and most active insider community
Join today!

Violent thugs and hooligans brutally attack police officers in D.C.

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by orangeblue_coop, Jan 6, 2021.

  1. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

    29,799
    1,846
    1,968
    Apr 19, 2007
    Do you believe that? I can think of plenty of things to riot over that would be extremely righteous, particularly if there were no alternative to set an injustice right. People riot because they want justice, however skewed that notion might be.
     
  2. FutureGatorMom

    FutureGatorMom Premium Member

    10,637
    1,195
    808
    Apr 3, 2007
    Florida
    Black people came to their anger from experience, not by the words of someone else. Notice how they turned on police just because they were doing their job? Sound familiar?
     
    • Winner Winner x 2
  3. Gator715

    Gator715 GC Hall of Fame

    6,889
    839
    2,103
    Dec 6, 2015
    After watching and reading more on the events of yesterday,

    at the end of the day, this is a time where Trump needed to be a leader the most. And in that, he has completely and utterly failed. I completely understand his cabinet members resigning.

    It's a shame to see President Trump going out this way. Despite my disagreeing with the characterizations of many on this board and by the media of this event and of Trump, this is still a complete and utter failure on his part.

    To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.
     
    • Agree Agree x 4
    • Like Like x 1
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Wish I would have said that Wish I would have said that x 1
  4. Gator715

    Gator715 GC Hall of Fame

    6,889
    839
    2,103
    Dec 6, 2015
    Living in a free society like the United States, there is no justification for rioting.

    To say otherwise makes you part of the problem.
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
  5. BigCypressGator1981

    BigCypressGator1981 GC Hall of Fame

    6,707
    1,373
    3,103
    Oct 11, 2011
    Why don’t you explain to me how being more upset by the president directing a seditious mob to interrupt the democratic process than BLM riots is hypocritical? I’ll hang up and listen.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  6. Gator715

    Gator715 GC Hall of Fame

    6,889
    839
    2,103
    Dec 6, 2015
    You don't think the media or Democratic politicians stoked the flames in these people that ultimately resulted in the riots? You don't think they bear any responsibility in raising the temperature?

    I know we disagree on the following, but like this event, I'd say the riots are based on a false premise that America remains systemically racist in 2020 and 2021.

    Stop excusing riots. Stop saying, "I hate riots, but I understand why you're angry."

    If you riot, you should go to jail. Period. No more kiddie gloves. No more bigotry of low expectations. No more hiding behind victimhood. If you riot, you're a criminal who should be put in jail.
     
    • Come On Man Come On Man x 2
  7. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

    8,886
    1,993
    3,013
    Apr 3, 2007
    Bottom of a pint glass
    I saw a pic of a guy flying the Georgia flag. Not the state, which I assume was his goal. The country of Georgia flag....
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  8. BigCypressGator1981

    BigCypressGator1981 GC Hall of Fame

    6,707
    1,373
    3,103
    Oct 11, 2011
    I got about as upset about the BLM riots as I did the riots after the Eagles won the Super Bowl. It’s unfortunate. Needless property destruction and violence should not be tolerated. People should be arrested. But none of those were an attack on American democracy.
     
    • Winner Winner x 3
  9. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

    29,799
    1,846
    1,968
    Apr 19, 2007
    You dodged the question. But tacitly you are saying rioting can be justified if you are in an "unfree" society. So I will take that as a yes, rioting can be righteous to those who feel unfree in their society.
     
  10. g8rjd

    g8rjd GC Hall of Fame

    7,743
    648
    1,193
    Jan 20, 2008
    Tallahassee, FL
    C7182C04-ABAD-4B5B-976D-98072847948F.jpeg
     
  11. BLING

    BLING GC Hall of Fame

    8,678
    844
    2,843
    Apr 16, 2007
    So in addition to being a seditious criminal, the guy is a telemarketer. That’s strike 2 against that poor fellow.
     
    • Funny Funny x 2
  12. Gator715

    Gator715 GC Hall of Fame

    6,889
    839
    2,103
    Dec 6, 2015
    Feelings are not reality. We live in a free society.

    Justifying riots in the United States, especially today, is disgusting. Everyone who does is part of the problem.
     
  13. dangolegators

    dangolegators GC Hall of Fame

    Apr 26, 2007
    But for those who didn't live in a free society, like pre civil rights Blacks, would rioting have been justified in your opinion?
     
    • Winner Winner x 2
  14. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

    35,370
    1,742
    2,258
    Apr 8, 2007
    And, apparently, not very bright. "Uh, I'm going to riot, attack the US Capitol and pause to have my photo taken while doing it. This is sooo cool! What could go wrong?"
     
    • Winner Winner x 1
  15. orangeblue_coop

    orangeblue_coop GC Hall of Fame

    4,246
    703
    2,938
    Nov 19, 2016
    LOL. If Twitter does the same he'll blow a gasket.
     
  16. g8rjd

    g8rjd GC Hall of Fame

    7,743
    648
    1,193
    Jan 20, 2008
    Tallahassee, FL
    I’m proud of you for this post. I know it wasn’t easy for you to write. Bravo.
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
  17. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

    29,799
    1,846
    1,968
    Apr 19, 2007
    Who gets to decide if society is free or unfree? The Chinese don't call themselves unfree, that's why they call themselves a Republic. If the Chinese say their society is free, that would mean the Hong Kong riots weren't justified.
     
  18. orangeblue_coop

    orangeblue_coop GC Hall of Fame

    4,246
    703
    2,938
    Nov 19, 2016
    Riots are bad. Riots that are instigated by a president are even worse.
     
    • Winner Winner x 2
  19. Gator715

    Gator715 GC Hall of Fame

    6,889
    839
    2,103
    Dec 6, 2015
    Certainly a grayer area. Possibly, but I don't think so. Hard to say.

    But if that's where you think we are right now, we should be on the brink of war right now.
     
  20. Gator715

    Gator715 GC Hall of Fame

    6,889
    839
    2,103
    Dec 6, 2015
    Fortunately, not you.