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by brodie 2207 days ago
The people demonstrating aren’t the same as the people looting. Do you truly believe they are?
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I don't even believe the 'people looting' are one mass. And I doubt the protestors are working off a single hive mind.

But in particular I don't believe that the protestors are worried about police vs forestry fatality statistics.

I don’t understand what statistics have to do with this.

It might be possible that the quarantine and economic hardships are a factor at play, but the ultimate causative factor is that non-white Americans are tired of both the veiled and bald faced racism and mistreatment that is a daily issue.

The protests aren’t just about cops killing black men; they’re about every single aspect of daily life being made more difficult because of constant racism and abuse.