[throwawayblmde]

If the protests did not result in billions of dollars in damage and the deaths we have discussed in this thread, maybe their admirable intentions would have mattered. But the fact is the riots were absolutely unnecessary and destructive. You can sympathize with the rioters all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that the rhetoric pushed before and during the BLM riots was not one of tolerance and understanding. BLM riots created destructive mobs. If the movement prioritized nonviolent rhetoric this wouldn't have happened.