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Originally Posted by Tethler (Post 3160780)

I'm not sure why the courthouse was chosen. My brother hasn't been participating in the protests, he's just been in the vicinity due to work, so he doesn't have a lot of inside info.

I did live in Portland for 34 years before moving abroad a few years ago for work, so probably 80% of my facebook feed is people who are from Portland or who live in Portland. A huge portion of my feed for the last month has been constant protest updates, photos, people livestreaming the protests, and information about medic stations and meeting points. My impression from what I'm seeing from people who are actually participating is that it is mostly unplanned and a lot of decisions are collectively decided as events are unfolding. So, as for "choosing targets", I haven't seen/heard of anything like that. My guess is that it's just a symbol of the justice system. /shrug

Obviously, I'm not personally present, so this is all second hand knowledge, but the sheer volume of what I see/read on a daily basis makes me fairly confident that I at least have a better grasp of what's going on than what's in a lot of the media stories circulating.

Courthouse was chosen because its a government building and they can legally protest there

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Originally Posted by Domo (Post 3162280)

Fox News on Deploying Federal Agents 2020 vs. 2014

Bundy had beef with the idea of federal land existing and the federal government collecting fees for it's use. Notably refusing to pay grazing fees for his cattle. It's alot different than burning down city hall.

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literally everyone who drives a jeep is 100% gay

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Originally Posted by hobart (Post 3162265)

You guys seem to have a hard time separating property damage from loss of life.

Protests are, by nature, unlawful. Protestors are always technically loitering, disturbing the peace, disrupting traffic, etc. From the Boston Tea Party to BLM 2020, it's true.

Murder is murder. Rather it's a cop kneeling on George Floyd's neck, Foster in Austin, or the retired cop in St Louis. Those are acts committed by individuals against individuals. The protest is just the background. You don't blame the NFL and the teams that play in the Superbowl for the riot afterward. Well, you do if it offends you political sensibilities and you're looking for an excuse...

Freedom isn't free. Sometimes you have to feel uncomfortable, snowflakes.

the problem is your freedom ends where mine begins.

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Originally Posted by Bigsham (Post 3162297)

lol bellamy tell us more about hot loads in your gay jeep

literally everyone who drives a jeep is 100% gay

Well it's big and black. I have a massive thick custom bumper out front which sticks way out like a giant cock. When I drive I like to think I'm fucking the whole world in the ass with that bumper and I follow truckers with it superimposing it on their shiny liquid tankers while modulating my throttle so it looks like I'm giving them the business.

You can't gay-rile me. I watch gay porn every day for hours to make sure I'm not aroused.

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Originally Posted by Arteker (Post 3162319)

the problem is your freedom ends where mine begins.

Some freedoms are more free than other freedoms. Hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by hobart (Post 3162265)

What is your point exactly? Literally nobody is saying that property damage is just as bad as murder or something. Also nobody is saying people aren't constitutionally allowed to *peacefully* protest. The "peacefully" part is kind of important, that's literally what the first amendment says, "peaceably assemble". It does not say "smash up some small black-owned businesses in a poor neighborhood and light shit on fire seemingly at random".

You seem to have an extremely hard time just unequivocally condemning the rioting. I support the people protesting peacefully (even though I think they're highly misguided, they every right to do it), I don't support the rioters. They are making every single problem they claim to be fighting against *worse*.