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[lightfoot]

No no no, those are cops. It even says "POLICE" across their jackets. I don't know who owns the armored vehicle tho -- that looks like National Guard to me. It was in Minneapolis, so could have been.

I had a friend who was an MP. We talked about cops in the military and he said they were less than useless. Reason being:

If you see a guy running with a TV set and you tell a cop "stop that man" the cop will run out, tackle the person, and stop them.
If you see a guy running with a TV set and you tell a soldier "stop that man" the soldier will lift his rifle, aim, and fire.

It's training. This is what you do. Thus a cop is useless in a battle because their training is to subdue and not kill. And a MP is not what you want to police civilians because their training is shoot to kill, end of story.

Something tells me that things have changed a bit in the last 20 years.

[lightfoot]

No white people in America usually only riot for good reasons. Like their football team losing.

Europeans riot over football matches.
There are essentially no riots in America over athletic competitions.  Perhaps you can find a single obscure example of such a riot somewhere, but I'll say it again:  we don't riot over football matches.
This is one respect in which people in the U.S. have their heads screwed on straighter than people elsewhere do.
Rioting over race killings is another matter.

You never lived in Detroit, did you?

[lightfoot]

Like I said, when the people choose senseless looting and rioting over meaningful peaceful protest, this is what happens.

Blacks did meaningful, peaceful protests. Sports people would kneel during a crappy song and white people went berserk. That's about the least violent, least noisy, least impactful thing you could do and it got rebukes from the President on down.

The truth is they don't want black people to protest at all, just shut the fuck up, take it, and do their jobs.

That's reality. This is where it leads.

[JimboToronto]

Something tells me that things have changed a bit in the last 20 years.

No freaking kidding.

[JayJuanGee]

no police law enforcement cars to set on fire there. be pretty boring.

Get your terminology straight!

Tanks do not burn as easily, but I am sure some rioters would love the challenge of destroying a tank, and sure whether matters are going to escalate or if the police are going to be able to get some of this under control is still to be seen.

Some of the powers that be likely love the chaos and the potential to possibly impose martial law..

Surely a balancing between sides, and surely the rioters are a combination of regular people and more adventurous pissed off people, and police have already seen if they are not able to keep some of the protests and property destruction matters under control it can devolve into more and more violence, property damage and of course, looting will follow when matters devolve into extremes, including when police forces are nowhere to be seen... and surely some of the more elderly folks and property owners might not really feel so comfortable going out onto the streets or might stay in the burbs to the extent that matters might be contained in certain neighborhoods, other than their own.

[Torque]

Like I said, when the people choose senseless looting and rioting over meaningful peaceful protest, this is what happens.

Blacks did meaningful, peaceful protests. Sports people would kneel during a crappy song and white people went berserk. That's about the least violent, least noisy, least impactful thing you could do and it got rebukes from the President on down.

The truth is they don't want black people to protest at all, just shut the fuck up, take it, and do their jobs.

That's reality. This is where it leads.

https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1266924387795709954

Well, on one side of this line are hero protesters doing it right. I support these people 1000%.

And on the other side, are people who have lost their fucking minds, and clearly could give a fk all about the death of George Floyd.

Are we really going to sit here and justify the actions of the looters? Who do they think will pay for all of that destruction? The wealthy elites, or the poor tax payers?

[JimboToronto]

this can go a different way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cidRZexXc4I

Thanks for posting that Jojo.

It goes to show that there's always the one good apple in the barrel of rotten ones, the exception to the rule.

More dialogue and less violent confrontation please.

It's time for everyone to start talking about how to clean up and control law enforcement agencies.

[Last of the V8s]

Since the grown ups are taking a break, please help me decide if this is a mouse or what. debris?

https://twitter.com/BeachMilk/status/1267018581633495040?s=20

[lightfoot]

Are we really going to sit here and justify the actions of the looters? Who do they think will pay for all of that destruction? The wealthy elites, or the poor tax payers?

Given this country is giving away trillions to companies with no oversight, I don't think the "pay for all the destruction" thing really rings valid anymore.

[jojo69]

I, for one, welcome our fireproof space rat overlords.

[lightfoot]

Side thought: I figured it was a good time to look at status based on my various survival scenarios. I expected one or two of them, but to be honest I wasn't expecting an economic collapse during a pandemic with riots, oppressive government, and a race war along with an impeached president and of course murder hornets.

This is really stretching my normal planning to the limits. Do you deploy a shotgun for the looting intruder, flamethrower for the rat pack rioters, or the 1919 machine gun for the murder hornets. Is there a practical difference at this point?

So what else do we have here in the list:

• Nuclear winter
• Earthquakes, Storms and blizzards
• Avalanches
• Volcanoes
• Religious war
• Food wars
• Insurrection and nation break-up
• Coup d’Etat
• Alien invasion

I'm not even thinking about ecological disaster or weather wars at this point. But we still have 6 months left in the year to go. Wonder which one will be next...

Then again it is a nice day outside. Fuck it, will party instead.

[windjc]

Since the grown ups are taking a break, please help me decide if this is a mouse or what. debris?

https://twitter.com/BeachMilk/status/1267018581633495040?s=20

Its obviously not a mouse.

[JayJuanGee]

Are we really going to sit here and justify the actions of the looters? Who do they think will pay for all of that destruction? The wealthy elites, or the poor tax payers?

Given this country is giving away trillions to companies with no oversight, I don't think the "pay for all the destruction" thing really rings valid anymore.

Rebuilding might generate some jobs, but instead, probably there will be a preference to teach the people a lesson, and not rebuild... more drama that way....   

Seems like the american way...... maybe privatize the rebuilding and contract it out..  .. or use the location as a place to carry out military urban drills

[Last of the V8s]

Side thought: I figured it was a good time to look at status based on my various survival scenarios. I expected one or two of them, but to be honest I wasn't expecting an economic collapse during a pandemic with riots, oppressive government, and a race war along with an impeached president and of course murder hornets.

This is really stretching my normal planning to the limits. Do you deploy a shotgun for the looting intruder, flamethrower for the rat pack rioters, or the 1919 machine gun for the murder hornets. Is there a practical difference at this point?

So what else do we have here in the list:

• Nuclear winter
• Earthquakes, Storms and blizzards
• Avalanches
• Volcanoes
• Religious war
• Food wars
• Insurrection and nation break-up
• Coup d’Etat
• Alien invasion

I'm not even thinking about ecological disaster or weather wars at this point. But we still have 6 months left in the year to go. Wonder which one will be next...

Then again it is a nice day outside. Fuck it, will party instead.

Cyberwar

[Toxic2040]

Since the grown ups are taking a break, please help me decide if this is a mouse or what. debris?

so you think you can lure me out with rockets AND mice?  clever and diabolical genius  ...must resist

[Globb0]

We may not be the only ones desperate to get off this rock

[Last of the V8s]

A hundred million Chinese persons screaming out in fear 'Don't overcook it'

[VB1001]

Side thought: I figured it was a good time to look at status based on my various survival scenarios. I expected one or two of them, but to be honest I wasn't expecting an economic collapse during a pandemic with riots, oppressive government, and a race war along with an impeached president and of course murder hornets.

This is really stretching my normal planning to the limits. Do you deploy a shotgun for the looting intruder, flamethrower for the rat pack rioters, or the 1919 machine gun for the murder hornets. Is there a practical difference at this point?

So what else do we have here in the list:

• Nuclear winter
• Earthquakes, Storms and blizzards
• Avalanches
• Volcanoes
• Religious war
• Food wars
• Insurrection and nation break-up
• Coup d’Etat
• Alien invasion

I'm not even thinking about ecological disaster or weather wars at this point. But we still have 6 months left in the year to go. Wonder which one will be next...

Then again it is a nice day outside. Fuck it, will party instead.

Do not worry, it only remains to announce that an asteroid will come to destroy us, then they will lock us up again.

[Torque]

I'm not even thinking about ecological disaster or weather wars at this point. But we still have 6 months left in the year to go. Wonder which one will be next...

Well, lots of months left to go until the U.S. presidential election.

My bets are on at least one or more of the following happening:

1) Jewish person(s) targeted again, because hate crime.

2) Another school shooting.

3) The yearly hurricane destruction of the southeastern U.S.

4) Worldwide coordinated cyber attack.

5) Major oil tanker spill off the coast of a major coastal city and/or ecological wildlife preserve, many billions of $$$ damage. Possibly because of a hurricane. Cue Greta Thunberg again.

6) Dogs and Cats living together. Mass hysteria.

[JimboToronto]

I'm not even thinking about ecological disaster or weather wars at this point. But we still have 6 months left in the year to go. Wonder which one will be next...

Well, lots of months left to go until the U.S. presidential election.

My bets are on at least one or more of the following happening:

1) Jewish person(s) targeted again, because hate crime.

2) Another school shooting.

3) The yearly hurricane destruction of the southeastern U.S.

4) Worldwide coordinated cyber attack.

5) Major oil tanker spill off the coast of a major coastal city and/or ecological wildlife preserve, many billions of $$$ damage. Possibly because of a hurricane.

All engineered by Soros and the Globalists, of course.