peakmb said:
Recent events in the US, and in particular the response of Trump and the authorities have brought into sharp focus the issue of embedded racism in our culture. While this may seem a long way from what we fantasise about here, the fact is that I am also guilty of using stereotyping to create a shortcut narrative for cuckold captions. At first sight to some in the UK that may seem relatively harmless, in reality I know it isn’t really. In the US, even my introducing the issue on this site may quite possibly polarise opinion in an unhealthy way. It is for this reason though, that I am stopping posting captions for a while. I’m not sure yet whether to take down my thread, edit it or just leave for a while and then come back when hopefully a better normal is in place. I would be interested to hear your opinions, the readers on this site, whether for or against, here in public on the thread, or via private messages. At the very least I hope you think it is time to reflect.
Peak
Peak,
From our prior exchange, you know I do not hold back when invited to share a point of view.
This is not the first time that our country has experienced civil unrest nor is it the first time that the National Guard or the Military has been engaged to put a stop to issues that the local governments were not able to put a stop to.
In the Untied States of America (USA) the right to protest is supported within our culture. With that said, what is NOT widely accepted or supported within our society is when some segments of the population piggy-back their respective primal urges, desires to be destructive and put their on self interest above the law. So while we support protesting as Constitutionally protected, the RIOTING is NOT protected under our legal system and when it expends out beyond a few days, it can become an issue that is handled as a higher level.
Some people try to excuse the riots because of the issues that was present that started the protest although once they riots began, the initial protest tends to loose meaning and is pushed aside. The RIOTING that has been taking place is simply that, destruction and theft of property that is being done by multiple races NOT simply the black segment within society. Some notable RIOTS following the death of a Black Person that was associated with a Police Officer that you should look at are as follows as you may find the reference interesting and see how it relates to the issue at hand.
- 1992 (April to May) – Rodney King Riots (Stated in Los Angeles, California and spread)
- 2014 (November to December) - Oakland Riots (Oakland, California)
- 2015 (August) - St. Louis, Missouri
- 2017 (September) - St. Louis, Missouri
- 2020 (May to June) - (Started in Minneapolis, Minnesota and spread)
With that said, while civil protesting was never an issues, each above the above incidents transitioned from protesting to RIOTING; in each of the above mentioned cases, the protesting transitioned to rioting that included assaulting others (non police), extended violence, vandalism and theft of property. These crimes simply shows the nation and the world how stupid some people really are. This also shows why PURE democracies never work, a pure democracy is just that mob rule and we are a nation of laws, a republic with a judicial system and these people are not allowing the system to work. Just with other aspects of society, we find bad apples in the basket.
When the rioting starts, it over shadows the legitimate protestors, and goes from a civil issue to one that requires National Guard intervention and what could soon become Federal Military intervention.
Will be interesting to see what comes next. The rioting needs to stop so that the protesting can have meaning.