Poll of the Day > Why aren't the people who protested lockdowns protesting the curfews?

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adjl posted...

No, "terrorists" was exclusively used for those that threatened violence, particularly the ones who staged an armed invasion of the state capitol building (and were completely unharmed and not actually charged with anything because apparently an armed terrorist threat is less objectionable than peacefully protesting). The peaceful lockdown protesters were just idiots.

Because they didn't do anything illegal. There's no law in Michigan that prevents open carrying and nothing that prevents them from carrying in the Capitol building. And the capitol building is open to the public. There was functionally nothing different about them 'invading' the capitol building anymore than a public park. Like it or not, that's the law round those parts.

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Monopoman posted...

Oh man you couldn't be more wrong if you tried, 98% of the people protesting aren't rioting at all you act like everyone protesting is out there to either break shit or steal shit.

Read what he said again. Ninja boy up there posted a picture of people rioting and said that those were all the protestors, adjl called him out on that being a minuscule percentage.

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Monopoman posted...

Oh man you couldn't be more wrong if you tried, 98% of the people protesting aren't rioting at all you act like everyone protesting is out there to either break shit or steal shit.

I don't see him saying anything about almost all protesters being rioters or anything...
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ninja_lootz posted...

Yeah, no.

Compelling argument, but I can't say I'm convinced.

Monopoman posted...

Oh man you couldn't be more wrong if you tried, 98% of the people protesting aren't rioting at all you act like everyone protesting is out there to either break shit or steal shit.

That's precisely the opposite of what I said.

WhiskeyDisk posted...

You might want to read up on "Ruby Ridge".

Yes, there is precedent for holding the government accountable for use of unnecessary lethal force, but the scale of this is large enough that I strongly suspect they'd be able to get out of such accountability (or at least think they could and therefore try killing a bunch of people anyway). Regardless of who would end up in which prisons after the dust settled, protesters being armed is just going to end up in a whole lot of people being killed.

Smarkil posted...

Because they didn't do anything illegal. There's no law in Michigan that prevents open carrying and nothing that prevents them from carrying in the Capitol building. And the capitol building is open to the public. There was functionally nothing different about them 'invading' the capitol building anymore than a public park. Like it or not, that's the law round those parts.

And whatever the legal technicalities, there's no case to be made that they weren't threatening violence to effect political change. That was objectively terrorism, legal or otherwise.

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adjl posted...

Compelling argument, but I can't say I'm convinced.

They were called terrorists for spreading Corona. If you're going to blatantly lie then I'm not seriously responding.

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adjl posted...

And whatever the legal technicalities, there's no case to be made that they weren't threatening violence to effect political change. That was objectively terrorism, legal or otherwise.

Evidently not considering they weren't arrested and no one has been charged with anything.

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Big brained adjil calls peaceful protesters terrorists and also claim to be against fascism.

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ninja_lootz posted...

They were called terrorists for spreading Corona.

The ones deliberately spreading it (or threatening to)? Yes. This includes coughing on people, licking elevator buttons, and other such actions that were deliberately meant to cause fear, discomfort, and/or illness among everyone subjected to the behaviour. The terrorism charges laid against such people were pretty legitimate. The people out protesting the lockdowns were idiots, but outside of the ones threatening violence, not terrorists.

Smarkil posted...

Evidently not considering they weren't arrested and no one has been charged with anything.

adjl posted...

That was objectively terrorism, legal or otherwise.

That the law is inadequate to properly prosecute them for it doesn't change the practical reality of what they did.

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adjl posted...

The people out protesting the lockdowns were idiots, but outside of the ones threatening violence, not terrorists.

That's cool and all, but it's not what people were saying during the protests.

People who weren't social distancing were frequently accused of knowingly spreading covid-19.

ALL protesters were called terrorists.

These are facts.

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ninja_lootz posted...

That's cool and all, but it's not what people were saying during the protests.

People who weren't social distancing were frequently accused of knowingly spreading covid-19.

ALL protesters were called terrorists.

These are facts.

Source, please?

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