tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post4843410140954058333..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: PEACEFUL PROTESTS HIJACKEDJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-59556730531827654872020-06-29T08:25:05.369-07:002020-06-29T08:25:05.369-07:00This blog policy does not publish comments from un...This blog policy does not publish comments from unknowns with no relevance to the topic here. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-11025397238614659972020-06-06T23:18:44.985-07:002020-06-06T23:18:44.985-07:00I am worried about COVID-19 spreading because of t...I am worried about COVID-19 spreading because of the protest with people so close together. Even in Hawaii, our infection rate jumped just because of Memorial Day partying. I’m hoping the protests will bring about change. We’ve had protests against gun violence, racial discrimination before and I haven’t seen lasting change. I just HOPE this will be big enough to make a difference.<br /><br />AndKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-55862281103506420532020-06-05T12:52:36.041-07:002020-06-05T12:52:36.041-07:00So true! Important that law enforcement and all ...So true! Important that law enforcement and all of us differentiate between non-violent peaceful protestors and other individuals or groups dedicated to creating violence for their own purposes. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-74513340768172648092020-06-05T05:31:23.682-07:002020-06-05T05:31:23.682-07:00I am horrified by the violence against protesters....I am horrified by the violence against protesters. It is the right to protest. If there is no protest against wrong things and injustice the government will rot in their own reflection.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445927851498985260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1812400896139337312020-06-01T11:38:56.100-07:002020-06-01T11:38:56.100-07:00Yes, I’ve read of India’s social and political iss...Yes, I’ve read of India’s social and political issues so guess citizens in all nations are challenged to rectify existing discriminatory attitudes where they live. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-9660868506372915602020-06-01T11:34:01.223-07:002020-06-01T11:34:01.223-07:00I agree that more people’s attitudes must be chan...I agree that more people’s attitudes must be changed to reject racism and discrimination in how we live our daily lives, interact with one another. I’ve had experiences to overtly combat discrimination and have done so in both social activities and language all my life and notably beginning as a young adult in the 1950s. I know friends who grew up in areas of our country where racism was Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-64208749379258941962020-06-01T06:00:30.956-07:002020-06-01T06:00:30.956-07:00Since I am not a citizen of your country, I refrai...Since I am not a citizen of your country, I refrain from commenting. Just before the outbreak of Covid, we too had our share of rioting and deaths and I therefore can relate to your angst.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-32627524119802671372020-06-01T03:56:56.885-07:002020-06-01T03:56:56.885-07:00Even over here the riots and disturbances in the U...Even over here the riots and disturbances in the US are fairly near the top of the daily news. Ditto in other European countries. For as long as racism is part of the national characteristic and incitement to racism is accepted by the highest echelons, there will be no solution. People like you - and I know you are the majority - need to do their utmost to eradicate bigotry, hatred of 'the Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-63558158715609207742020-05-31T09:37:53.600-07:002020-05-31T09:37:53.600-07:00I couldn’t agree more that radicals or extremists ...I couldn’t agree more that radicals or extremists of all kinds and flavors on the spectrum likely cause and/or prompt the violence occurring in these intended peaceful marches. Generally speaking I find it unhelpful to addressing the issues when some try to attribute the violence to only one side though there can be exceptions.. Perhaps some view such televised news events to which you object Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-52208175975490258402020-05-31T09:08:49.780-07:002020-05-31T09:08:49.780-07:00Being informed of white supremacists tactics in my...Being informed of white supremacists tactics in my town years ago, recalling their more recent activities In Charlottesville, VA, we know what they’re capable of doing including causing others death. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-9452852085962645972020-05-31T08:42:27.999-07:002020-05-31T08:42:27.999-07:00Typically outside instigators, such as anarchists,...Typically outside instigators, such as anarchists, whether residents of an area or imported from elsewhere, are only a very small percentage infiltrated into a group of marches. Only a few such individuals are needed and are adept at avoiding their own arrests. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-19411161748939607972020-05-31T08:33:41.773-07:002020-05-31T08:33:41.773-07:00Peaceful demonstrations in and of themselves will ...Peaceful demonstrations in and of themselves will not solve the problem. I think Martin Luther King’s non-violent marches with other efforts did facilitate some gains on U.S. racial issues They can highlight the grievance so further peaceful actions to resolve the problems can be undertaken. All too often the resolution area falls short or is even tragically neglected.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-13039518903467308282020-05-31T08:22:47.069-07:002020-05-31T08:22:47.069-07:00One of the persons, a talented writer btw, posted ...One of the persons, a talented writer btw, posted yesterday that the problem is all of humanity. Get rid of humans justifies doing anything to anyone-- ans he's a far leftie. I snoozed him with unfollow maybe if the hate continues. Extremes on both sides are the problem. The news media feeds it. Last night i turned it off when all they wanted to carry was rioters. What about the launch of Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-36293124692761063472020-05-31T08:17:52.571-07:002020-05-31T08:17:52.571-07:00Extremists across the whole political spectrum may...Extremists across the whole political spectrum may well be the instigators of the violence capitalizing on protestors anger. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-91217183808303573042020-05-31T08:12:15.872-07:002020-05-31T08:12:15.872-07:00I totally admire those who want to protest such a ...I totally admire those who want to protest such a terrible thing that happened to Mr. Floyd. Enough is enough. We should get the skin heads out of uniform. I feel that the violence and looting is coming from outsiders. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some white supremacists aren't in there trying to deflect from the real issue here by the bad behavior. In the looting shots I did see someArkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-82227137495000831992020-05-31T08:07:26.538-07:002020-05-31T08:07:26.538-07:00Yes, that’s what it’s all been about and continues...Yes, that’s what it’s all been about and continues to be with the promised change to our democracy.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-19761024088970888512020-05-31T07:07:10.357-07:002020-05-31T07:07:10.357-07:00Over 80% of those arrested in MN were locals, resi...Over 80% of those arrested in MN were locals, resident Minnesotans. Of course there are people who are arriving at protests armed not with signs, but with bats or other means of destruction. And I'm sure that a great deal of organizing was done on social media.<br /><br />It's all simply tragic. All of it. This country continues to move backward at an alarming pace, and in every way.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-45297906502195569322020-05-31T06:05:31.195-07:002020-05-31T06:05:31.195-07:00It's a horrific situation but brings to my min...It's a horrific situation but brings to my mind when did peaceful demonstrations change anything? I could be wrong. I am reminded of the Irish revolution (the country of my birth), marching peacefully never brought freedom from oppression and there are many other examples. <br /><br />Not that I think setting fires and rampaging is the answer. So it begs the question, how is racism eliminatedWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-12241588430881129122020-05-31T05:37:13.671-07:002020-05-31T05:37:13.671-07:00Like you and many others, I think the lockdowns in...Like you and many others, I think the lockdowns in the UK and USA are being relaxed far too quickly, when there are still thousands of new cases daily and the track and trace system in the UK is still a long way from being fully functional. I think a second wave is very likely.<br /><br />George Floyd's death tells us once again that the police get away with mistreatment of black people time nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-3895413463908744312020-05-31T04:59:46.895-07:002020-05-31T04:59:46.895-07:00The Bannon group has always said that anarchy and ...The Bannon group has always said that anarchy and burning the establishment is the way to get rid of the government they hate and to rule with the no-rules they love. I am just so surprised that so few can do so much.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com