Another Viral Video

... of righteous white lefties.

I would have given the group the finger, at some risk to life and limb.

David French's take

"... unless confrontation is the only purpose."

Yes indeed. Virtue signaling of this sort justifies all sorts of anti-social behavior.

Why do they keep creating free content for the Trump campaign?

But yeah, I saw this woman. That is exceptional bravery.

What jon said.

It happened just like that on the streets of Williamsburg last month. White BLM protestors aggressively confronting diners on Duke of Gloucester street in the Merchants Square area. Didn't get on video, I suppose, so didn't go viral. Story told to me by a fairly conservative ... black former student of mine who angrily intervened on behalf of the diners.

There's certainly enough idiocy on all sides. How about we agree that it's there. I honestly don't understand the need to post every left-wing display of idiocy, while ignoring the right-wing false flag operations and other bullying.

Seriously, we get it. Do you think these scenes are representative of BLM supporters as a whole, or just the ones that are idiots and bullies? These posts are also creating free content for the Trump campaign.

Wherein WTF becomes too right-wing for Nina.

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Originally posted by Nina:
There's certainly enough idiocy on all sides. How about we agree that it's there. I honestly don't understand the need to post every left-wing display of idiocy, while ignoring the right-wing false flag operations and other bullying.

Seriously, we get it. Do you think these scenes are representative of BLM supporters as a whole, or just the ones that are idiots and bullies? These posts are also creating free content for the Trump campaign.

+1
Thank you, Nina

I think there is enough of it to debunk the notion that they are outliers.

Between this nonsense and Biden wanting to revamp 401K plans you should give some thought to four more years.

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Originally posted by Mikhailoh:
Biden wanting to revamp 401K plans you should give some thought to four more years.

Has anyone really figured out the impact? I've read several pieces and still don't quite understand.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/e...t-mean/#16481a514eb0

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/...ditional-401k-plans/

Did anyone else notice the electrical code violation in the lower right area of the restaurant picture?

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Originally posted by wtg:

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Originally posted by Mikhailoh:
Biden wanting to revamp 401K plans you should give some thought to four more years.

Has anyone really figured out the impact? I've read several pieces and still don't quite understand.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/e...t-mean/#16481a514eb0

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/...ditional-401k-plans/

No one else does either. But all anyone really needs to or will hear is the Forbes headline...

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Joe Biden Promises To End Traditional 401(k)-Style Retirement Savings Tax Benefits.

How many independent voters do you figure have 401K plans? I'd say most of them. How many Democrat voters? Third rail.

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Originally posted by Nina:
There's certainly enough idiocy on all sides. How about we agree that it's there. I honestly don't understand the need to post every left-wing display of idiocy, while ignoring the right-wing false flag operations and other bullying.

Seriously, we get it. Do you think these scenes are representative of BLM supporters as a whole, or just the ones that are idiots and bullies? These posts are also creating free content for the Trump campaign.

Many if not most of our threads point out right wing idiocy, god knows we all could do it full time and only scratch the surface.

Only a small minority of threads here point out idiocy on the left.

Honestly, to me your post sounds a lot like an appeal to stick to the narrative.

quote:

Originally posted by Nina:
There's certainly enough idiocy on all sides. How about we agree that it's there. I honestly don't understand the need to post every left-wing display of idiocy, while ignoring the right-wing false flag operations and other bullying.

Seriously, we get it. Do you think these scenes are representative of BLM supporters as a whole, or just the ones that are idiots and bullies? These posts are also creating free content for the Trump campaign.

Nina, do you think that our posts here somehow have impact on the wider world?

Sorry, if I'm misunderstanding (I read it quite a number of times before asking) but I really wondered if you thought our exchanges here could have that effect.

If you meant something different, please tell me me. I have the impression that you were expressing something worth listening to and I'd like to be sure I'm getting it.

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Originally posted by jon-nyc:

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Originally posted by Nina:
There's certainly enough idiocy on all sides.... \

Seriously, we get it. Do you think these scenes are representative of BLM supporters as a whole, or just the ones that are idiots and bullies? These posts are also creating free content for the Trump campaign.

Many if not most of our threads point out right wing idiocy, god knows we all could do it full time and only scratch the surface.

Only a small minority of threads here point out idiocy on the left.

Honestly, to me your post sounds a lot like an appeal to stick to the narrative.

Once more I've decided to ask a poster for clarification (and entirely because I wanted to benefit from their insights and got lost somewhere.

OK so far, jon, but I don't know what "narrative" you're referring to. The over-riding theme here (WTF's liberal slant) or something else?

After all, the media are full of stories about mixed protestors, Right-ish and Left-ish. (Reminds me of a professor who spoke of the difference in warfare when armies stopped wearing uniforms!)

I may be the thickest person here, but I'm having increasing trouble understanding messages here. I've just decided to "reality check" here and there. I get an embarrassing amount of my opinions from WTF. NOT wholesale! But I value your thoughts want to make I sure I'm grasping your point.

You are notable for actively participating in both fora (much more there than here, if anything)-.
Likewise, for speaking up there (in this instance) overall antiTrump. However, your very presence there suggests (to say the least) your wish to avoid partisanism.

I can understand that. We all want to consider ourselves reasonable people who can't be characterized by a single dismissive label.(One son in particular seems to have staked out a claim to omniscient, clear-seeing Centrism! )

With all the (well-founded) concern expressed eveywhere about "division" and polarization, we want to avoid being part of it. (I AM concerned about falling prey to dreaded "echo chamber" effect.)

So when comments are raised which seem to want to help us avoid extremes, I especially want to benefit. (And then - hopefully - form my own opinion.)