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In reply to the discussion: Is there a way to get conservatives out of trucking? [View all]Sympthsical
(9,146 posts)The bad parts of the protests we agree with aren't posted multiple times all over the place. So people think, "There were barely any problems!"
And I'll definitely not be doing that here today, because we both know how it'd go.
Suffice to say, it wasn't always smooth sailing or pleasant for the people who lived around various incidents.
Hey, I disagree with these protests. But the double standards are wide and deep, and the authoritarian impulse at the heart of reactions and responses are disturbing. Watching the fine parsing being done is kind of interesting. "Why is this part bad when they do it, but it's ok for us?" "Well, you see, my rationale all started when Phyllis went to the grocery store . . ."
As someone from the outside (a Democrat, but a nonpartisan), I don't think people realize what it looks like.
Ridiculous. It looks ridiculous. And flatly hypocritical.