I sat for a while today pondering which issue I would state my unasked for opinion on, and I decided to start out with an easy one:
Violent Riots.
They are, quite simply, uncalled for madness and should be disavowed and criticized by everyone on both sides.
I am fully aware that at a lot of these marches and protests lately, the violence is not necessarily incited and empowered by either side, per say, but by a particular group that thrives on the anarchy and chaos and rely on it to feed some weird desire to watch the establishment fall.
Not only does it detract from whatever message the main body might be trying to convey but it pollutes the view of whatever side might be trying to represent and makes their message void and lost in a cloud of literal smoke, flames, and destruction.
Now there have been some events that have been peaceful, and for that, I applaud. Others? Not so much.
On the other side, if there is violence perpetrated by those who are trying to be heard, they are disgusting. Destroying the property of others is the most ridiculous excuse for trying to make a point I have ever heard. Hurting your common fellow citizens who may work or live there in the name of destruction is gross and they should be ashamed.
Granted, I haven’t done much foot work to bring examples to this rant and the reason is that I am just tired right now. I don’t want to! Since this my blog, it’s perfectly allowed. Ha ha!
Also, I am perfectly aware that the media likes to highlight the worst parts of these things because it brings in those ratings… but honestly, it doesn’t matter. If the majority is peaceful and getting a purposeful message across, then those little squeaky wheels will get drowned out by the roar of silence. I haven’t seen that happen yet. It’s sad really, but maybe people should consider different ways to make a stand instead of setting the table for the looters and idiots.
Anyway, this is short and sweet.