The left loves violence. They LOVE it. And if any of them ever try to tell you any differently, show them this.
Slate, a left-wing outlet probably more useful as hamster cage liner than a source for thought-provoking journalism, now claims that violence is “an important tool for protests.”
Twitter has yet to take down Slate’s tweet or label it as “glorifying violence,” despite doing so to multiple tweets from right-leaning users who’ve advocated for the use of police and military force to quell the violent riots that have shaken dozens of U.S. cities in recent weeks – riots that, according to Slate, are perfectly acceptable.
“Big structural change in America doesn’t happen without violence,” Slate wrote ahead of a podcast detailing violent protests in American history.
“The images are familiar now. The police in their face shields, armed with batons and cans of pepper spray. The protestors, sporting bruises, pouring milk on each others’ faces. What’s happening right now might make you feel uncomfortable and angry. Kellie Carter-Jackson says: that’s the point. Today on the show, why a nice, peaceful protest may not accomplish the structural change America needs,” the article continues.
The nationwide violence Slate apparently thinks is necessary has already left countless people wounded and several dead, including 77-year-old retired police captain David Dorn, a black man who was gunned down while trying to protect his friend’s pawnshop from looters. Four other black Americans have been killed so far in the week-long unrest. Dozens of businesses have been looted, trashed and burned, leaving their owners, many of them minorities, reeling after having already struggled through weeks of COVID shutdowns. Videos of people being violently assaulted in the street during protests have become commonplace.
And we’re supposed to buy that this is an “important tool” to bring about “structural change.”
I’m sure that will make the Dorn family feel much better.