I absolutely deplore ANY violence, including property damage, for a couple reasons.
Property damage, particularly with fire, can easily lead to injury of persons.
Next, it’s a propaganda gift to the regime, even if it’s 1% of the people involved. Labeling such acts as “understandable” feeds two awful narratives: that the acts ARE being committed by angry protesters (rather than extremists or opportunistic criminals, which is likely) and that it can be condoned.
Similarly, appealing to “proportionality” sounds like justification, which is a delight to the regime, who want to convince the general public that they need to fear the “far left lunatics” more than anything.
Finally, what does it achieve? Nothing. Burning cars in LA does not do one iota of damage to Trump’s power.
Your remarks about protestor "violence" reminds me of West Bank Palestinian youth throwing rocks at armed IDF personnel and/or far-right settlers, and then receiving a lethal hail of bullets in response. There's your "proportionality" in action.
“Violence” in the form of property damage is inevitable. Some is caused by justifiably angry people who lack the sense to restrain themselves, or misguided anarchists/nihilists. Some is the result of deliberate provocation by agents of the state looking to furnish lurid visuals for the press to devour, and a justification for state repression.
I absolutely deplore ANY violence, including property damage, for a couple reasons.
Property damage, particularly with fire, can easily lead to injury of persons.
Next, it’s a propaganda gift to the regime, even if it’s 1% of the people involved. Labeling such acts as “understandable” feeds two awful narratives: that the acts ARE being committed by angry protesters (rather than extremists or opportunistic criminals, which is likely) and that it can be condoned.
Similarly, appealing to “proportionality” sounds like justification, which is a delight to the regime, who want to convince the general public that they need to fear the “far left lunatics” more than anything.
Finally, what does it achieve? Nothing. Burning cars in LA does not do one iota of damage to Trump’s power.
NO VIOLENCE!
Your remarks about protestor "violence" reminds me of West Bank Palestinian youth throwing rocks at armed IDF personnel and/or far-right settlers, and then receiving a lethal hail of bullets in response. There's your "proportionality" in action.
“Violence” in the form of property damage is inevitable. Some is caused by justifiably angry people who lack the sense to restrain themselves, or misguided anarchists/nihilists. Some is the result of deliberate provocation by agents of the state looking to furnish lurid visuals for the press to devour, and a justification for state repression.