Originally Posted by sedated:
There is a goal - stopping unnecessary deaths by police - but that goal is 1) relative, and 2) a huge task. Will they boycott after every incident? Will they protest for a decade?
Well that's the thing. It's not going anywhere. Change of this kind takes generations.
The NBA could have a real problem on their hands if the players are sitting out games every time somebody gets shot by a cop on video.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Of course it's a brutal position.
Precisely BECAUSE they don't have a choice here.
And yes, when there are no longer political points to score here - win or lose in November - this stuff will fall into the background because the media will stop fanning the flames.
Yes, this will go away by November.
As long as racist cops are employed...this issue will NOT go away.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Eh - to what purpose?
They see a path to a transformation, 1860 style election and they're pulling out all the stops. They're keeping their thumbs on the nitrous button even though the engine is clearly in the red.
Even the left recognizes that if Trump wins this thing, the engine will blow well before 2024 gets here and they'll dial it back. And it won't be because the rank/file loud idiots will do it on their own. Party leaders through their media apparatus and the social organizers will do it.
And things will calm down organically once the Ds stop introducing the catalysts.
Ok yea you’re probably right then. They’ll probably just go to the “cheating” narrative for a couple months.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
They're angry because their noses have been rubbed in it for a year or so. The wounds are raw and won't scab over because media and local/state leadership is encouraging and allowing continued escalation of tension.
I think this becomes a dull roar after the election season passes, yes.
Imagine if anyone else, in any other profession told their boss "I'm not going to work today because something happened in the world I didn't like and this is how I'm protesting it". Wonder what would happen? But different people different rules. You push the line and do what you are allowed to get away with.
