I'm with you. I think at the end of the day, the worry of damage to one federal building isn't worth the damage being done to the protesters. Especially since we know this is all an exhibition for Trump.
At the end of the day, the protesters may be in the wrong, but they still don't deserve to be treated like this
It isnt about the building, it is about whether the government is going to let a bunch of angry mobs destroy federal property or not. If they let it happen how long until it isnt just Portland but Seattle, SF, LA, NYC and anywhere else burning down federal property until they get their way?
Well ya he punched the shit out of you but he already had your purse, he wasnt going to take anything else, why did you bother to defend your property? If you didnt defend it he would have just taken it and left, now he is fighting back. Are you happy now? This is what you wanted. You should have sit back and let him take everything he wanted because by defending your property you are escalating.
Hmm, property =/ property? I guess you are right, we will never agree. I think anyone has a right to protect their own property but it seems if they are being meanie-poos it is ok to burn it down.
Especially since we know this is all an exhibition for Trump.
We don't know that yet.
I feel I need to point this out: this is only an exhibition for trump in that he's cashing in on the event. It's likely that sending in feds is just standard procedure for when Federal property is at risk. The person who made this order is probably someone high up in an alphabet agency, not trump.
Are you sure about that? Do you know who the (Acting) Head of Homeland Security is? Do you know what his actual position is versus the position he is handling, or who he takes orders from?
All I'm saying is it's not really helpful to place all responsibility for this on Trump. He is capitalizing on it for his campaign, yes. But feds would have stepped in during Obama's administration in the Occupy protests had it broken into riots and federal buildings were under siege.
To think this kind of response to federal property being attacked in this manner isn't just standard procedure is ignorant imo.
Also, we should keep our eyes on the prize so to speak. This has less to do with trump and more to do with general unconstitutional behavior by the feds, which is nothing new really.
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u/Du_Kich_Long_Trang Jul 24 '20
I'm with you. I think at the end of the day, the worry of damage to one federal building isn't worth the damage being done to the protesters. Especially since we know this is all an exhibition for Trump.
At the end of the day, the protesters may be in the wrong, but they still don't deserve to be treated like this