A tale of two riots reveals double standard

The Washington Times ^ | Thursday, June 4, 2020 | Charles Hurt

[TBP]

Throngs of good people peacefully protesting in the streets over the death of George Floyd have been entirely drowned out by looters and rioters eager to twist any cause into their own private hobby horse for personal gain. But don’t get caught out mentioning the ugly element of it all — no matter how dramatic the endless footage on television might be of police cars burning, cops being murdered and storefronts being smashed open.

The context of history is utterly irrelevant. Except when it isn’t.

For example, the historical context of a great, wise, selfless and courageous general whose people lauded him a century and a half after he was dead is totally irrelevant. His grave should be desecrated and memorials to him should be torn down.

But the historical context of a rioting looter who kills a retired cop over a pile of stolen televisions from a pawn shop should be held and cherished as Truth from God.

Remember Charlottesville?

The protests there began in peace. Good people gathered to protect the historical and cultural monuments that stood to memorialize a very hard and painful time from our past — a past we have all learned from. A past we have all progressed from.

[TBP]

Contrast the way the George Floyd riots are being played against the Charlottesville protests.

[z3n]

What about the Michican anti-lockdown protests?

Those were peaceful, but the governor wanted them all shut down, not just for “public safety” but also because she heard rumors there were flags and symbols... no one really had proof though.

Burning is cool though.

[IrishBrigade]

‘Contrast the way the George Floyd riots are being played against the Charlottesville protests.’

and more recently the lockdown protests; I was roasted on FB for simply mentioning them with out being outraged...

[.44 Special]

So this matches our three-way justice system:
1) Friends of the deep state
2) Enemies of the deep state
3) The rest of us poor, ignorant bastards.

[raisetheroof]

You see, “silence is violence,” they tell us.

Before that, they told us, "speech is violence".