[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

This is a deliberate attempt to cause a significant economic depression just for political gain. The ones leading this from the shadows must be exposed, tried for treason and/or sedition and imprisoned or executed.

[rlmorel]

I agree 100%.

I am all for the right of people to gather and peaceably protest, but this blocking of roads, surrounding of cars, haranguing people, assaulting people, shootings, fire bombings, all of it does not fall under that aegis.

These people, all of them, should be arrested, tried, and jailed for long terms, all the way up to the people financing and organizing it.

It is sedition. And in some cases, I believe, treason.

[Lurkinanloomin]

It’s been great for the gun business.........

[D Rider]

Yet we are too weak as a nation to deal with it. We have sown the wind as a nation. We are now reaping what we have sown. This is a judgement against us.The question is what will we do? How will we respond?

[Williams]

This is a super DUH. We have cities that haven’t recovered from the 1968 riots.

Now add giving the rioters free reign and defunding the police.

The cities will not recover for 50 years. Minimum.

[11th_VA]

I had business on the other side of Baltimore a few weeks ago. I couldn’t bring myself to drive thru the city - took the beltway all the way around.

[The_Media_never_lie]

The democrats are protected by their media. No one will call them out on this, only perhaps Ted Cruz. Are the rest of the republicans holding the democrats accountable? I hear nothing but crickets.

[Pox]

Well, if Americans want the violence and threats to stop, they better just vote for someone who won’t “rock the boat”.

That is directed at many Americans and is one of the reasons I was told by many Clinton voters back in 2016 of why they wouldn’t vote for (now) President Trump.

[Cold Heart]

“Suddenly, all kinds of professionals (doctors,,,,) are losing a large number of appointments ...”

In Portland, there was a group of doctors at the riots, giving support to the rioters.

[rockrr]

Here in Washington state the voters like their oppression straight-up. The total moron of a governor (Jay Dimslee) received just over 50% of the vote. By contrast the nearest pubbie received 8.29%.

Seattle is in a state of open rebellion with zombies ravaging the streets with impunity. Meanwhile the sheeple are going about the business of subservience. If Dimslee ordered people to wear plastic bags over their heads they would do it until they dropped dead from lack of oxygen.

Simply stated - we’re screwed.

[bray]

These are the darlings of the communist media.

[thecodont]

A bank up the street is still boarded up in plywood. Don’t know when it will reopen.

[DoodleBob]

I don't doubt what you say, but the operative word is "downtown." That means, impacted business are likely here..

....which could translate into new business for competitors here...

[blueplum]

Grandma with walker wants rioters to leave her neighborhood in peace. They cover her in paint and taunt her. About 30 ‘press’ surround her, and one female voice screams at her to put on her mask (that was covered in paint) as a POC rioter taunts and humiliates her.

https://twitter.com/SirHelixUnknown/status/1291599071824642054

Another Grandma with walker tries to extinguish the fire the rioters have set and is physically blocked:

https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1291601928363765760

meanwhile, the “Wall of Dads” preen on the street for the cameras, less than 100 feet away

https://twitter.com/PDocumentarians/status/1291594146956754944

[PIF]

This is a deliberate attempt to cause a significant economic depression just for political gain

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So is keeping the schools closed so the parents cannot go back to work

[Travis McGee]

[wintertime]

I have not been on the Interstate since this started. To be trapped in a traffic jam due to rioters would be terrifying.