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Ferguson: In Defense of Rioting (Time Magazine Defends Assault, Looting, and Vandalism)
Time ^ | November 25, 2014 | Darlena Cunha

Posted on 11/27/2014 12:00:33 PM PST by Timber Rattler

The violent protests in Ferguson, Mo., are part of the American experience. Peaceful protesting is a luxury only available to those safely in mainstream culture.

When a police officer shoots a young, unarmed black man in the streets, then does not face indictment, anger in the community is inevitable. It’s what we do with that anger that counts. In such a case, is rioting so wrong?

(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: ferguson; gonetosoon; libidiot; missouri; riot; time
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To: Timber Rattler
When a police officer shoots a young, unarmed black man in the streets, then does not face indictment, anger in the community is inevitable.

Why is it inevitable? Do circumstances around the shooting mean nothing? Is this statement actually an indictment of the minority races that they are unable to control their emotions? That blind revenge is their only driving force? That blacks must be coddled and treated as 'special' cases? Had Officer Wilson been killed instead, would that have given caucasians license to riot and burn? Do black lives matter -more- than caucasian lives? How is that 'equality' and not out and out racism?

21 posted on 11/27/2014 12:16:27 PM PST by blueplum
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To: maggief

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/08/this-is-what-happened-when-i-drove-my-mercedes-to-pick-up-food-stamps/

This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps

By Darlena Cunha July 8
Darlena Cunha is a former television producer turned stay-at-home mom to twin girls. She writes for The Washington Post and TIME.


22 posted on 11/27/2014 12:17:07 PM PST by maggief
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To: Timber Rattler
"Peaceful protesting is a luxury only available to those safely in mainstream culture."

Uh...no. Peaceful protesting is "available" to everyone.

And protesting is not a "luxury".

23 posted on 11/27/2014 12:18:34 PM PST by what's up
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To: gaijin

When claiming victimhood, it is important to find an actual victim as your cause.


24 posted on 11/27/2014 12:18:34 PM PST by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: FreeReign

Repeat the lie often enough and it becomes fact.


25 posted on 11/27/2014 12:18:51 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Timber Rattler

You really have to wonder if there isn’t a script for this that has been handed to the MSM with the intention of creating a national race war to justify martial law. It remains to be seen whether they can fan the flames enough to reach the desired objective.


26 posted on 11/27/2014 12:19:32 PM PST by iontheball
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To: Timber Rattler
In such a case, is rioting so wrong?

Maybe not to a liberal journalist living hundreds of miles away.

But let's go to Ferguson and ask those minority business-owners who saw their livelihoods burned to the grounds and their neighbors who now have no place to shop for groceries.

27 posted on 11/27/2014 12:20:39 PM PST by Drew68
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To: joshua c

History is full of made-up victims

Pavlik Morozov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlik_Morozov


28 posted on 11/27/2014 12:20:40 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Steve_Seattle

“Would she say this if conservatives were rioting...?”

Oh no no no, those Conservatives are much much worse because according to Professor Lester Flerntner of Northwestern University whose grundbreaking studies in White Privelege as applied to mesomorphic and igneous socio-geologic formations prove conclusively that they were THINKING about THINKING about rioting and instead decided to pick up the gum wrapper they may have dropped at their ultraviolent rallies on US Government property.


29 posted on 11/27/2014 12:20:46 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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To: gaijin

So Time Magazine supports domestic terrorism as long as its done by black or brown people just not white people. Gotcha.


30 posted on 11/27/2014 12:25:51 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Timber Rattler

When a police officer shoots a young, unarmed black man in the streets, then does not face indictment, anger in the community is inevitable.


The lack of context is stunning. Like a police office just walked up to someone and shot them for no reason.

No doubt this libtard is writing her column from the safety of some gated community in Florida. If she had to deal with what most urban police officers deal with on a daily basis, she would off herself.


31 posted on 11/27/2014 12:31:05 PM PST by rbg81
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To: Timber Rattler

32 posted on 11/27/2014 12:32:19 PM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Timber Rattler
Someone please post nutjob radical commie-lib columnist Ms. Cunha's home address.

Leni

33 posted on 11/27/2014 12:36:52 PM PST by MinuteGal
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To: maggief

That Mercedes was the one reliable, trustworthy thing in our lives.


I own a Mercedes. It drives like a dream, but its far from uber reliable. And when it DOES need repair, its very expensive. Even oil changes are obscenely expensive.

Best, most reliable car I over owned is still my Chrysler Sebring.


34 posted on 11/27/2014 12:39:03 PM PST by rbg81
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To: Brother Cracker

You notice the hand gesture in the photo. That’s not a peace sign, that’s the English version of “the bird”.


35 posted on 11/27/2014 12:54:12 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: Timber Rattler

She’s a white liberal who feels guilty about having made it.

I wonder if she would follow her own advice and let black looters torch her car, ransack her home and rape her to let out all that repressed rage.

After all, she’s part and parcel of the white privileged oppressor class. If she thinks rioting, arson, pillage and mayhem are a form of dialogue, why doesn’t she invite it into neighborhood?

Or are liberals like her just bandying about words?


36 posted on 11/27/2014 12:55:15 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Without consciousness of God, all she can do is hang her head when grace comes her way. There is nobody to repent to.


37 posted on 11/27/2014 12:56:46 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Hey here’s an idea, let’s loot Time Magazine..oh wait, nothing there of actual value except some toilet paper and even that isn’t worth looting


38 posted on 11/27/2014 12:58:50 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: FreeReign

It should have read: When a police officer responding to a radio report is assaulted in his vehicle by the perpetrator with the stolen goods in his hands, threatened with his own weapon, charged at at high speed, even though warned to get down, and continues to shoot him after the first few bullets have no apparent effect in the assailants trajectory towards him...


39 posted on 11/27/2014 1:00:32 PM PST by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: Timber Rattler
When a police officer shoots a young, unarmed black man in the streets, then does not face indictment, anger in the community is inevitable.

I was angry because the police officer didn't get a medal.

White riot!

40 posted on 11/27/2014 1:05:57 PM PST by MUDDOG
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