Minneapolis Rioters Burned One Of America’s Most Beloved Independent Bookstores To The Ground

The Federalist ^ | June 1, 2020 | Tony Daniel

[mdmathis6]

Tort culture and unwillingness by authorities to shed the blood of thugs and hoodlums.

[Fiji Hill]

They’ve already spray painted the Lincoln Memorial this riot.

Built in the 1920s, it wasn’t until the reign of Obama that it was vandalized and now it has been marred something like 4 or 5 times.

What changed? There has been civil unrest before. There have been militant Communists before.

From his seat in his memorial, Lincoln has gazed down upon the Bonus Army, the March on Washington, Resurrection City, the May Day Tribe, and dozens of demonstrations by partisans of one cause or another. None of them vandalized his memorial until the Obama era.

[LostInBayport]

officers directly told downtown business owners they were not obligated to defend property and then let the mob loot millions in inventory

Not only will insurers hike their rates out of affordability, why would any business owner rebuild knowing the police will do nothing the next time? The amount of capital, sweat, love and hope that goes into building a small business is not an endless well. You don't do all of that without an implied contract of law and order.

This story gets to me, because I love mystery books. I have a paltry collection compared to others, but I see them as small treasures and love getting immersed in a story. I am so sad for the Uncles and their customers.

[ConservativeInPA]

It makes the mafia protection racket look like a much better business proposition.

[gathersnomoss]

Hmmmmm
Burning books.
How novel.
HEY, PROGRESSIVES....
Look up Hitler.
Antifa is not your friend.
WAKE UP!

[nonliberal]

And the cowardly police just stood by and let them. Does anyone still think the police are on “our” side?

[Guenevere]

WHY WASN’T THIS MAN THERE DEFENDING HIS STORE???????

I saw a video today of two owners .....defending their cigar store......THEIR CIGAR STORE....from looters..
...the owners had GUNS was shooing them out of the store and the thugs were leaving,

And I bet if the thugs return tonight, those owners will be waiting for them!

Instead of this man crying over his bookstore....
why didn’t he MAN UP and defend it!!!!!

[Guenevere]

SPOT ON!!!!

[GailA]

As the mother of a Murdered child I find all this violence triggering the PSTD. My gun is now by the bedside at night and on hip when I go out. Shot gun is loaded too.

[nonliberal]

Police are now agents of a fascist superstate and serve their paymasters instead of the people. That’s what has changed

[hal ogen]

Books??? We don’t need no steenkin’ books!!!

[marktwain]

anyone know what the DC blackout is about last night. Seeing a lot of people claiming that twitter was censoring the hashtag.

they tried to burn down the historic St Johns church

i despise these looters who think stealing from innocent people is acceptable

It is right out of 1984. They need to destroy history in order to control us.

[Fightin Whitey]

I’m pretty sure the insurance policy excludes damage from a civil insurrection, so I suspect I won’t get a cent for either the building or the contents.

I'm pretty sure the owner is the kind of long-term parlor Red who has voted for, year after year, and has supported and empathized with, year after year, just the kind of CP scum that has further despoiled Minnesota, decade after decade.

I'd be just about as sure that the owner would have been perfectly content if the destruction and looting had been directed at gunshops, fuel stations, law enforcement buildings, and maybe even certain churches too.

[steve8714]

I’m guessing they didn’t loot these stores.

[a fool in paradise]

Soros elected DAs in Houston Dallas and other looted cities.

Socialists moved into the seats of power at the Police Department and other civil offices from out of town or state.

[Dick Vomer]

The Visigoths are sacking the cities. All the cowards are hoping to left alone and allowed to be forgotten by the hordes of human locusts.

[Kaslin]

[Ratman0823]

save a copy of Fahrenheit 451

Save a copy? Looks more like they used the book as their script for the evening!

[Califreak]

Sounds about right.

The left wants people to be ignorant and not think for themselves or learn anything.

[spankalib]

“...murder of opportunity.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFhzdalF5Xc&w=776&h=437