The Partisan Divide on Issues

[Bob Butler 54]

(06-18-2020, 07:29 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: It's hard to tell the difference between them when they're together in a  large group. I'm glad that you Goggled them and learned that the Boogaloo Boys are actually a Communist LW group of extremist instead of a RW group of extremists as Dave stated. I'm not arguing for violence. I've been saying that violence, looting and property destruction that we've seen multiple times will be met with all kinds of new laws and violence.

I'll give you a hint.  The protesters will be the ones protesting.  The looters will be the ones looting.  Hard, I know, but the protestors have a right to petition the government for the redress of grievances.  The looters don't have the right to loot, commit arson, etc...

Red - Blue, Republican - Democrat, conservative - progressive, these can be safely tagged right  or left wing.  Any time in the US you go far from the above pairing, the labels get kind of crazy.  I think anyone with any sense would try to associate them with the other guys, but the Boogaloo Boys are anti establishment, and the left and right together are the establishment.  The Boogaloo Bois supposedly are interested in revolution to overthrow the elites.  That is good old Marxism, though they avoid the name.  The idea that Marx is of the left is obsolete in the Information Age, but if anyone wants to play games with the labels they can try to do so.

The progressives favor progress.  In this case the racist violence which has been going on for centuries must take a long setp towards stopping.  Some police have racism and violence as an element of their culture.  The people are saying enough, the elected officials are for the most part listening, but the police unions, Trump, and other racist elements are all for continuing institutionalize racist violence.  I for one hope the protesters keep up the pressure and the police face a new respect for the people thy are supposed to serve and protect.  Some people have been cheerleading for the racist violence.  You seem to be one of them.