We're WEIRD. Get over it.

[Bob Butler 54]

(10-07-2020, 04:46 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(10-07-2020, 10:59 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: America is at war, and it is losing the war with the SARS-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

We are actually winning that war too. It goes against the blue narrative but it's the truth whether you want to believe it or accept it or not. As far as I'm concerned the Democrats can keep you penned up and restricted for years and remove all your rights as well. A mindless/senseless political hack like yourself doesn't deserve freedom.

How do you think you are winning?

The way I see it, as long as the racist violent bad cops continue to murder people of color, the Black Lives Matter protests will continue.  As long as the protests continue, groups like the Proud Boys, the Boogaloo Bois and Antifa will have an excuse to promote violence.  Until the government holds the bad cops accountable for their actions, the skirmishing will continue.  There will be no return to normal until then.  Every generation or so the opponents of racism say enough and force it back.  There is no point in continuing racism unless you enjoy the violence.

Of course, perhaps you do enjoy the violence?

One of the heroes associated with the bad cops is Dave Grossman, author of On Killing.  His basic thesis is that humans have instincts not to kill, as well as instincts to kill.  Soldiers and first responders will perform best if they get approval from the general population, if their training deliberately seeks to break down the reluctance to kill.  In the Vietnam War, the returning soldiers were often vilified, were blamed for the actions they were drafted and ordered to do.  We made an effort not to do that in the recent Middle East wars.  You would honor the soldier, give him praise, throw the occasional parade, no matter how poorly you thought of Bush 43’s or the governments policy.  It wasn’t the average private’s fault, and it was proper to honor him for his service.

The cops are another group that would benefit from this treatment, but Grossman has got a bit of a reputation for overdoing it.  Shoot em up, rah rah, shoot em up.  The bad cops are all for training that encourages violent behavior.  They are against responsibility for the community.

Now it seems to me that if the people do not approve of racial violent cops, they ought not to refrain from expressing their opinion.  To some degree, Grossman is correct.  You give honor to those that serve.  But there is a legitimate time to withhold approval from people who behave poorly.  This increases the trauma?  Good.  It is supposed to.