Sam the Sausage wrote:
This started as a protest for a man, and others before him, who were wrongfully killed, but then evolved into an excuse to loot local businesses (including those owned by blacks). What was done to that man was wrong in every way, shape and form, and if you can't see that then you have some serious issues. Although I do agree with the protests over this man's life being taken like that, I do NOT agree with the looting and rioting that's taken place across the country. They are harming local businesses, some are even supporters of the movement, and then taking their actions and saying that they did it for floyd. This has gone from a bunch of people truly caring about this mans death, to a majority of them still caring about the true cause, but a small portion using it as an excuse to destroy their own cities. This is what's happening, and you can tell who truly cares and who doesn't when fake "BLM" protestors go out of their way to destroy a black owned business that the owner put his life savings into and was set to open this summer.
A lot of the businesses are insured and there are a few publicly funded organisations dedicated to helping small business owners affected by the BLM riots. The main argument for the riots is that there has always been protests, these have not worked. The only way to get a reaction from the government and create real change is to FORCE it. History has shown that those in power will not listen to those without power until their power is threatened. I don't really agree or disagree with the riots since it is true that harming small businesses including black owned businesses is counter productive to their movement as it goes against the uplifting of black people but at the same time I can understand the reason for them. After being oppressed and abused by a system for so long there comes a point where you can no longer take it and try to take that system down. Me personally I would prefer it if they went to all the PDs and burned them down instead of businesses but it is what it is.