This whole thing is a clusterduck.
The vilification, denigration and gaslighting of peaceful protests carried out by taking the knee during anthems; by senior administration officials and conservative leaning media led to a fermentation of the feeling that no one is listening.
The fact that it took for the public release of videos of Aubrey's murder for the police to take action, in spite of having such information from the outset, led to a simmering of the feeling that no one is listening.
Then came George Floyd. A video showing someone not resisting, pleading for his life and the seeming indifference from the policeman and this alleged murder brought it up right to boil. The boil over comes with inflammatory rhetoric from administration officials, perception of a cover up (coroners report, delay in arresting the officer) and out right agitation from all spectres and spheres.
Now we have the most vociferous, divisive and destructive protests since the 1960's. Each side rushing to out post the other with their video or photo to boost their perceived narrative of what is happening. Fracturing further divides in the cultural and ideological divide that has seen prominence since 2015. Confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance and selective hearing are all well at play for everyone looking at this.
The white supremacists have been spoiling for moments like this. Accelerationist rhetoric from their prominent ideologues have long called for a race war.
Then the far left accelerationists and anarchists are spoiling for their fight and have also been longing for moments like this. Agitating and hiding amongst the legitimate anger and frustration of the people asking for their equal voice and recognition. Co=opting their voice for their own selfish views and intentions.
The melting pot of chaos and destruction is what drives the roots of revolution.
White nationalists and far-left anarchists (Antifa etc) have taken the profound words from Trump at the 2016 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, where their were "very fine people" from both sides, as their way of muddying the waters of who is who in this chaotic ensemble of destruction. White Nationalists emboldened with their belief that Trump is "their guy", they feel that they can get away with fermenting discourse and destruction. There is no distinct face, no distinct uniform that identifies any side as one side. So they can carry out their destructive wishes and feel assured that either Antifa will be blamed, or they will be absolved as defenders of America for their actions.
Similarly Antifa can also take advantage of this and Trumps moral equivalence BS and they can just as easily play their game and hope that moderates and progressives will find favour in their own cognitive dissonance and blame the violent acts on the white nationalists.
In the end everyone looses. As violence begets more violence further incitement will only add more fuel to this raging fire. Congressmen threatening using the military to shoot American civilians will only embolden all asides of this war to escalate their antics to push their ideology and wishes.
Empathy, leadership and morality is lacking from the top and the vacuum of anarchy is filling that void.
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