tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post1764925930474268467..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Don't catch you slippin' nowRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-82832077291996641982020-06-01T11:55:02.561-04:002020-06-01T11:55:02.561-04:00Thanks, SRG. Very true. Thanks, SRG. Very true. Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142879704651632453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-51625875996054757572020-06-01T11:51:40.276-04:002020-06-01T11:51:40.276-04:00Don't discount the COVID influence. The econo...Don't discount the COVID influence. The economic downturn caused by the COVID shutdown increases general unrest. This doesn't cause riots, but it will amplify things.SomeRandomGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669336498018413832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-75524184449068922732020-06-01T00:25:23.727-04:002020-06-01T00:25:23.727-04:00Thanks, CD! Much appreciated. Good points. Thanks, CD! Much appreciated. Good points. Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142879704651632453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-70529331470077345462020-05-31T14:08:51.628-04:002020-05-31T14:08:51.628-04:00Thanks for the responses, Hawk. I have no special...Thanks for the responses, Hawk. I have no special insights into the subject, which was the reason for my question in the first place, but I think you hit on several things that are correct, and for which there's at least anecdotal evidence.<br /><br />If you look at world news there are people ostensibly protesting and/or rioting (I distinguish the two) over the Floyd and the other cases you mentioned in England, Germany, and other places around the globe. I think sadly that the Floyd case is being hijacked by other elements for their own purposes. Many of those out in the streets rioting, looting, maiming, and pillaging care nothing for or about George Floyd or the state of race relations in the US, they only care about pushing their sociopolitical agenda, or more crassly just breaking and taking stuff.<br /><br />In these instances the Floyd case just becomes a convenient excuse.<br /><br />This is human nature at its basest.<br /><br />I'm reminded of a powerful testimony I once heard from a cruel, angry, drunkard of a man who rose to some prominence in the Army (you may have heard it, I can't remember his name) who shared that after his father died - also a cruel, hard man - that as a young man he turned quickly to alcohol and became a notorious drunkard and rounder in the town. He said he knew people would excuse his behavior saying things like, "Oh, look how much he loved his daddy", "Oh look how hard he's taking it".<br /><br />He said he did love his daddy, and he did take his death hard, this much was true, but he also said he was counting on those people to accept his behavior and excuse it, which they did, because he said in his own heart and mind he knew he was doing what he was doing simply because he wanted to. He said it wasn't about his daddy, it was about himself.<br /><br />I think this is true of the vast majority - if not all - of the rioters and looters today. It's not about George Floyd, he's just a convenient excuse, it's about themselves, and they're counting on people saying, "Oh look how much they lament George Floyd", "Oh look how hard they're taking it" as they do exactly what they want to do in their hearts.Coram Deohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994831207453460486noreply@blogger.com