I agree with people over property but I do NOT agree with the senseless destruction. What on earth did your two precious bookstore owners do wrong? Nothing. What purpose is there in damaging them, looting them, destroying them? How does that serve justice for George Floyd?
MLKjr believed in making demands through peace. How about peacefully blockading? How about demanding fairer wages for POC employees? How about demanding better educational opportunities for POC so they can GET better wages? How about continuing to impress the point that cops need better race training. How about CREATING better race training for cops (and, honestly, everyone), and presenting it everywhere? How about going back to getting stores reopened so people in service jobs can go back to work and afford their food, gas, electric bills, etc?
Damaged stores won't reopen. Those employees will not get their food money. People above property - but senseless destruction solves nothing and only makes the protesters look bad. Protest with purpose.
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Date: 2020-06-01 03:16 pm (UTC)MLKjr believed in making demands through peace. How about peacefully blockading? How about demanding fairer wages for POC employees? How about demanding better educational opportunities for POC so they can GET better wages? How about continuing to impress the point that cops need better race training. How about CREATING better race training for cops (and, honestly, everyone), and presenting it everywhere? How about going back to getting stores reopened so people in service jobs can go back to work and afford their food, gas, electric bills, etc?
Damaged stores won't reopen. Those employees will not get their food money. People above property - but senseless destruction solves nothing and only makes the protesters look bad. Protest with purpose.