Comment by midasz
5 years ago
You tell me, he quite literally says the military is with him and ready to shoot when people start looting.
Please tell me how I am inverting the situation? Or should I use your translation book to make sense of his tweets?
If those "people" started looting my property i would have very much liked for someone to shoot them
Ah so now they are "people"? The people who loot should be arrested and tried. Once you start using force many innocent people will be caught in the crosshairs, this will only further escalate the situation.
Yes, using violence in politics reduces their humanity in my eyes. They started using force, giving in only invites more violence in the future.
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> Once you start using force many innocent people will be caught in the crosshairs, this will only further escalate the situation.
I don't have a dog in your fight, but you are aware that "arresting them" is literally done by force, right? And from what I hear, whether you send in the National Guard or a militarized police force is primarily a political difference, not so much a question of escalation.
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> You tell me, he quite literally says the military is with him and ready to shoot when people start looting.
He didn't literally say that. The National Guard would be acting in a role very similar to the police when there is rioting.
> Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!
And that's bad because...? We can't succumb to lawlessness if people don't respect the law and expect no penalties. If they did the same thing at Area51 and were shot, would you say it's the fault of the guard who swore to protect their post just as the National Guard does? Is the value of civility not greater than a single life?
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He quite literally said this, this is why Twitter is flagging this tweet...