George Floyd Revisited

[Bailey Guns]

Congratulations to George Floyd on being five-years drug-free and sober!

Best response.

I don't understand the "culture" that wants to idolize, and make martyrs of, thugs and scumbags like Floyd, Trevon Martin, et al... Personally, I think Chauvin and the other officers were railroaded after this incident. I think race relations between blacks and whites is the worst it's been in my 64 years.

[eddiememphis]

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I don't understand the "culture" that wants to idolize, and make martyrs of, thugs and scumbags like Floyd, Trevon Martin, et al...

Which culture are you referring to? Soccer moms with yard signs "Hate has no home here"?

Unilever and Nike giving millions as a show of unity and virtue?

Hustlers and grifters looking make a buck?

Idiots in the media giving breathless coverage to it all, while stoking fear and hatred?

True leftists devoted to normalizing deviant behaviors?

It is all interwoven and complicated. It was an odd time to live through and watch happen.

Remember the culture at the time. MeToo, BLM, COVID restrictions, and gender ideology and pronouns. In each case, there was a wave of genuine concern or outrage, but also a heavy dose of social conformity.

Conformity, moral signaling, and fear of non-compliance played just as large a role as actual belief or conviction.