Nas wrote:
I don't think people being pissed at someone waving an American flag during a protest is anti-American anymore than I believe that someone waving a Confederate flag or an "Africa" flag is anti-American. I say this as a man who was indoctrinated to love America/flag/military in an extreme way by southern blacks who came of age during the Great Depression. To some, the flag represents the system that they're protesting. I don't think the people who spat on soldiers or burned flags during the Vietnam War hated America either. I think they just hated the war for various reasons.
There are fewer things more American than demanding change during incoherent and sometimes violent protests. This has been true throughout the history of our country.
Maybe, but it seems to me there is a whole movement that suggests America is irredeemably broken and must be replaced with something else, though nobody actually seems to know exactly what should replace it.
I'm not even saying they aren't right. I don't think they are, but I'm open to their suggestions if they actually have any that go beyond destruction. It's a lot easier to destroy a civilization than it is to build one.
I don't believe this is something that breaks down along racial or traditional political lines. This is strictly a youth movement. Joe Biden's handlers know he can't run on abolishing the police. These kids couldn't even manage to support Bernie at the ballot box when he looked ready to win the nomination. Most black people I know my age and even yours are pretty conservative in their values. I would say the same for Hispanics. That's why it's fantasy that the "browning of America" is going to lead to a Democratic monopoly, especially if the party is forced to adopt these outre positions.
I follow this guy on Twitter named Eric July. He's black and he's a libertarian. He's like some of the guys in my club who don't even think the government should be responsible for roads. That sounds pretty nutty to me. I'm pretty sure even FavreFan doesn't think that. But anyway, Eric July is a smart motherfucker. I've seen people attempt to ridicule him and he tears them apart every time. I'm far from being a libertarian myself, but I respect his viewpoint and his ability to express it.
He's talked a little about secession himself lately. I think he just believes that we would be better off allowing people who want extreme government control have it and those who don't could form their own state/nation. And there's no reason there has to be hostility. There could be trade and other cooperation between the parties.
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