Not a single Lisa toon about Floyd or Rumpy’s callus disregard or even about the peaceful protests…. but get a chance to blame the whole thing on some looters… and she’s off to the races drawing her heart out….. bless it the southern way…..
Lets talk about the looting. In Saturdays protests I watched live TV where a White guy walked down the street with a pole and started smashing windows. He did not loot. just smashed windows one after another.
Who was this and why was he there? It would be a great way for the Alt-Right to discredit the peaceful protesters.
1.Weeding the bullies out the police department and putting in a psychological test for their replacements should be required. My brother in law was a cop in a small Texas town. He was a bully in high school to the point of exhibiting psychological issues in the stuff that he did, and he was able to turn that hobby into a profession by joining the local police department.2.3.Our police should be carefully chosen, required to wear cameras, and any complaints should be reviewed by a citizen’s committee, elected by the citizens of the community. I can assure you he would have never been a cop, because he would never have applied for the job under those rules. I said he was evil, I didn’t say he was stupid.
Good one Lisa, gloss over the murders and concentrate on the infiltrating agitators. Oh, and why isn’t your guy, the Orange Scourge holding the gasoline can of hate? Glossed over that part too?
I’m a pacifist, or at least a very close approximation. I’ve spent years of my life working on non-violent political change. In my real life I’m well-known as an advocate for non-violence. That’s just a preface. I often hear people say, “Violence doesn’t work, you’ll never get anywhere using violence.” Most of those who say that are either very naive or else they are hypocrites. Violence is often extremely effective. If you really believe that violence doesn’t work, disband the army. How was slavery ended in the US? How did the US come into existence in the first place? When people say “Violence doesn’t work”, they usually mean, “You’re not allowed to be violent, that’s reserved for us.” If you want non-violence to work, then listen when someone engages in non-violent protest. I’m hardly the first to say this, but look at the reaction to Colin Kaepernick. Look at the reaction to non-violent protest in the civil rights movement. I’ve spent years trying to make non-violent protest work, and I’m not giving up, but I don’t have much time for the kind of hypocrisy I hear all the time.
If the current administration had not made division and hate and irresponsibility “politically correct” these days, maybe people would be less extreme…
Can even the TRUMP HATERS understand that PEACEFUL protests are GOOD – RIOTING and LOOTING are BAD. Or does your vision of Trump cloud your thinking that much?
Daeder almost 4 years ago
The should be the president’s name on the gas can.
Kiba65 almost 4 years ago
Amen! But four more years.
Dtroutma almost 4 years ago
MAGA folks and destruction, Bonespurs specialty.
wyneaux almost 4 years ago
Not a single Lisa toon about Floyd or Rumpy’s callus disregard or even about the peaceful protests…. but get a chance to blame the whole thing on some looters… and she’s off to the races drawing her heart out….. bless it the southern way…..
braindead Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Not to worry, Lisa.
YOUR GUY will provide exactly the same quality leadership as he has done for the pandemic.
.
Are you tired of winning yet?
Are we Great Again yet?
Mominexile Premium Member almost 4 years ago
If the tear gas from the canisters was labeled Police Brutality and the gas can labeled Trump, you might have something.
jhayesd31 almost 4 years ago
Lets talk about the looting. In Saturdays protests I watched live TV where a White guy walked down the street with a pole and started smashing windows. He did not loot. just smashed windows one after another.
Who was this and why was he there? It would be a great way for the Alt-Right to discredit the peaceful protesters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-protests-white-supremacists-antifa.html
mourdac Premium Member almost 4 years ago
It didn’t have to be, Ms. Benson, if racism hadn’t been allowed to fester for 400 years in a nation conceived in liberty and justice for all.
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 4 years ago
An organized protest can shut down a city for days without a hint of violence.
Bookworm almost 4 years ago
“Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.” That’s how Trump’s military will “restore order.”
DrDon1 almost 4 years ago
Benson … Our ‘Law-n-Order’ Cartoonist!
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Got to admire the brave police gassing/shooting their own Americans citizens.. such loyalty to a moron deserves a medal at the very least.
Diane Lee Premium Member almost 4 years ago
1.Weeding the bullies out the police department and putting in a psychological test for their replacements should be required. My brother in law was a cop in a small Texas town. He was a bully in high school to the point of exhibiting psychological issues in the stuff that he did, and he was able to turn that hobby into a profession by joining the local police department.2.3.Our police should be carefully chosen, required to wear cameras, and any complaints should be reviewed by a citizen’s committee, elected by the citizens of the community. I can assure you he would have never been a cop, because he would never have applied for the job under those rules. I said he was evil, I didn’t say he was stupid.
Diamond Lil almost 4 years ago
Good one Lisa, gloss over the murders and concentrate on the infiltrating agitators. Oh, and why isn’t your guy, the Orange Scourge holding the gasoline can of hate? Glossed over that part too?
lonecat almost 4 years ago
I’m a pacifist, or at least a very close approximation. I’ve spent years of my life working on non-violent political change. In my real life I’m well-known as an advocate for non-violence. That’s just a preface. I often hear people say, “Violence doesn’t work, you’ll never get anywhere using violence.” Most of those who say that are either very naive or else they are hypocrites. Violence is often extremely effective. If you really believe that violence doesn’t work, disband the army. How was slavery ended in the US? How did the US come into existence in the first place? When people say “Violence doesn’t work”, they usually mean, “You’re not allowed to be violent, that’s reserved for us.” If you want non-violence to work, then listen when someone engages in non-violent protest. I’m hardly the first to say this, but look at the reaction to Colin Kaepernick. Look at the reaction to non-violent protest in the civil rights movement. I’ve spent years trying to make non-violent protest work, and I’m not giving up, but I don’t have much time for the kind of hypocrisy I hear all the time.
JerryWalfish almost 4 years ago
Lisa prefers it when the GOP loots the treasury.
ferddo almost 4 years ago
If the current administration had not made division and hate and irresponsibility “politically correct” these days, maybe people would be less extreme…
Concretionist almost 4 years ago
The real problem: That there’s a reason for protests, whether or not peaceful.
dandye almost 4 years ago
Can even the TRUMP HATERS understand that PEACEFUL protests are GOOD – RIOTING and LOOTING are BAD. Or does your vision of Trump cloud your thinking that much?