LIVE THREAD: All hell is breaking loose across America Part 2

[mountaineer]

Hey, has anyone told the rioters they can riot and loot virtually?

Now you see how ridiculous that sounds when you tell church folk to do the same.

[roamer_1]

Yeah, I guess Joy Reid wasn't at Target that night. Not a white person in sight.

Yeah, but these are the BLACK white supremacists....   

[libertybele]

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Btw the stores being looted have already been closed for some time because of COVID-19 and not bringing revenue in. What do you think happens to many of them now with additional losses?

Many of them never re-open or at least face major cuts.

Well, if the stores are broken into and vandalized, I'd think that they would be able to file an insurance claim.  Maybe not enough to eventually re-open, but maybe a way to recoup some losses?

[Polly Ticks]

So much for social distancing in downtown Louisville - and it looks like about a 50/50 split between masks vs no masks.  I wonder when Governor Andy is going to tell them they "can't be doing that"?

[Applewood]

The good thing about today's riots (if one could call anything from the riots "good") is that the news has finally pushed off the front page all the doom and gloom stories of the coronavirus. 

The bad thing though is that with all the news coverage focused on these riots, I missed the Space X launch today.  :(

[libertybele]

The good thing about today's riots (if one could call anything from the riots "good") is that the news has finally pushed off the front page all the doom and gloom stories of the coronavirus. 

The bad thing though is that with all the news coverage focused on these riots, I missed the Space X launch today.  :(

Well ... we sat and watched it....too bad the media didn't give it more attention.  A positive for this country that was very clouded by all the riots and violence.  Such a shame.

[Applewood]

Well, if the stores are broken into and vandalized, I'd think that they would be able to file an insurance claim.  Maybe not enough to eventually re-open, but maybe a way to recoup some losses?

Insurance won't cover much of anything.  The other thing is that even if these businesses want to reopen or any new businesses come along to maybe take their place, they will find their business insurance premiums skyrocket.  My guess is that a lot of damaged/destroyed businesses, if they have insurance, will just take the money and run. 

And when the local grocery store or whatever is gone, where are these fools going to go for food?  Maybe they have transportation, but what about their mothers and grandmothers or the elderly people next door?  What are they going to do?

And without these business around to pay taxes, the tax base will shrink.  Who do these idiots think are going to pay for all those services they have enjoyed for free if there is no one around to pay the taxes to finance them? 

[Right_in_Virginia]

The good thing about today's riots (if one could call anything from the riots "good") is that the news has finally pushed off the front page all the doom and gloom stories of the coronavirus. 

The bad thing though is that with all the news coverage focused on these riots, I missed the Space X launch today.  :( 

Here's the best part @Applewood   


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awIjdoSqKw

Here's a little longer version ...


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxBj8R7XKe4

[Applewood]

Well ... we sat and watched it....too bad the media didn't give it more attention.  A positive for this country that was very clouded by all the riots and violence.  Such a shame.

I really wanted to see the launch.  As a kid, I remember being herded to the school auditorium to watch space launches live.  Somewhere along the line, the media decided we were no longer interested.  hell, I was still interested.  Always have been, always will be. 

[txradioguy]

So much for social distancing in downtown Louisville - and it looks like about a 50/50 split between masks vs no masks.  I wonder when Governor Andy is going to tell them they "can't be doing that"?

You mean Mayor Fischer hasn’t already?

[libertybele]

Insurance won't cover much of anything.  The other thing is that even if these businesses want to reopen or any new businesses come along to maybe take their place, they will find their business insurance premiums skyrocket.  My guess is that a lot of damaged/destroyed businesses, if they have insurance, will just take the money and run. 

And when the local grocery store or whatever is gone, where are these fools going to go for food?  Maybe they have transportation, but what about their mothers and grandmothers or the elderly people next door?  What are they going to do?

And without these business around to pay taxes, the tax base will shrink.  Who do these idiots think are going to pay for all those services they have enjoyed for free if there is no one around to pay the taxes to finance them?

All very valid and logical points.   There is no logic behind the riots; only anger, hatred and destruction. That is exactly why the City of Detroit has never recovered from the riots in the '60's -- 'they' continue to burn and destroy their own city, expecting everyone else to rebuild it.  I lived in the Detroit area for a good portion of my life ... and Detroit was "re-vitalized" several times; new stores and hotels, affordable housing brought into the area, schools upgraded, etc., only to be vandalized or not kept up.  Now some of those revitalized areas have a new problem -- heavy Muslim presence.   Glad we left Michigan long ago.  We still have family in the area that live out in the suburbs, but you couldn't pay me to live back in Michigan.

[Applewood]

Thank you @Right_in_Virginia   Just awesome!

[jmyrlefuller]

I really wanted to see the launch.  As a kid, I remember being herded to the school auditorium to watch space launches live.  Somewhere along the line, the media decided we were no longer interested.  hell, I was still interested.  Always have been, always will be. 

There was a lot of excitement with people in my circle of friends about it this afternoon. For a moment, things were right in the world. Alas, that moment was far too brief.

I can imagine that must have been something like what it felt in 1969 when we landed on the Moon. For a while, things were good, even with Vietnam, even with the Hong Kong flu, with the civil unrest... and it set the stage about a month later for Woodstock.

[libertybele]

There was a lot of excitement with people in my circle of friends about it this afternoon. For a moment, things were right in the world. Alas, that moment was far too brief.

I can imagine that must have been something like what it felt in 1969 when we landed on the Moon. For a while, things were good, even with Vietnam, even with the Hong Kong flu, with the civil unrest... and it set the stage about a month later for Woodstock.

You are exactly right.  It should have been the focus on every news station instead of the riots.  Very sad.  I'm glad we watched; yes, it gave us a sense of normalcy, if only for a brief time.

[EdinVA]

There was a lot of excitement with people in my circle of friends about it this afternoon. For a moment, things were right in the world. Alas, that moment was far too brief.

I can imagine that must have been something like what it felt in 1969 when we landed on the Moon. For a while, things were good, even with Vietnam, even with the Hong Kong flu, with the civil unrest... and it set the stage about a month later for Woodstock.

Everything stopped for the moon walk.  Every TV in every house and store had it on and people crowed around them all.  When there was no tv, then it was on the radio... Amazing time.
Same thing for Apollo 13.... Even Russia was following it..

[jmyrlefuller]

https://twitter.com/mcfw/status/1266925296780967938

Animals have been released from a zoo near Rochester, NY. If that sounded racist to you, you're not alone.

[Applewood]

All very valid and logical points.   There is no logic behind the riots; only anger, hatred and destruction. That is exactly why the City of Detroit has never recovered from the riots in the '60's -- 'they' continue to burn and destroy their own city, expecting everyone else to rebuild it.  I lived in the Detroit area for a good portion of my life ... and Detroit was "re-vitalized" several times; new stores and hotels, affordable housing brought into the area, schools upgraded, etc., only to be vandalized or not kept up.  Now some of those revitalized areas have a new problem -- heavy Muslim presence.   Glad we left Michigan long ago.  We still have family in the area that live out in the suburbs, but you couldn't pay me to live back in Michigan.

Pittsburgh, the closest big city to me, went through similar revitalizations.  Just within the last couple of years, in fact, the main business corridor underwent a big renaissance.  Long neglected/decayed/abandoned buildings were torn down to make way for shiny new skyscrapers and a lot of residential housing.    Really starting to look nice.  But after today, who knows what's left? 

I used to work downtown, but since, I retired, I've made a conscious effort to avoid the city like the plague.  Even without riots, the city attracts too many unsavory types.  Today's riots brought more of them into downtown.  The city won't do anything much to keep the criminal element out.  I feel sorry for the people who bought condos or rented apartments downtown.  After today's madness, I can imagine many of them are going to be selling or subletting their residences and getting the H out.

[EdinVA]

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va — If you live near Sudley Road and the entrance of I-66 in the Manassas section of Prince William County, police want you to shelter in place.
Protestors have stormed the area and as a result, both directions of traffic are shut down at Sudley Road (234) and Sudley Manor Drive.
Authorities also say they have received reports "of objects being thrown at vehicles and officers."

https://wjla.com/news/local/protesters-storm-sudley-road-prince-william

Looks like the party has left the city.
Just down the road a bit... 20 miles or so south of DC

[Applewood]

There was a lot of excitement with people in my circle of friends about it this afternoon. For a moment, things were right in the world. Alas, that moment was far too brief.

I can imagine that must have been something like what it felt in 1969 when we landed on the Moon. For a while, things were good, even with Vietnam, even with the Hong Kong flu, with the civil unrest... and it set the stage about a month later for Woodstock.

The first moon landing was particularly special for me.  My maternal grandmother, dying from cancer, was living with my family.  The pain medications she was taking would knock her out.  But for the moon landing, she would not take her meds and suffered with agonizing pain just so she could be awake to see the landing. Grandma passed away a few months later, but I will always be grateful she was able to see such an historic event. 

[Smokin Joe]

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Well, nobody burned their print shop. Look at those signs.

[Smokin Joe]

Fargo ND Police ask public to avoid downtown area

Sheesh!  Well, it is the most liberal town in the state.

[Smokin Joe]

Shoot a few in the knee caps and this will stop pretty dang fast.

Bird shot skips off pavement  and disperses real nice...

[txradioguy]

Well, nobody burned their print shop. Look at those signs.

That looks more like what I saw in Mogadishu in 93 than any Klan rally I’ve seen pictures of.

[txradioguy]

California has activated the National Guard.

[Smokin Joe]

That looks more like what I saw in Mogadishu in 93 than any Klan rally I’ve seen pictures of.

Well, Minneapolis is the home of Little Mogadishu.