Iconic Bookstore Burned Down In Riots

May 29 2020: Independent book store Uncle Hugo’s, a prominent fixture of the science fiction, fantasy and mystery community for the last 45 years, was burned to the ground by looters and arsonists. Among the thousands of books reduced to ashes were many rare and irreplaceable volumes, including First Editions signed by authors no longer living. We have all lost a priceless resource, and what should have been an enduring legacy is now a pile of scorched bricks.

The E wrote:policing by consent

The E wrote:instead of denouncing BLM and Antifa because you thought they were wrong.

Imaginos1892 wrote:No, this didn’t come out of nowhere; these leftist rent-a-riots have been escalating for years, with the SAME RIOTERS showing up in cities hundreds of miles apart. The really interesting thing is, ALL of the supposed ‘triggering events’ have taken place in left-wing cities. Saint Louis. Baltimore. Los Angeles. New York. And now, Minneapolis.

The Governor of Minnesota is a leftist Democrat. The Minnesota Attorney General is a leftist Democrat. The Mayor of Minneapolis is a leftist Democrat. Twelve Minneapolis City Council members are leftist Democrats, and the thirteenth one is a leftist Green.

If there is any remaining vestige of that ‘long and sordid history of institutionalized racism’ you constantly screech about, it is an exclusive and jealously guarded property of The Left.

Of course, that would be no surprise to anyone the least bit familiar with U.S. history. The Democrats have always been the racist party. It was founded on racism 170 years ago, and has perpetuated racism ever since. Thirty years ago, under the Republicans, racism was well on its way to quietly dying out. Ever since the Democrats regained power they have been straining to bring it back, as big and nasty as they can make it. RAAAACISSSM!! is trumpeted everywhere, pushed by the Democrats.

So far, the left-wing rioters you admire have murdered at least 3 people. The ‘white idiots with guns’ did not threaten, attack or kill anybody, did not burn down cities, or wreck people’s livelihoods. So much for your bleatings about the importance of life, you sanctimonious sack of shit.

The E wrote:policing by consent

You expect criminals to consent to being arrested for their crimes? What HAVE you been smoking?

The E wrote:instead of denouncing BLM and Antifa because you thought they were wrong.

Yes, I think they are wrong for committing assault, rape and murder, for looting and arson, for their ongoing attempts to break down our society through violence and fear. But of course — those have been the favored methods of the left for more than a hundred years. Why would they change now?

Uh, who the hell is Colin Kapernick?
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The only ‘institutional racism’ in the U.S. is that imposed by leftists in government with quotas and preferences.

Imaginos1892 wrote:
Police are SUPPOSED to arrest criminals. If they resist arrest, they MUST be subdued. That can get as violent as the criminal wants to make it. If the police DON’T arrest and subdue criminals, civilization falls apart.

Imaginos1892 wrote:No, this didn’t come out of nowhere; these leftist rent-a-riots have been escalating for years, with the SAME RIOTERS showing up in cities hundreds of miles apart. The really interesting thing is, ALL of the supposed ‘triggering events’ have taken place in left-wing cities. Saint Louis. Baltimore. Los Angeles. New York. And now, Minneapolis.

The Governor of Minnesota is a leftist Democrat. The Minnesota Attorney General is a leftist Democrat. The Mayor of Minneapolis is a leftist Democrat. Twelve Minneapolis City Council members are leftist Democrats, and the thirteenth one is a leftist Green.

If there is any remaining vestige of that ‘long and sordid history of institutionalized racism’ you constantly screech about, it is an exclusive and jealously guarded property of The Left.

Of course, that would be no surprise to anyone the least bit familiar with U.S. history. The Democrats have always been the racist party. It was founded on racism 170 years ago, and has perpetuated racism ever since. Thirty years ago, under the Republicans, racism was well on its way to quietly dying out. Ever since the Democrats regained power they have been straining to bring it back, as big and nasty as they can make it. RAAAACISSSM!! is trumpeted everywhere, pushed by the Democrats.

So far, the left-wing rioters you admire have murdered at least 3 people. The ‘white idiots with guns’ did not threaten, attack or kill anybody, did not burn down cities, or wreck people’s livelihoods. So much for your bleatings about the importance of life, you sanctimonious sack of shit.

The E wrote:policing by consent

You expect criminals to consent to being arrested for their crimes? What HAVE you been smoking?

The E wrote:instead of denouncing BLM and Antifa because you thought they were wrong.

Yes, I think they are wrong for committing assault, rape and murder, for looting and arson, for their ongoing attempts to break down our society through violence and fear. But of course — those have been the favored methods of the left for more than a hundred years. Why would they change now?

Uh, who the hell is Colin Kapernick?
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The only ‘institutional racism’ in the U.S. is that imposed by leftists in government with quotas and preferences.

TFLYTSNBN wrote:I would respectfully point out that there is zero evidence that George Floyde was a criminal. He had the misfortune of matching the vague description of someone who had tendered counterfeit currency at a retail store. I suspect that I have unknowingly done the same. In spite of my often citing the homicide statistics that document the astonishing number of murders committed by Blacks in America, I am perceptive enough to understand that those same statistics also document the fact that 99% of Blascks will never commit a murder. 90% of Blacks will never commit a serious violent crime. Unfortunately; the American gun control lobby has conditioned many American police to be paranoid about being outgunned by the criminals. The anti gun propaganda has been blatantly racist. Some police officers, especially those with minimal skills in unarmed combat not to mention armed combat, allow their unreasonable fear to motivate them to escalate to easily. Black people that might otherwise be innocent often respond inappropriately because of their own fear. Whatever the circumstances, the video of the officer kneeling on the kneck of as suspect that had already been subdued and handcuffed is eloquent.

Imaginos1892 wrote:What are they ‘protesting’, you might ask? A criminal fought the police, and lost. That’s it. In fact, that has been the cause of…pretty much every riot I can remember. “A criminal was hurt or died after fighting with the police! Burn down the city!”

Police are SUPPOSED to arrest criminals. If they resist arrest, they MUST be subdued. That can get as violent as the criminal wants to make it. If the police DON’T arrest and subdue criminals, civilization falls apart.