Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Garner (the Brown-Fergeson thing) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was mostly useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and Ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same way that Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions (not that she was perfectly innocent, but that case is far muddier, more akin to Garner's)
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Look at the incentives, and remember they are evil and seeking to signal to other sick degenerates how evil they are. That's why Brown and Floyd became big things while Garner didn't. Garner never could no matter when it happened. It had to be someone like Floyd. Yes timing will affect the magnitude of the rioting, but it can never be over a case like Garner's.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Garne (the Brown-Fergeson thing) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was mostly useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and Ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same way that Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions (not that she was perfectly innocent, but that case is far muddier, more akin to Garner's)
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Look at the incentives, and remember they are evil and seeking to signal to other sick degenerates how evil they are. That's why Brown and Floyd became big things while Garner didn't. Garner never could no matter when it happened. It had to be someone like Floyd. Yes timing will affect the magnitude of the rioting, but it can never be over a case like Garner's.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Garne (the Brown-Fergeson thing) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was mostly useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and Ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same way that Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions (not that she was perfectly innocent, but that case is far muddier, more akin to Garner's)
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Look at the incentives, and remember they are evil. That's why Brown and Floyd became big things while Garner didn't. Garner never could no matter when it happened. It had to be someone like Floyd. Yes timing will affect the magnitude of the rioting, but it can never be over a case like Garner's.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Garne (the Brown-Fergeson thing) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was mostly useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and Ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same way that Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions (not that she was perfectly innocent, but that case is far muddier, more akin to Garner's)
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner, the Brown-Fergeson thing, which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was mostly useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and Ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same way that Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions (not that she was perfectly innocent, but that case is far muddier, more akin to Garner's)
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner (Fergeson) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same way that Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions (not that she was perfectly innocent, but that case is far muddier, more akin to Garner's)
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner (Fergeson) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same as Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions (not that she was perfectly innocent, but that case is far muddier, more akin to Garner's)
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner (Fergeson) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling. It only gets tacked-on to the Brown case and ferguson riots as 'another example' of police brutality to help lend it credibility, as a rhetorical attack. Same as Breonna Taylor was used in the Floyd discussions.
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner (Fergeson) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling.
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner (Fergeson) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling.
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why.
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner (Fergeson) which did get some protests and traction. Not quite as big as Floyd, but pretty big. But Eric didn't. Why then if not timing? It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane commie ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was unfair and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling.
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.
Eric Garner died in a similar manner in 2014 and was an infinitely more sympathetic victim (killed for selling loose cigarettes and not paying a tax on them, WTF?), yet there was nothing like the Fentanyl Floyd protests. I guess it was "right time, right place" for Floyd.
Slate star codex/Scott alexander has a good essay on why. (IIRC, might have been another one)
It's got nothing to do with timing, there was another death right around the same time as Gardner (Fergeson) which did get some protests and traction. It's precisely because Gardner was sympathetic and because and even those on the right would agree 'yeah that's a bit much' that his cause was useless to the left. You can't signal to your insane ingroup how 'virtuous' you are for supporting Eric Garner, because everyone already agrees it was bullshit and maybe worth protesting over, even fox news is muttering that it was too much, poor Eric. This makes it useless for its true purpose, sorting and signalling.
And then along comes Floyd. Now here is a useful display of my leftist credentials. Only an true believer would look at this piece of shit and care. So he's perfect. That's why Floyd kicked off, precisely because he was scum.