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Tech billionaire and close adviser to President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, is lending his voice to encourage the pardon of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd in May 2020.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How is it possible that this is the only thing the democrats seem to care about? Yet they seem fully complacent with Trumps destruction of the US economy, democracy and international relationships?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you think that this is the only thing that Democrats care about then you clearly have your eyes closed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Well open my eyes then, show me the riots or other major actions that I apparently fail to see.

Sure the democrats do not like whats happening, but they are too complacent to do anything about it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You know I'm right

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

On the one hand, they have nothing left. They have been voted our of everything. Can't really be heard or do anything then.

On the other hand, I do indeed find the lack of uprising weird. No street protests, no government buildings being ransact, no police officers being killed, flags everywhere.. oh. Like a reverse 6th of Januari.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Simple. Seeing video of a cop murdering a black man in cold blood, while other officers fend off help, is far more visceral than the other items you mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

This is the actual answer to their, although ill-phrased, reasonable question. If something equally visceral occurred that represents the other issues, the same will happen.