A Reminder

Thursday 3 November 2011 - Filed under Uncategorized

Can someone remind me when Tea Party protestors, who have been branded as racist and inherently violent by the media, had violent clashes with police and engaged in campaigns designed specifically to destroy millions of dollars worth of private property?

A day of demonstrations in Oakland that began as a significant step toward expanding the political and economic influence of the Occupy Wall Street movement, ended with police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters who had marched through downtown to break into a vacant building, shattering windows, spraying graffiti and setting fires along the way.

“We go from having a peaceful movement to now just chaos,” said protester Monique Agnew, 40.

The far-flung movement of protesters challenging the world’s economic systems and distribution of wealth has gained momentum in recent weeks, capturing the world’s attention by shutting down one of the nation’s busiest shipping ports toward the end of a daylong “general strike” that prompted solidarity rallies across the U.S.

Oh, and Monique: you’re communists. You don’t do “peaceful”.

I don’t mean to defend the police here. The few readers I have know I’m no supporter of law enforcement and their tactics. But there is an argument to be made that protecting private property is one of the core functions of the state. If there are mobs of people wandering around with the sole intention of destroying property, it’s definitely a sign that the state needs to step in and perform its duties.

2011-11-03  »  madlibertarianguy