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Re France If I think the violence, looting, burning and riots are only about the cost of living or students' protest, I am delusional Genuine social grievances can be encouraged/agitated/exploited as a smokescreen for organised political destabilisation and downfall of France

Imagine if those who call themselves Antifa (Anti Fascist) Are the most violent, most destructive, most dangerous And biggest threat to the freedom, liberty, rights and democracy we enjoy What if 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 are the fascists and biggest threat to free speech, debate, conversation

Re France Rioters burn down the historic Limoges, assault police and loot Louis Vuitton Who’s to blame? Billionaires, of course, not the violent rioters When our worldview is so myopic that it has only one villain: billionaires Critical thinking is a luxury we can’t afford

I know people who see everything in life through this lens Oppressed vs Oppressor The oppressed can never be guilty The oppressor can never be innocent Eg A thief stealing a bag from Louis Vuitton is oppressed Louis Vuitton is the oppressor The thief can never be guilty

Always find it weird when people tell me criminality and violence against others is justified when they own more I know of people who view literally everything through the lens of oppressed vs oppressor If they view you as the oppressor, all violence is justified, it's absurd

If a wealth tax is justified, argue for it on its merits Introducing one to appease a rioting mob is another matter Government must uphold democracy and the rule of law, not appease in fear of disorder But in reality is the burning, riots and violence about wealth inequality?

Seeing the world exclusively through oppressor and oppressed lens means every transgression against the wealthy can be reframed as resistance A stolen Louis Vuitton bag is not a justifiable class struggle Nor does it magically transform theft into liberation/revolution

Re France When grievances become justifiable licence and excuse for lawlessness, excuse to riot, loot, burn and destroy Whoever uses the most violence makes the new rules Once Rule of Law/Democracy are destroyed we have anarchy Then the most violent tyranny fills that void

Dear @BBCNews If you were the primary source of news re the civil disorder in France we'd know nothing Your intention to not report the reality is noticeably odd This is exactly why raw, primary content/citizen journalism are critical and your journalistic integrity is gone

Imagine only having @BBCNews to know what's happening in France We'd know zero This is exactly why raw, primary content and citizen journalism are critical

Imagine if we didn't have X or independent news We'd have no idea what's actually happening in France Legacy news media would just feed us generic photos and sanitised narratives of routine protests This is exactly why raw, primary content and citizen journalism are critical

Imagine if we didn't have X or independent news We'd have no idea what's actually happening in France Legacy news media would just feed us generic photos and sanitised narratives of routine protests This is exactly why raw, primary content and citizen journalism are critical

Imagine if we didn't have @X or independent news media We'd have no idea what was happening in France If we only had legacy media we'd be led to believe Macron criticised protests accompanied with a generic photo of police near protesters That's why primary content is critical