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Originally Posted by Just a guy
Read it. My point is that he treated one group different than the other. Do you disagree that things could have been different if he treated them the same?
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Well the two groups were acting very differently.
Treating everyone exactly the same is not the same as treating everyone fairly.
If a kid comes to your door and tries to sell you cookies would you treat them the same as someone who is trying to sell you an alarm system, or someone who is there to yell at you because they don't like your lawn?
Of course you wouldn't and that doesn't make you a hypocrite, it makes you a rational person who assessed what level/type of engagement is reasonable to a given situation.
Let's assume both groups had real grievances, because in their minds they did.
BLM was there asking to be heard, acknowledged, and to start a dialog on how to make positive change to address their goals. They were there to work with people to make change.
The "Convoy" said their stated goal was to illegally kick a sitting government out, and they did that by disrupting the lives of thousands of people who had no say in the matter.
When you come with a reasonable position, and use reasonable methods, and at least try to limit the impact to regular citizens, you will be treated one way.
When you show up with unreasonable demands, and use unreasonable methods to get them, all while explicitly stating you don't care about, and actively antagonize the surrounding citizens, you will be treated very differently because you are not acting in good faith.