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Edit: Some people pointed out that "mass looting" is more or less propaganda. I edited the title to be accurate.

Newsweek isn't accurate, in general. I thought it was newsworthy that there was a riot after the game, but maybe I should not be feeding into a right-wing mythology about "lawless left-wing cities," which this story pretty definitely is doing.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

WTF?! You guys win and you tear the place apart? Really making us in Philly look like angels.

Seriously, please do not set busses on fire. A lot of them are running on batteries these days. That's some super toxic shit.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call a single group looting a single street corner and attempting to set one bus on fire, "tearing the place apart."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

The street corner is certainly a place.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

First thing I thought of was Philly. This is a whole other level of stupid. We’re not that bad.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The headline is blowing what actually happened way out of proportion. It's a similar level of stupid as Philly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah this was a minor victory riot. Nothing like the Lakers three-peat in the early 2000s

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

I mean, "stupid" and "bad" are different things. Philly's got lots of stupid, but they mean well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Philly got some "means well" but mostly we have "having a good damn time" and "doesn't give a fuck". We're not malicious, but we're not sympathetic either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Here in Seattle we had a polite riot after the superbowl. We were partying in the street until the light turned green, then shuffled back to the sidewalk. As soon as the light turned red again, we would flood back into the street.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I feel like Vancouver still wins

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have read no reports that anyone attempted to harm a Santa during the riots. Don't tar LA with the Philly label.

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

Right. Throwing snowballs at someone is the same as setting a bus on fire. Got it.

That's the dumbest thing to bring up. You could bring up setting a cop car on fire during the George Floyd protests, you could mention the car flipping and dumpster fire after the Eagles championship, shit - you could go with our police department bombing a residence, but you went with throwing snowballs as the label to keep off of LA.

Are you not at all aware of the history of riots in Los Angeles? You've done plenty of your own tarring over there, bub.

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

Oh, so Santa is just a someone to you, huh? St. Fucking Nicholas?