'Devoid of humanity': Musk’s call to pardon George Floyd’s killer ignites fierce backlash

www.rawstory.com 'Devoid of humanity': Musk’s call to pardon George Floyd’s killer ignites fierce backlash

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.Far-right commentator Ben Shapiro posted a link to a Daily Wire letter to Trump, asking to pardon Chauvin....

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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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?
- Am I wrong though?
  There were massive riots from the BLM movement after the death of George Floyd, which is fair enough. But now that we are witnessing the US being turned into an oligarchy and the annihilation of 80 years of US diplomacy, what do we see? Almost no opposition, just some small scale protests.
  
  Nice argument. Surrendering without a fight just like your politicians. Seems like Bernie Sanders is the only one with some guts
  
  We were already an oligarchy. We're just not pretending anymore that we aren't.
  
  Just because it was bad before doesn't mean its not getting much worse now.
- If you think that this is the only thing that Democrats care about then you clearly have your eyes closed.
  
  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.
  
  Holy shit. Go away.
  
  You know I'm right
  
  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.
- 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.
  
  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.

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