re: Instead of talking about the flag why aren't we talking about the issue behind the protest

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They operate on the premise that their position is fundamentally true and undeniable and that anyone who disagrees is doing so dishonestly in an effort to maintain a system of "oppression" and "murder" of blacks by police due to support for systematic racism.

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well even if they're right, their proposed solutions (if any) are batshit crazy and don't address the actual structural issues causing the inequalities they are seeing.

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If they want to have a conversation, they have to be able to recognize that their premise is not universally accepted nor is it legitimately proven. They also have to be willing to accept counterarguments that make them uncomfortable as well.

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well they won't do that b/c of the structure of their beliefs/arguments

like you said, any counter will be spun as being a tentacle of oppression