slashsfro wrote:

I've been hestitant to wade myself into this debate, but I'll ask once: Why was there such a big deal on this Rittenhouse thing?  Is it just on racial lines/issues?

Or why should Americans outside of Wisconsin care about this?

The riots were pretty politically charged already. The protests were widely supported, but there was huge friction about the riots and it was split down political lines: progressives tried to defend them, conservatives blasted them, while the majority of average Americans who supported the protests were against the rioting. It depended on The media you consumed.

The fact this kid was white, considered a trump supporter, was a fire bomb in an already combustible situation. A lot of it falls on the media for how it was portrayed. It really shouldn't have been a national story, and no one should have gotten so invested/obsessed/consumed in hating/supporting the kid.

It's hysterical he ended up being a BLM supporter.

mitchejw wrote:

As the illegitimate Wisconsin government run by thugs redraw districts again for the second time in 10 years…republicans in the state tighten their stranglehold. In a state Biden won…the representation will be 6-2 or 7-1 in favor of Republicans.

It’s no coincidence the architect of all this is from the same area as Rittenhouse’s sham trial.

Sorry for your loss....