Is it incitement? What would happen if a Democrat said that BLM riots were likely if another cop murders somebody? Would it be a warning, or encouragement. I'm a little on the fence about this. I think it is all in their tone, less than the words. They're not saying "I'm worried people might react this way." They're saying "the people would be justified to react this way". At least that's the way it feels to me. I'm sure we could find some Democrats using parallel language with respect to riots, but it isn't Chuck Schumer or other Senators, AFAIK.
I dunno. I know that given that MAGA is basically His Highnoss The Great Declassifier's followers, and given his sway over them, the responsible thing to do is to say that rioting SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. That rioting would be WRONG. A believer in the justice system and the rule of law should communicate this to their followers and that rioting is illegal.
BLM isn't really attached to a particular politician so not sure if any of them would make a difference. Though it would help if Democrat politicians actually did instead of sympathizing. Part of the crux of BLM is that the justice system does NOT work, and that the rule of law is a farce and part of a systemically racist system, so I'm not sure if I expect them to be anything but they are.
I think the way MAGA looks at it, is that if BLM can do wrong, they should be able to do wrong as well. It's a good argument that selective execution of the law encourages criminal activity. Nevertheless, it does not absolve a person from criminal activity. At least not in my eyes. I bet a good lawyer might be able to make a case and get somebody off.
Now, my take is that Lord L'Orange Defender of Amurica is indeed not a responsible individual. That he really doesn't believe in the justice system, or really any concept of justice that I would recognize as such (though he's not alone in this). Given this, and given his statement, I am not really as struck by the concept of incitement as I am of a clear threat against the Department of Justice. The statement, "If you prosecute me, my followers would riot", seems to me to be a clear threat against the government.
I think the threat is serious. I see enough people already crapping themselves, who are far from MAGA on the right. They might be called Conservative Nationalists, but they're a bit mellow compared to some. They don't love Trump. They love what he represented in their eyes. Some kind of RETURN to goodness and greatness and common sense and justice. But they are more scared of the country being "torn apart" then they are of what happens when you let a thug who has a mob dictate justice to the people.
I mean, I think the incitement is still to come. This is just the threat section.
