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Yes, I should have differentiated between the real peaceful protesters and the peaceful protesters wreaking havoc and then being pulled out of the otherwise peaceful crowds. I am surprised though at the sheer number of skinheads and white supremacists on the streets each night, they appear to be a surprisingly diverse group.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
You are looking the other way. Although that is not surprising.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
He made that clear when he called all the protestors ‘peaceful protestors’ as he denigrated half of them. In his mind the mothers and fathers are just as bad as the actual late night folks out to cause harm.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
He’s also apparently cool with the fed thugs doing far more than defending federal buildings. But that’s not a surprise either. His constitutional desires are situational. Like most conservatives.
It's a lot simpler than that, I simply have no tolerance for people engaging in bad behavior and little patience with their enablers. I think if the elected officials in any jurisdiction enable bad actors in their destruction, the owners and inhabitants of the property have every right to push back. It distresses me that people who might otherwise agree won't in some cases because of their disdain for the owners and inhabitants.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
People are clearly seeing what they want to see in identifying villains in a chaotic situation. It’s the kind of thinking that is making Nick Sandmann a wealthy young man as he settles his suits with some of our more hysterical media corporations.
I'm getting "intel" from friends that Trump's goons are ranging far afield from the Justice Center. Apparently last night they were assembling on NE 33rd Ave, a street where I lived as a child, on their way to a nearby park. Nobody seems to know why. This is maybe a mile and a half from downtown Portland, in the heart of a residential area. Meanwhile, my source says the Drudge Report is disseminating tales of scary "Antifa cells" and other drivel. The following article sums up the situation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/25/u...on-courts.html
Maybe Drudge is relying on “intel from friends” (aka gossip) for his claims as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
I'm not calling myself a journalist.
Also, the NYT article backs up what I've written.
Now Chicago and other places. This is obviously not about defending federal buildings but to incite more violence. Or to make another diversion...Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Bingo. As a friend commented in an email this morning--"They're working hard every day to subvert democracy, and hurting people in the process."Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one