Trump 2016

[n david]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Insofar as to refusing to condemn violent attacks, my opinion is that Trump supports have shown great restraint to the idiots attempting to disrupt their rallies.

Do you believe that these people who were being non-violent should have been sucker punched as they were?

https://youtu.be/Pq1jFA38xLA

https://youtu.be/TtAJDikkfqM

Should those with whom you do not agree be sucker punched or violently attacked? Great restraint!? It's appalling to see how Trump has poisoned dialogue in that people have bought into the lie that anyone who expresses disagreement with them should be violently attacked; and if not, how gracious and full of restraint the Trump supporters are being.

Watch the videos above. Both show the eeeeeeeevil protester being escorted out of the rally, albeit without any force from the officers. Both protesters were walking out on their own.

They were not being violent. They were not getting in anyone's personal space. They did nothing deserving of the cowardly sucker punch from the Trump supporters.

In both videos, the Trump supporter had to walk down the row to confront these men! They weren't even near them. They left where they were seated and walked down the row to throw the punch Trump longs to throw.

Help me understand how these men deserved it.

Look, if these two protesters were in the faces of their attackers, in their personal space, shoving or pushing or taunting, etc...I have no problem with them being put in place.

Unfortunately, these men did none of that.

[Esaias]

Protestors shutting down highways, interfering with people who have nothing to do with anything. Where's the condemnation of that?

[aegsm76]

nd - not saying they deserved it and whoever did the attacking needs to be dealt with by the authorities.
However, why do these protestors go to a Trump rally?
Are they wanting to provoke these activities?
It appears to be the case, to me.
They are hoping for something to happen to give them their 15 minutes of fame.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Protestors shutting down highways, interfering with people who have nothing to do with anything. Where's the condemnation of that?

Those protesters who chained themselves to cars and blocked the highway were wrong and rightfully arrested. There was a Jeep whose driver drove through the protesters. I'd have done the same thing.

I thought I posted that here. I shared the news story on FB with my comments condemning it.

[n david]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

nd - not saying they deserved it and whoever did the attacking needs to be dealt with by the authorities.
However, why do these protestors go to a Trump rally?
Are they wanting to provoke these activities?
It appears to be the case, to me.
They are hoping for something to happen to give them their 15 minutes of fame.

That's no excuse.

I would assume they go to a Trump rally to protest Trump. That would be the best place to do such a thing.

If you're correct, why give them what they want? (fame, attention, etc)

[aegsm76]

Originally Posted by n david

That's no excuse.

I would assume they go to a Trump rally to protest Trump. That would be the best place to do such a thing.

If you're correct, why give them what they want? (fame, attention, etc)

Just as the police say not to take snippets of video as the whole story, I have to say the same with these.
And those being antagonized are not trained law enforcement personnel, but ordinary citizens who sometimes do not act appropriately.

A good example would be the "protestor" who should up at UPCI General Conference in the 70's. He left a little the worse for wear, as some of the good brethren took exception to his protest.

[n david]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

A good example would be the "protestor" who should up at UPCI General Conference in the 70's. He left a little the worse for wear, as some of the good brethren took exception to his protest.

Hadn't heard of that story. I hope the "worse for wear" wasn't from punches being thrown by any UPCI members.

[aegsm76]

Well, it was back during the "streaking" phase.
Not sure about punches, but he was a little bruised and bloodied...

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by n david

Those protesters who chained themselves to cars and blocked the highway were wrong and rightfully arrested. There was a Jeep whose driver drove through the protesters. I'd have done the same thing.

I thought I posted that here. I shared the news story on FB with my comments condemning it.

Its 1968 all over again.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by n david

That's no excuse.

I would assume they go to a Trump rally to protest Trump. That would be the best place to do such a thing.

If you're correct, why give them what they want? (fame, attention, etc)

They are rent-a-mobs doing their job.