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Massive protests expected at Chicago’s DNC; police are ready

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...new fencing installed today:

Chicago workers set up the additional line of security fences outside the United Center on Tuesday morning.
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Things were calm until a group of masked protestors tried to enter the DNC’s security perimeter
So you consider threats of violence to be peaceable and calm?

There was an abundance of actual threats made in the chanting, inside the DNC a woman grabbed a microphone and started calling everyone murderers and was arrested, outside the Hilton hotel there was protesting against the people staying there for the DNC numbering at least in the hundreds...

And while the numbers of protestors are in the thousands rather than the 10's of thousands, it's still quite sizable. It looks like a solid amount of protestors and the DNC isn't over...

But I personally consider domestic terror threats made openly without fear to be a serious problem the DNC is facing, because this is on them. These are your Democratic party voters...

Whether they follow through with bringing the Gaza war to the streets of America doesn't stop domestic terror threats from being illegal last I checked.

And in my opinion it's hardly peaceful protesting. All that can really be said is they haven't killed anyone or really destroyed property yet. Yet always being the operative word for a people prone to violence to achieve political goals.
 
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So you consider threats of violence to be peaceable and calm?

There was an abundance of actual threats made in the chanting, inside the DNC a woman grabbed a microphone and started calling everyone murderers and was arrested, outside the Hilton hotel there was protesting against the people staying there for the DNC numbering at least in the hundreds...

And while the numbers of protestors are in the thousands rather than the 10's of thousands, it's still quite sizable. It looks like a solid amount of protestors and the DNC isn't over...

But I personally consider domestic terror threats made openly without fear to be a serious problem the DNC is facing, because this is on them. These are your Democratic party voters...

Violence is never acceptable.

And those who threaten or carry out violence are accountable for their actions. And no, It is not on the Democratic party any more than if the same protestors showed up at the RNC.
 
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You want an example of someone referring to January 6 as mostly "peaceful", look no further.


-- A2SG, knew I'd seen it recently.....
Close but no cigar.

Again the context was MSM propaganda. Context is key.
 
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...from day 1, the number of protestors were reportedly much less than expected. That could change of course.

As for "violence" --

"Things were calm until a group of masked protestors tried to enter the DNC’s security perimeter. Protestors took down several sections of a fence and then called other protestors to follow them through, NPR’s Martin Kaste says. Police closed in on them from opposite ends and arrested a handful of people. Kaste found a long line of delegates and talked with some, but none of them had seen or heard any of the protests. More demonstrations are planned for the remaining three days of the DNC."


....a few fences removed.
I already posted a video of this riot.
 
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Maybe the WT was characterizing riotous demonstrations.

However, I'm still confused about the Left's distinction between mostly peaceful protests and riots.

Maybe you can help me make up some flash cards for review.

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Peaceful protest, or riot?

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Peaceful protest, or riot?
I'm still confused. What exactly distinguishes a riot from a mostly peaceful protest?
It's the fire that makes protests peaceful.
 
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It's the fire that makes protests peaceful.
Then why do peaceful protests not have fires? Around 95% of the BLM protests were peaceful even by your standards--no injuries, no property damage.
 
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It's the fire that makes protests peaceful.
Like the calming effect of a campfire?

I have noticed that the wicked unison chanting seems to subside after they start the fires.
 
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I'll give you a clue.

It's the word "peaceful."

-- A2SG, just your friendly neighborhood liberal here....
And we all remember how that was defined the first time around......
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Please. Please let that happen. And it's not 'if' he slips. He's lost ground. His numbers are only heading one way. Time to change horses.

Please.
Why? Do you want a Republican to win?
 
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Seems more sturdy than the Trump Wall around Mexico.
Looks like the DNC finally believes walls work. Good for their own security (against their own disgruntled voting base who simply want their peaceful voices heard) but not for securing the country.
 
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Looks like the DNC finally believes walls work
The peace and love and unity and tolerance are palpable even over the blue hair screeching.
 
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The peace and love and unity and tolerance are palpable even over the blue hair screeching.
Well, it's Chicago. Just wait til the weekend. That's when the party colors really shine!
 
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Well, it's Chicago. Just wait til the weekend. That's when the party colors really shine!
...but the city is already decked out in party decorations.

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