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Kamala Harris is outside the White House with protesters. (Original Post) kpete May 2020 OP
That looks far more calm than the other tweet from the WH RainCaster May 2020 #1
Did you see the tweet below the larger, more violent protest? BComplex May 2020 #4
Cops are pushing protesters out of the area Midnightwalk May 2020 #8
Notice the guy with the umbrella. Hmm. nt crickets May 2020 #13
Good for Kamala! brer cat May 2020 #2
Vicious Dogs? yankee87 May 2020 #3
Don't forget that he'll blame the protesters for the violence. lunatica May 2020 #5
Yup. 2naSalit May 2020 #6
Who remembers dogs being set on protesters Skidmore May 2020 #7
Any Boomer remembers it vividly, & much as I hate to say it Trump is a Boomer Hekate May 2020 #9
Not an image anyone could forget. wnylib May 2020 #11
They used attack dogs against Native Americans at Standing Rock Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #12
The only vicious dog there is the one in the White House. ancianita May 2020 #10

BComplex

(8,029 posts)
4. Did you see the tweet below the larger, more violent protest?
Sat May 30, 2020, 06:30 PM
May 2020

Someone tweeted: There are more people here than at the trump inauguration!

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
8. Cops are pushing protesters out of the area
Sat May 30, 2020, 07:11 PM
May 2020

And they are resisting. Not nonviolently by sitting passively. The latter must take incredible courage but also takes leadership.

This isn’t a reaction to anything you said, but to the constant message that the protests are violent

The “peaceful” protest didn’t have cops ordering everyone to disburse.

There’s a long history of violence at protests, even when the protesters practice civil disobedience.

I’m against destruction of property, morally and because it is a lousy tactic. It plays into the message that protestors are violent and have to be suppressed.

Police tactics play a role in turning protests violent.

The video gives me stress, but not because of the protesters. Should I have less sympathy for the protesters if the cops started firing tear gas or firing rubber or pepper bullets?

I often see people complain that Americans never protest anymore. It’s refreshing to see people getting out doing that. Even protests where everyone is civilly disobedient can turn very violent and ugly.

yankee87

(2,166 posts)
3. Vicious Dogs?
Sat May 30, 2020, 06:28 PM
May 2020

I wonder if Putin's puppet, 45, will sick the dogs and have MAGA morons attack the protesters? All this idiotic president is doing, it would not surprise me at all.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
7. Who remembers dogs being set on protesters
Sat May 30, 2020, 07:10 PM
May 2020

during Civil rights marches? Trump said protesters would be met this way when he spoke earlier this afternoon. Not a mistake but likely intentional wording.

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