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BumRushDaShow

(165,633 posts)
8. I never thought I'd see the day
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 07:33 AM
Aug 2020

when I'd see a whole pile of white kids yelling "No justice, no peace" and heckling another white person.

But what the media narrative will become is that what you see before your eyes are not white kids but are actually "violent black thug protesters" heckling an innocent white person (despite the tweeted video that shows an all-white group doing white-on-white harassment), so that they can say - "See what these (imaginary black) 'protesters' do?".




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Fredrick Kunkle WaPo
@KunkleFredrick
1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights confronted White diners outside D.C. restaurants, chanting “White silence is violence!” and demanding White diners show their solidarity. #DCProtests
3:39 PM · Aug 25, 2020 from Washington, DC


ETA - as you can see by the above WaPo reporter tweet, he has already "defined" what you are to see "Black Lives Matter protest" (meaning black people) "confronted White diners", as if you have black people confronting a white diner rather than saying "WHITE Black Lives Matters protesters confronting a WHITE diner". This is the very manifestation of "institutionalized racism" within the media and their point of view of what they claim to be "seeing".

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It is self-destructive behavior, and there is no doubt that trump and the republicans will use this still_one Aug 2020 #1
If provocateurs are not yet involved in this stupidity, they are at least a little embarrassed that Atticus Aug 2020 #2
Probably. The Washington Post followed this group of protesters and it doesn't appear they still_one Aug 2020 #4
I'm not so sure.. like snowbirdy & BRDS.. below Cha Sep 2020 #46
Looks very contrived, overly aggressive & loud, appalachiablue Sep 2020 #48
Exactly! Overkill & Extra LOUD for the Camera! Cha Sep 2020 #51
I would have thrown my drink in their faces, or just call 911 question everything Sep 2020 #54
I wish they wouldn't do that calguy Aug 2020 #3
Exactly. Hopefully they will have learned something from this, and realize that this kind still_one Aug 2020 #5
yeah and Democrats llashram Aug 2020 #43
Actually snowybirdie Aug 2020 #6
Exactly right. BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #9
Not genuine, way too loud & aggressive for attn; white appalachiablue Sep 2020 #49
Meaning BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #52
DC has a very active Proud Boys chapter. pazzyanne Aug 2020 #10
+1 Doesn't look genuine, white, super aggressive appalachiablue Sep 2020 #47
I fail to see how this is, in any way, useful... SKKY Aug 2020 #7
I never thought I'd see the day BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #8
I'd tell them to get the hell out of my face... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #12
I guess they could try that in a red state BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #13
Jesus, that is NOT a good look. And I didn't even watch the video. SMC22307 Sep 2020 #55
Plays right into Trump's tactics. Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #11
I agree wholeheartedly. These people are fools. Dial H For Hero Aug 2020 #33
There appears to be a MAGA hat in the posted tweet, at 11 to the blue arrow irisblue Aug 2020 #14
There sure is! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #15
I think it's a parody hat. nsd Aug 2020 #18
Can you enlarge the image and post it here? Thx irisblue Aug 2020 #20
Wow, you have a GOOD eye! Thats exactly what it is. I would've never noticed it at all oldsoftie Aug 2020 #21
Don't jump to conclusions brooklynite Aug 2020 #24
When I zoomed in real close, this is pretty much what it looks like. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #30
That's a sweet hat IronLionZion Aug 2020 #36
Now I think you're correct. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #25
WHATS NEXT? louzke9 Aug 2020 #16
I would be terrified of the crowd and covid janterry Aug 2020 #17
This is so stupid.. and my first inclination is that someone is Peacetrain Aug 2020 #19
+1 appalachiablue Sep 2020 #50
This shit keeps up & someone will get hurt. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #22
I admire her courage while being confronted by a rabid mob Devil Child Aug 2020 #23
Looks like one of the "protesters" is wearing a MAGA hat mcar Aug 2020 #26
The bad tattoos are another hint. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #27
See #24 brooklynite Aug 2020 #28
How do you know it's that hat? mcar Aug 2020 #29
The Washington Post reporter says that it is. nsd Aug 2020 #38
This is not helpful at all. MrScorpio Aug 2020 #31
If put in that situation I'm not sure they would like the gesture I made with my raised fist ripcord Aug 2020 #32
AS A WHITE PERSON, if I was being harrassed by what seemed to be a white person I would certainly Kashkakat v.2.0 Aug 2020 #34
In the situation shown in the video, your attempt to present a calm, rational argument would simply Dial H For Hero Aug 2020 #35
I'd probably yell for them to take it outside... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #37
They are outside. Now what? NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 #39
Oh, you're right! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #40
The poor diner is surrounded (edited from "cornered"}. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 #41
I'd probably just go along with the jerks... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #42
I'd Be Wishing I Still RobinA Sep 2020 #53
Hours after March on Washington, protesters scattered throughout city, blocking roads and yelling mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #44
Stop the stupidity. nt oasis Sep 2020 #45
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