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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Mon Sep 7, 2020, 10:39 AM Sep 2020

Protesters in Rochester use Roman phalanx formation to counter the tear gas with blowers & throwers

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Protesters in Rochester use a Roman phalanx formation to counter the tear gas with blowers & throwers. I love the ingenuity.

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10:17 AM · Sep 7, 2020

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Protesters in Rochester use Roman phalanx formation to counter the tear gas with blowers & throwers (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Sep 2020 OP

I see. ananda Sep 2020 #1

Excellent. k&r n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #2

Sometimes the old ways just work better... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #3

lol, great move but now trump will outlaw cordless blowers beachbumbob Sep 2020 #4

Could they just cover the tear gas grenades with upended buckets? jmbar2 Sep 2020 #5

Meh BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #6

Greek ornotna Sep 2020 #7

.. Mc Mike Sep 2020 #8

ananda

(28,856 posts)

1. I see.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 10:48 AM

Sep 2020

That is pretty clever!

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

2. Excellent. k&r n/t

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 10:57 AM

Sep 2020

-Laelth

Wounded Bear

(58,627 posts)

3. Sometimes the old ways just work better...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 10:59 AM

Sep 2020

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

4. lol, great move but now trump will outlaw cordless blowers

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 11:05 AM

Sep 2020

jmbar2

(4,869 posts)

5. Could they just cover the tear gas grenades with upended buckets?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 11:56 AM

Sep 2020

I don't know what a Roman phalanx is, but I am impressed by their tactics.

BannonsLiver

(16,352 posts)

6. Meh

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 12:05 PM

Sep 2020

Looks like a bunch of white anarchist tweeks TRYING to use Roman tactics, with mixed results.

ornotna

(10,798 posts)

7. Greek

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 12:06 PM

Sep 2020

The Romans adopted and adapted the Greek phalanx.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)

8. ..

Reply to ornotna (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 12:49 PM

Sep 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_phalanx

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