Thank You Protesters For Doing To Trump What They Should Have Done To Hitler

[scottie55]

Trump has zero solutions to our nation's and our world's problems.

Just hate, and pitting one group against another while the 1%ers are robbing our families blind, and running our government like their own piggy banks.

Just ask all them corporations why they pay no taxes, but others have to.

Thank You Chicago.

Anyone not bringing people together to solve Actual Problems is the problem.

Thanks Again Chicago.

Trump should stay in his gilded bubble world and let us working our asses off just scratching by to have the microphone for once.

[CoffeeCat]

1. I think it's so amazing that so many protesters were willing to go inside that arena!

There were so many of them! You could hear them shouting, "Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! on the CNN video. There were large numbers of protesters there. More than I've ever seen for any Trump rally.

They all knew that they'd be thrown out and ridiculed--or maybe worse!

They are all heroes in my book.

[hedda_foil]

23. UIC faculty, staff and students had strongly objected the school's letting Trump use their facility

I believe many of the protesters inside the arena were students and faculty. There was also a huge contingent outside in cordoned off area.

[Albertoo]

2. If it becomes a habit, how long before Trump supporters retaliate?

Are we sure it's the way forward in a democracy? Debating by means of intruding in the other side's political rallies? Not sure it's progress.

[scottie55]

5. We Have Entered Another Dimension Albertoo

Someone is pushing back against the hate and intolerance.

I am sure the haters are not gonna grow up any time soon though.

Load up on popcorn folks.

BTW I was in Seattle when those girls wouldn't let Bernie speak.

I wanted to throw them off the stage, but I didn't.

It's called restraint.

Does not apply in Rightwingistan.

Rush, and Fox News has warped so many people's minds that our country is ready to crumble.

Thanks Mr. Ailes, Murdock, Rush, and the rest of the scumbags who profit on hate and division.

[Albertoo]

10. Then Trump supporters are going to say Bernie is doing a Russian 1917 on America

Once you let things like that slide, it can easily end in confrontation

[jberryhill]

7. Precisely

The weirdest thing I've seen on DU has been comparisons of Trump rally attendees as "brownshirts", with apparent and utter ignorance of the fact that the brownshirts were folks who disrupted political gatherings of Hitler's OPPONENTS.

Trumpeters now consider themselves to have a license to disrupt other political rallies. The problem is, having been fed the myth that Trumpnprotesters have been violent, that is precisely what they'll do.

[scottie55]

9. We Must Show Restraint

Trump's supporters are insane.

We shouldn't hurt insane people, just find a way for them to get the help they need.

Sorry, I am not planning on hitting anyone at any rally I attend, even if they are dumbasses.

[jberryhill]

14. How many Trump supporters are we talking about?

For the last 24 hours there's been the guy who punched the protester at a Trump rally, and there have been previous incidents involving what amount to handfuls of people engaged in scuffles at rallies attended by thousands of people.

Trump supporters don't tend to show up at Clinton or Sanders rallies, because they don't care to hear what Clinton or Sanders have to say.

It's really not at all difficult to avoid going to campaign rallies of candidates one detests. Honest - it's really simple.

But I suspect some Trump supporters are going to get this notion of "turnabout is fair play" and start showing up in places where their presence is not welcome. And if you think supporting a decent candidate is some kind of magic character trait that uniformly applies to every individual in a crowd of thousands of people, then you have a disappointment in store.

[Kittycat]

32. He tried to come preach hate at arguably one of the most diverse

Universities in the area, in a very diverse community, within a highly diverse city. His free speech wasn't violated. He has the right to say what he wants, but that isn't free from consequences. Nor is it free from people saying, we don't like what you are saying, and is sews division in our community, so no thanks. The students, teachers and local community and leaders did not want him crawling on their lawn or doorstep. Take that shit somewhere else, not welcome here.

Thank you to the community of UIC and surrounding residents for turning Trump away. Maybe your strength will give other communities the guts to speak out against hate, and rethink the message that everyone is afraid to talk about and put an end to. The only place hate and racism has a place for in our society, is history books.

[Albertoo]

11. 'Zactly

Nazis or Italy's Fascists were the ones attacking political rallies. I'm really not sure the people who gloat about the protesters in Chicago realize what a slippery slope this all is.

[scottie55]

13. Trump Was Being Allowed To Get Away With His Hate Speech

Until today.

Some folks showed "them" there may be consequences when you pathetically talk down about other Americans constantly.

The same old BS doesn't work like it used to.

It doesn't matter how many times Trump reads Mein Kampf things are different now.

It's not just white middle class ignorant fuksticks that are angry.

Time the media had something to show this fact.

[jberryhill]

15. This is the US - you can "get away" with any speech you like

Seriously?

You know, our candidates say things they don't like hearing either.

Since when does one "get away with" speaking one's mind in this country?

Trump's opinions are ignorant and repulsive. But so fucking what?

Because if you want to turn this into a contest of "who is better at shutting up the other folks" then who do you think is going to be reaching for their guns first?

[Albertoo]

16. ^^^ +++ ^^^

[scottie55]

17. Jberry - Trump Is Not Speaking Into A Vacuum Any More

Vacuum as in what is truly between an Republican Trump Supporter's ears.

I am glad someone did something about the hate speech, and calls for violence.

People that go looking for trouble like Trump, always and I mean always find it.

Today trouble found him, and shut him down.

America's problems are not caused by brown or black people, they are caused by people who's greed is beyond measure, and who's profits our military will defend at any human cost.

Some of us resist the divide and conquer stuff.

We refuse to be divided, and absolutely refused to be conquered by a Fascist like Trump.

[jberryhill]

19. And they feel the same way you do.

[DCBob]

28. Trump is selling hate and bigotry and racism.

He needs to be stopped.

[Person 2713]

3. Well people here in Chicago are celebrating then I get home and so many on DU are

Tsk tsk terrible
so I am glad some like you appreciate it (our city's action )

[brewens]

4. Were there not orchestrated efforts by the "fright wing" to disrupt town hall leading up

to the ACA?

[scottie55]

6. How About Disrupting Counting Ballots In Florida

2000 ring a bell?

What's good for the goose.....

[brewens]

8. Yup. Get every hungry little RW shitstain we can and send them down there! n/t

[Albertoo]

12. Two wrongs don't make a right

[Kip Humphrey]

18. OK, You win! BEST HEADLINE OF THE NIGHT!

on that note,

[lancer78]

20. The protests

will only help him look like a victim in the eyes of Republican and conservative independent voters.

[Doctor Jack]

21. Trump could take a dump on a US flag in the middle of a stadium

and republicans would call him brave and hang the pictures of his bare ass over their fireplaces. Who gives two shits what those Klan loving assholes think? It matters what the rest of us think and most of this country thinks that Trump is a giant, fascist asshole.

[lancer78]

22. Someone

who understands the other sides thinking. These protests won't do jack but help him. What should happen is just let him talk, he is bound to say something unforgivable eventually.

[Doctor Jack]

24. Sitting around and waiting for Trump to implode was the Republican's strategy

Clearly it worked so well. Push back now and show what a giant wimp that this Nazi asshole is. I don't care if it gets trump voters motivated, its going to be a wake up call to everyone else that this fascist is dangerous and that we don't have to passively take it.

[lancer78]

25. No

Let him continue, get the nomination, and then make him suffer a Goldwater-style landslide. he will take a bunch of senate and congressional candidates down with him.

[Doctor Jack]

27. The writing is already on the wall for the general election

It has been since last summer. As soon as Trump called hispanics rapists and murders, and threatened to deport 11 million of them, it was over. Hispanics are one of the largest voting blocks in the country now. Ted Cruz's team did research and figured that the republican nominee needs at least 40% of the hispanic vote to win the White House. Right now, Trump has about 10% and that number has been falling steadily in the last few months. With hispanics, blacks, women, and millenials on the democratic side and as we saw tonight, very motivated, it doesn't matter how many angry old white people Trump gets, he cannot win. But we need to stand up to fascism, wherever it pops up. We cannot tolerate it for an instant. We need to show these Trump fuckers that we will never let them spread their Klan philosophy in this country. They aren't the majority and it is time they felt that fact in their core.

[scottie55]

31. Dr. Jack - Very Well Said

I have a friend who is a livid Trump Supporter. Our polite political conversations always stop on him saying "I don't know anything about that" and then we go back to talking business till next subject.

Sad, my friend is a good guy, but buys Trumps promises.

Remember folks, Trump says some things that are actually true, unlike most Republicans. That makes it much harder.....

[BigBearJohn]

26. WOW!!!! Wish I said that. Power op. Thanks!!!

[DCBob]

29. Completely agree.

The sooner we get that lunatic off our TV screens the better.

[Glitterati]

30. Exactly right!

One never, ever lets a racist spew their racism without pushback.

You confront them, tell them they are NOT allowed to call your neighbor names!

You NEVER, EVER tsk, tsk, tsk and walk away to let them repeat, repeat, repeat their racism because NO ONE CALLED THEM ON IT.

What ever else Donald Trump is, he is first and foremost a RACIST. He made that abundantly clear on the day he announced his candidacy.

Sorry, Donald Trump, I will not stand by silently while you call my friends, neighbors and Americans racist things.

I will stand against racism in every form.

[GOLGO 13]

33. Well done Chicago.

You got balls to walk into that den of hate. Respect!