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Thekaspervote

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3. As was pointed out in Minneapolis the white hate groups are purposely targeting the dem

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2020, 09:48 AM

May 2020

States and cities.

As far as recent mayoral elections, imho, it shows that these groups have little or no power....or interest in elections. They just want to pillage, burn and destroy

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Question: almost every city where there's been police violence is under a Democratic Mayor... [View all] brooklynite May 2020 OP

Most cities in the United States are Democratic. Laelth May 2020 #1

And those organized groups who are shipped in and causing the most violence, are they Democrats? Doodley May 2020 #2

I'm not talking about the protesters; I'm talking about the police violence that started the protest brooklynite May 2020 #4

Actually, it did come up in his campaign. StarfishSaver May 2020 #8

Can you provide details? I don't recall it coming up. brooklynite May 2020 #19

Try Google. I'm not your research assistant StarfishSaver May 2020 #21

No, you're the person making an assertion... brooklynite May 2020 #22

I'm not playing your game StarfishSaver May 2020 #23

2014: De Blasio's nightmare New York's mayor has lost the police -- and maybe much more than that. Celerity May 2020 #26

I bet this is why he defended the two cops who drove their SUVs into a crowd of protesters. tblue37 May 2020 #29

it is really shit that Mayors and the city governments have to kiss so much thug copper arse Celerity May 2020 #32

+a brazillion! nt tblue37 May 2020 #33

It is because police unions have so much power obamanut2012 May 2020 #28

If you're saying that Mayors (and City Councils) are unable to implement reforms... brooklynite May 2020 #30

Well, it turns out that the original statement by MN authorities as to every arrest being out of cwydro May 2020 #24

The people arrested are from the area. former9thward May 2020 #31

As was pointed out in Minneapolis the white hate groups are purposely targeting the dem Thekaspervote May 2020 #3

Very interesting question Leith May 2020 #5

ive been thinking on those lines for a while AllaN01Bear May 2020 #6

That's a common right wing talking point, but it's BS StarfishSaver May 2020 #7

+1, "many of these cities are in red states " I've notice it's surrounding counties, judges & state uponit7771 May 2020 #11

Exactly StarfishSaver May 2020 #12

The Right wing Chainfire May 2020 #16

In Chicago It Was, Sir The Magistrate May 2020 #9

Mayors have limited power in changing the thin blue line as its an embedded beachbumbob May 2020 #10

+1, make them pay with pensions not insurance companies uponit7771 May 2020 #13

you cost people money for behavior, the behavior is often changed, no different in this case beachbumbob May 2020 #14

Sort of a Igel May 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste May 2020 #15

Those cities are targeted by the radical right? Greybnk48 May 2020 #18

Funny thing - Donald Trump just raised a similar issue StarfishSaver May 2020 #20

Brooklynite is a long standing member of DU. cwydro May 2020 #25

+100000 Celerity May 2020 #27