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People will see what they want to see. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #1
had no effect that I see and really didn;t expect any beachbumbob Jul 2020 #2
most protests don't, nearly impossible for that to happen anymore Amishman Jul 2020 #53
It gave Fox News a big target. nt doc03 Jul 2020 #3
From a distance, it looks like it turned a lot of people against the movement. sop Jul 2020 #4
Well it pretty effectively killed the "Defund Police" momentum... AkFemDem Jul 2020 #5
The really need a new name: " defund" California_Republic Jul 2020 #6
Agree, clearly there wasn't a marketing expert brought on board with that! AkFemDem Jul 2020 #13
Oh, I think there was one..... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #31
It appears to me you sit on the other side of the nation and pass judgement Wawannabe Jul 2020 #7
"you sit on the other side of the nation" brooklynite Jul 2020 #9
Yes. Change occurred in the sixties because people worked within the system NOT Wawannabe Jul 2020 #14
How many in this thread agree with me? How many agree with you? brooklynite Jul 2020 #17
Why so angry? cwydro Jul 2020 #40
"When CHOP started nearly all residents supported. " brooklynite Jul 2020 #18
There's this going on Wawannabe Jul 2020 #22
"who are probably rich" brooklynite Jul 2020 #29
I wouldn't know cuz I poor Wawannabe Jul 2020 #32
My income has nothing to do with it brooklynite Jul 2020 #36
ROFL greenjar_01 Jul 2020 #46
Nope Wawannabe Jul 2020 #55
Was there a sign requiring shirts and shoes for the luncheon? LanternWaste Jul 2020 #57
Rich Nature Man Jul 2020 #19
"New York City Council Votes to Slash $1 B from NYPD Budget" brooklynite Jul 2020 #20
They're too quick to act in their BUDGET Wawannabe Jul 2020 #24
I used to live on Capitol Hill and love that neighborhood! icymist Jul 2020 #16
Couldn't all those ideas & music & sit-ins & at be done without taking over part of a city? jmg257 Jul 2020 #23
Idk about your question Wawannabe Jul 2020 #25
It was an experience in trying something different. jmg257 Jul 2020 #8
A few well meaning people had a chance to try out what they thought a collective should be in 2020 haele Jul 2020 #10
Cheeseboard is still going in Berkeley Sympthsical Jul 2020 #58
I was impressed. Can you say all your big dollar donations achieved something? aikoaiko Jul 2020 #11
I don't object to protests, if they're shown to be effective... brooklynite Jul 2020 #15
NOT FAIR Nature Man Jul 2020 #28
im watching it now on KIRO... samnsara Jul 2020 #12
Obsess much? n/t dpibel Jul 2020 #21
no. it was a side show. well, it did show need for some law enforcement SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #26
No, it was just something fun for bored Hipsters to do for a while. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #27
It achieved the death of 16yo black kid at the hands of "CHOP security" Devil Child Jul 2020 #30
Shooting in Renton, WA PARK last night Wawannabe Jul 2020 #35
But that's the point... brooklynite Jul 2020 #37
Shhhh, pointing out facts is "gaslighting" and bad mmmmmmk? Devil Child Jul 2020 #38
Exactly. cwydro Jul 2020 #41
Of course it happens elsewhere... Dr. Strange Jul 2020 #42
I will Google it.. but "at the hands of "CHOP security" JustFiveMoreMinutes Jul 2020 #54
No one remembers this from June first I guess Wawannabe Jul 2020 #33
Yes, as an observer from afar: It's a hunger for community people can identify with. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #34
No idea, but from the pictures I saw they sure made a mess. cwydro Jul 2020 #39
It was a glorified homeless encampment brought to you by their mayor Sympthsical Jul 2020 #59
Maybe? CHOP helped achieve this - "Corporate America Gives Blessing to Police Reform" Wawannabe Jul 2020 #43
It gave a solid visibility to a topic that ALWAYS fades after a few weeks. ismnotwasm Jul 2020 #44
Is it over? Nothing on the national news about this. Why is that? Baclava Jul 2020 #45
National News... brooklynite Jul 2020 #48
Because It Isn't national News... jayfish Jul 2020 #50
Brooklynite, you're way too sophisticated to imagine big changes Hortensis Jul 2020 #47
+1 ismnotwasm Jul 2020 #49
... Wawannabe Jul 2020 #56
Thank you for being so helpful. nt PufPuf23 Jul 2020 #51
Showed the need to have policing nt Raine Jul 2020 #52
About the same as the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #60
Governing is hard. CHOP was a novel idea. Utopian visions usually are. Politicub Jul 2020 #61
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