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Sympthsical

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59. It was a glorified homeless encampment brought to you by their mayor
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 05:42 PM
Jul 2020

Not the most hygienic of places.

And anarchy did what anarchy do. The strong preyed upon the weak. But there was a drum circle! Such a happy place. *facepalm*

It's almost like we have a civilized society for a reason.

The mayor was a piece of work. She let the situation devolve while she tried to out-woke the wokest wokees who ever woked.

Then they sniffed in the general direction of her house, and she shut it all down. The residents and business owners denied their civil rights and property in the CHOP zone? Fuck those people. They must sacrifice for the glorious greater cause. Wait. They want to march to my house?! Police! Police! Break it up! Run them out!

She'd resign if she had any dignity or self-awareness, but I've seen many of her statements. She does not.

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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