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agingdem

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7. peaceful is not aggressive..

Reply to empedocles (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 10:39 AM

Jul 2020

this isn't just about BLM and police brutality.....this is about "normalized' racial, ethnic and gender hate.. this is about economic inequality...this is about storm troopers in our streets..this is about a virus that has ravaged and killed our near and dear... this about the total disregard for science and human life...and this is about the incompetent apathetic leadership who allowed this to happen...this is about taking our country back and making it better...

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I think it is time for our side to leave the streets for a while [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 OP

Agree for the most part empedocles Jul 2020 #1

Maybe just move to someplace not close to federal buildings blueinredohio Jul 2020 #4

I agree protest completely away marlakay Jul 2020 #13

no ... this kind of "rebellion" was long time coming agingdem Jul 2020 #2

As MLK et al, knew, violence was not the way to go. History suggests that the aggressive empedocles Jul 2020 #6

peaceful is not aggressive.. agingdem Jul 2020 #7

The peaceful protesters have largely left. What largely remains are anarchists DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2020 #3

I remember my protest days in the 60's and 70's agingdem Jul 2020 #14

I participated in one of the Moratorium marches at 12 years old. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2020 #16

With Seattle reporting that the fed goons are leaving and Portland in talks to have them removed Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #5

Several have been going on for 2 months straight MichMan Jul 2020 #8

I'll let the people who have been doing the work on this for years take the lead on that decision. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #9

That genie is already out of the bottle. kentuck Jul 2020 #10

Trump is retreating from Portland Trenzalore Jul 2020 #11

It's mostly anarchist lunatics now BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #12

you should understand that is surrender bigtree Jul 2020 #15