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In reply to the discussion: With 65 days until the election, are the protests helping or hurting Democrats [View all]LeftInTX
(28,526 posts)24. The guy who shot the guy yesterday was white.
He was antifa, history of dui and unlawful firearm....
We don't need this...Who are they advocating for...BLM does not want this and they have been vocal about it.
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With 65 days until the election, are the protests helping or hurting Democrats [View all]
still_one
Aug 2020
OP
Peaceful Protest Positive- Violence, Looting and Destruction of Property is a Negative
Stallion
Aug 2020
#2
+1, .... done by Trump supporters and assholes. Conflating the two plays into Trumps narrative
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#52
There is no question that the riots at the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968 helped Nixon
still_one
Aug 2020
#30
... and are being started by Trump supporters and stupid people. TOO much evidence of this and the
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#51
I setup a poll to see what people on DU are feeling about the protests, and you imply that I
still_one
Aug 2020
#22
It galls me to say this, but the protests in Kenosha and Minneapolis are hurting
Vogon_Glory
Aug 2020
#17
I setup a poll to see how people feel on DU about the protests, and you seem to be imply that
still_one
Aug 2020
#20
Thanks for the clarification.. Systemic racism has been with us since the inception of the country,
still_one
Aug 2020
#37
Yes, the BLM movement has made that very clear, not only that it isn't welcomed, but that they
still_one
Aug 2020
#29
I don't think there is any question that right wing groups, so-called militia types, and
still_one
Aug 2020
#23
I understand TX. Whenever the WTO met in Oregon, the anarchists were always there
still_one
Aug 2020
#28
Yeah in Wisconsin they really don't have anarachists, so whites would be either BLM supporters
LeftInTX
Aug 2020
#32
The actual protestors are ok. The problem is they are being infiltrated by Opportunists
JI7
Aug 2020
#25
+1, this !! and instead of the police protecting the protesters they allow the oppurtinist to rip
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#49
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 This is Buttery Males 2.0 !!! Instead of the left declaring Trump is stoking ...
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#48