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56. "The Vietnam war protests were a blast."

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Fri Mar 29, 2024, 12:33 AM

Mar 2024

Some of those by the Weather Underground sure were.

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There are protesters outside where Clinton, Obama, and Biden are meeting, on the Israel-Gaza situation. Will these same [View all] JohnSJ Mar 2024 OP

. sarisataka Mar 2024 #1

Of course not! Because Trump winning helps the Gazans!!!!! Coventina Mar 2024 #2

Yes Donald Trump whose representatives said in 2016 BlueKota Mar 2024 #55

red herring question Tetrachloride Mar 2024 #3

Scratch the surface and they are Hamas supporters who Coventina Mar 2024 #4

I might be one of the protesters and i am not supporting Hamas Tetrachloride Mar 2024 #6

Then you might be violating the TOS, which says "Support Democratic Nominees" I.E. BIDEN Coventina Mar 2024 #8

As a matter of fact, why not ? Tetrachloride Mar 2024 #18

I'm just pointing out the rules of this website. Coventina Mar 2024 #19

then get off my lawn Tetrachloride Mar 2024 #20

I'm not on your lawn. Coventina Mar 2024 #22

I don't care if you protest Biden TexasDem69 Mar 2024 #107

I went to the one in Denver with my granddaughter. I support a ceasefire and an end to the slaughter of civilians. Autumn Mar 2024 #11

Thank you. David__77 Mar 2024 #27

Do you realize that there was a ceasefire on October 7? That many Gazans worked in Israel? question everything Mar 2024 #52

Tell it to Netanyahu. He kept Hamas in power. Autumn Mar 2024 #61

Hamas was never in danger of being replaced NickB79 Mar 2024 #80

With the help of Netanyahu. Hamas and Netanyahu will never allow a 2 state solution. Autumn Mar 2024 #91

Again, Hamas never needed Netanyahu's help NickB79 Mar 2024 #94

But they sure got Netanyahu's help anyway. Autumn Mar 2024 #98

Gonna protest Hamas, too? shrike3 Mar 2024 #115

That is true. But see my question below. (Do you demand the release of hostages, NOW?) nt RandomNumbers Mar 2024 #134

+1 leftstreet Mar 2024 #53

Are you demanding Hamas to return the hostages? NOW? RandomNumbers Mar 2024 #133

What other practical outcome might there be but supporting Hamas? TheKentuckian Mar 2024 #77

They are not Hamas supporters- womanofthehills Mar 2024 #82

The war in Iraq? Mossfern Mar 2024 #97

That was 20 years ago. Autumn Mar 2024 #101

I was assuming that you were alive 20 years ago Mossfern Mar 2024 #106

When I went to the one in Denver there were young people, probably their early 20's. Point is probably Autumn Mar 2024 #111

... lapucelle Mar 2024 #123

Then why aren't they protesting the taking of hostages and the rape and murders committed by Hamas? RandomNumbers Mar 2024 #135

Apparently the "problem" some are protesting is what 1930's fascists called "The Jewish Problem". lapucelle Mar 2024 #116

𝕰𝖓𝖉𝖑o𝖘𝖚𝖓𝖌 𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝕵𝖚𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖋𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖊 sarisataka Mar 2024 #121

Why would they? Biden is the president. They are protesting to attempt to influence him to stop supporting Israel. Autumn Mar 2024 #5

Which may be coming DLCWIdem Mar 2024 #7

He's trying to stay in power Mossfern Mar 2024 #110

It isn't just up to the president. How about the republican majority in the House? How about the very real potential JohnSJ Mar 2024 #10

Biden is the one who makes the decisions, the buck stops there. Protesting an Autumn Mar 2024 #12

How long do you think you'll be able to protest if Trump gets in? shrike3 Mar 2024 #13

Not long. That why I use my First Amendment while I can. Never know when a fascist will get elected. Autumn Mar 2024 #14

So you're aware your right to protest may be curtailed under Trump. shrike3 Mar 2024 #23

You are wilfully facilitating that loss of rights. TheKentuckian Mar 2024 #75

If the Palestinians are committing a a "real genocide" it sure is backfiring on them. The death toll is very lopsided. Autumn Mar 2024 #79

Hamas seriously miscalculated NickB79 Mar 2024 #81

It is the mission of Hamas ,and implicit Mossfern Mar 2024 #83

That is the ambition. TheKentuckian Mar 2024 #104

No, it isn't just Biden, Congress is involved also. As for RFK jr, he is a spoiler candidate, and according to polls is JohnSJ Mar 2024 #15

You don't seem to understand protesting or the constitutional right to do so. Or you ignore it. Autumn Mar 2024 #16

My point isn't against the protest, but an observation of their selective protests. They seem to be very selective JohnSJ Mar 2024 #17

As one who has protested a lot in my younger days you don't protest the people who don't give a fuck. Autumn Mar 2024 #21

And ice cream parlor owners and Jewish college kids are in power, right? shrike3 Mar 2024 #25

Jew. . .Israeli. Same thing to these people AZLD4Candidate Mar 2024 #43

This whole thing really worries me. shrike3 Mar 2024 #44

I am and I've been victimized by is for many years. AZLD4Candidate Mar 2024 #46

I'm sorry. eom shrike3 Mar 2024 #47

Said no one ever. The OP I responded to were protesters protesting the President. He is in power. Autumn Mar 2024 #72

Said John SJ, in a post to you. He pointed out how protestors seem quite selective, targeting businesses at times shrike3 Mar 2024 #73

I'm sure if their families were being bombed and starved they could protest Muslim students Autumn Mar 2024 #74

How many protests were there agains the 10/7 massacre? Mossfern Mar 2024 #84

Protests? There were celebrations sarisataka Mar 2024 #88

Exactly! Mossfern Mar 2024 #89

There was no need for Israelis to protest. They had plenty of bombs ,rockets and other weapons and we sent them more. Autumn Mar 2024 #90

Only Israelis should protest the atrocities of 10/7? No. NickB79 Mar 2024 #92

Israel had the sympathy of the world. But Netanyahu has gone too far. Killing innocent people to get Hamas, Autumn Mar 2024 #96

People in the US are not Israelis Mossfern Mar 2024 #93

So you couldn't care less if students who had nothing to do with Netanyahu's bombing Gaza shrike3 Mar 2024 #99

Are you saying that people here in this country that have friends and family in Gaza and are protesting had anything Autumn Mar 2024 #103

No. You did. shrike3 Mar 2024 #105

Biden is not in power Mossfern Mar 2024 #112

Biden is in power here, and he does wield some influence. Actually quite a lot. Autumn Mar 2024 #113

Apparently not in Israel Mossfern Mar 2024 #117

A few of these folks seem delusional, quite frankly. shrike3 Mar 2024 #26

Footage of screaming obscenities and violence is scary. It IS delusional, like mob behavior. betsuni Mar 2024 #51

I wonder if Civil Rights marchers thought it was a blast when they got hoses or dogs set on them. shrike3 Mar 2024 #24

So how should one protest? Sit at home and write lovely perfumed letters? Autumn Mar 2024 #58

You're the one who said protesting was a blast. shrike3 Mar 2024 #68

Yeah I did and it was. It ended the Vietnam war. No matter how you look at it. That was a big fucking deal.. Autumn Mar 2024 #71

And you had a blast. Unlike Civil Rights marchers who put their bodies on the line and risked their lives in shrike3 Mar 2024 #102

58,220 soldiers died in Vietnam. There were martyrs in the civil rights movement. Neither takes away from the other. Autumn Mar 2024 #109

Before you give yourself a medal, consider this: shrike3 Mar 2024 #114

+1 betsuni Mar 2024 #139

Take a hint from MLK Jr. Mossfern Mar 2024 #85

Exactly. betsuni Mar 2024 #95

"The Vietnam war protests were a blast." MichMan Mar 2024 #56

Yes of course, every anti war protester is a Marxist. Autumn Mar 2024 #60

Yes, Republicans control the House. For a moment I wondered if Congress had disappeared. betsuni Mar 2024 #50

They have their own presidential candidate. Claudia de la Cruz They're electioneering at Biden's event. LeftInTX Mar 2024 #62

I wonder who is funding their little folly? JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #65

According to a Duer who was there, they were in the auditorium protesting while the event went on. shrike3 Mar 2024 #69

Putin-loving, Uyghur-genocide-denying, maoist, billionaire tech bro Neville Roy Singham & his wife Jodie Evans. lapucelle Mar 2024 #124

Good stuff JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #130

Jodie Evans's Code Pink is behind the protests at Speaker Emerita Pelosi's home, lapucelle Mar 2024 #126

Ain't that some shit JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #128

Amy Goodman of Theocracy Now! attended the Singham-Evans nuptials. lapucelle Mar 2024 #129

Paid crisis actors. Turbineguy Mar 2024 #9

Hopefully! H2O Man Mar 2024 #28

As long as they don't contribute to rising anti-semitism in this country. shrike3 Mar 2024 #30

Right. H2O Man Mar 2024 #36

Hopefully, there won't be more rhetoric like I saw in recent footage. shrike3 Mar 2024 #38

There will be H2O Man Mar 2024 #42

In answer to op: "Will these same protesters be..." B.See Mar 2024 #29

A group out of Michigan have made it plain their goal is to deny Biden a second term. shrike3 Mar 2024 #31

Really? Because last I read, Trump & Co. were talking about.... B.See Mar 2024 #33

They were indeed talking about beachfront property. shrike3 Mar 2024 #35

Elected Democrats in Michigan are now anti-Biden LeftInTX Mar 2024 #100

They are Trump/Putin supporters, of course not. tritsofme Mar 2024 #32

They certainly weren't at CPAC! LeftInTX Mar 2024 #34

As Joy Reid & Michael Steele noted, Trump & enablers wanted to shoot protestors. ... Hekate Mar 2024 #37

Such protestors are blissfully confident nothing will happen to them during a Trump term. shrike3 Mar 2024 #39

Especially the ones who are Muslim and Muslim-affiliated: no way would Trump bar them from entry... Hekate Mar 2024 #48

These people are more angry at Democrats than Republicans that instituted a muslim travel ban AZLD4Candidate Mar 2024 #40

If the Fascists Takeover Will they Cha Mar 2024 #41

Sounds like a plan, doesn't it? Hekate Mar 2024 #49

Assholes and idiots dalton99a Mar 2024 #45

NO!! Stuart G Mar 2024 #54

No way. Republicans are the peace party! Wheeeeeee! betsuni Mar 2024 #57

No because they are paid operatives. 617Blue Mar 2024 #59

This event is so effing cool. And these three people librechik Mar 2024 #63

Nope JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #64

They'll be where they're paid to be. It's no different over here. DFW Mar 2024 #66

Nope. Only Democrats are responsible for any problems, or expected to fix them. Takket Mar 2024 #67

The protesters are paid crisis actors and/or useful idiots for Hamas and are indirectly aiding Trump. BannonsLiver Mar 2024 #70

no. AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #76

Not agreeing or disagreeing with them but Eko Mar 2024 #78

Protesters interviewed made it clear they would not vote for Biden, so by JohnSJ Mar 2024 #86

Why would anyone Eko Mar 2024 #87

Obviously they don't think Biden cares or they would vote for him. Logically it follows their protest only JohnSJ Mar 2024 #108

You are making the assumption Eko Mar 2024 #118

MSNBC was interviewing some of the protesters, and they made a point they absolutely would not vote for Biden JohnSJ Mar 2024 #119

Sure, some of them. Some is not all. Eko Mar 2024 #120

I *am* a Democrat, and knowing that there's an extremely important election comin up Mossfern Mar 2024 #122

Of course you are a Democrat. Eko Mar 2024 #136

I just think it more prudent Mossfern Mar 2024 #137

I'm with you. Eko Mar 2024 #138

Did Presidents Biden, Obama and Clinton maxrandb Mar 2024 #125

You realize that when we fight for democracy, we're fighting for their rights too? Bucky Mar 2024 #127

What makes anyone think that the anti-Biden, anti-Jew protestors are "fighting for democracy"? lapucelle Mar 2024 #132

The cowardly, lazy, and ignorant only protest people they know won't fight with them. gulliver Mar 2024 #131