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AblativMeatshld

(7 posts)
11. And interesting question...
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 02:49 AM
Aug 2012

But since most of the cases you hear about ANY police action (brutality or not) occurs in cities with Democrat mayors, this would be one hell of a long game to cause negative associations between politics and the police...

And that link somehow manages to be both extremely pessimistic, and exceedingly optimistic...

Classy. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #1
whats' their message? booley Aug 2012 #2
I think their message is pretty clear 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #19
Exactly. DeSwiss Aug 2012 #23
+100 ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #28
Sometimes a riot is just the language of those taking advantage of the situation. hedgehog Aug 2012 #53
Agreed. DeSwiss Aug 2012 #55
Exactly right ! SILVER__FOX52 Aug 2012 #44
and you forgot, "Truthy To Power" snooper2 Aug 2012 #50
is that their message? Or what you projected into it? booley Aug 2012 #57
A little of both 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #59
Oakland has a long history of police and administrative abuse and corruption. Ash_F Aug 2012 #58
Ain't it funny (not haha) Control-Z Aug 2012 #3
Really now... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #4
Bye, bye! Keefer Aug 2012 #5
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #6
You have raised only rational questions. That's not a problem to everyone here. nt patrice Aug 2012 #8
Agreed. randome Aug 2012 #36
You are correct, and the 'ditto head' has been PPR'd with the explanation: sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #46
I mean... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #7
??? Please cite whatever TOS violation you think applies here. Thanks. patrice Aug 2012 #9
That's because there aren't enough of them. nt valerief Aug 2012 #33
The only one I can think of off the top of my head: bemildred Aug 2012 #56
Mr. Ablativ is gone now, but he was correct about your claim Trajan Aug 2012 #41
If I might hazard a wild guess 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #48
NOT the sort of thing that inspires support for a case against police brutality, but then, that MAY patrice Aug 2012 #10
And interesting question... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #11
"long game" with the internet & social software??? Surely, you jest. nt patrice Aug 2012 #12
And perhaps you have missed the point of what calls itself "the Left" these days, which is that it patrice Aug 2012 #14
Honestly... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #17
We live in a system that provides socialism for corporations and financiers and the military, so patrice Aug 2012 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author JoeyT Aug 2012 #31
Democrat mayors you say? UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #27
"Democrat" as an adjective. A dead give away. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #51
Bingo! 100 protestors? BeHereNow Aug 2012 #13
Let's be honest here... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #15
In, my city, the sane supporters of OC have fled, leaving just the paranoid crazies... roseBudd Aug 2012 #45
Right on. Real organizers against police brutality wouldn't fuck with their own case like this. patrice Aug 2012 #16
Ummm... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #18
With all due respect- how familiar are you with Oakland? BeHereNow Aug 2012 #21
People fall to one's expectations of them. 20-somethings are completely capable of rational thought. patrice Aug 2012 #24
What do you think revolution is? Bending over for it? nt valerief Aug 2012 #34
I agree 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #35
These kinds of events are rarely what they seem to be on the surface 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #49
Right Wing Bullies Mellow56 Aug 2012 #20
Agree. There's also a lot of resonance going on. People reacting to reactions to reactions . . . patrice Aug 2012 #25
Open carry of even unloaded handguns is illegal in California now, since January 1 slackmaster Aug 2012 #39
Were these Alex Jones fans? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author rad51 Aug 2012 #29
The group who did this - did they give a particular reason for doing this? limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #30
Couldn't possibly be anything like this... roaminronin Aug 2012 #32
At least it wasn't an Occupy protest... nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #37
How can you tell? slackmaster Aug 2012 #38
Because they received bad press. Duh. randome Aug 2012 #40
Best I can find on Twitter is people calling it a "mobile dance party" starroute Aug 2012 #42
Thank you, starroute! smile777 Aug 2012 #43
I call Bulls***t this does not look like occupy Drew Richards Aug 2012 #47
Once upon a time we just called that a riot 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #52
assholes. guess they're "anarchists" which in Seattle means rich angry kids who dress up n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #54
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