A New Politics Thread

[Rome]

The Phillips votes were nimrods who hate Biden because he's not their dream date. (OMGAZA!)

They will sit it out in November because they're ignorant fargheads who deserve their fate.  Biden will more than make up the difference in pissed off female independents who've had enough of Gilead preview from the MAGAtards. 

The GOP votes for not Trump should scare the shtein out of the Pubs. 

[Diomedes]

I don't understand what the great urgency is to dislodge/break up/shut down campus protests.  No surprise that Republicans want to send in the National Guard, but since when do they care about University life?  They hate education..this should be making them happy, no?

[ice grillin you]

i dont really get it either...also the news coverage of the protests has been despicable...youd think this is the end of civilization the way they are covering normal milquetoast protests

[Diomedes]

What's wrong with giving these kids some space to do some shouting and sign waiving, and just let them get tired of sleeping on the floor?  It's not like they're crippling the economy, closing ports, etc.  There's no actual risk of violence from these people..until you start smacking them in the face with stun grenades...I don't know.  Something about kids protesting really gets the old people in power scared.

[SD]

I dont care if they protest and play camping on campus...think they crossed the line blocking major roadways.

[MDS]

those are two different groups

the roadblockers are organized socialists. professional protesters. they have been doing shtein since 2016, and for them its more about the fight than obtaining any actual results. they blocked off roads in major cities all on the same day, dress similarly, carry similar signs, etc.

the college protests are born out of social media. its a tik tok trend. its not even really a protest. its a bunch of rich 20 year olds camping in the quad. school A started doing it so school B did it and bla bla everyone saw it on tiktok and now they want in.

meanwhile bibi wants to genocide another city and nobody is going to stop him. good job everyone!

[PhillyPhreak54]

police forces treated the nazi's protestors better than they do college kids too

[MDS]

we've been on wailing on idiot college students for generations. four dead in o-hi-o

[General_Failure]

police forces treated the nazi's protestors better than they do college kids too

It's awkward to have to apologize for kicking your partner in the head when he was off duty.

[PhillyPhreak54]

police forces treated the nazi's protestors better than they do college kids too

It's awkward to have to apologize for kicking your partner in the head when he was off duty.

lol true

[Diomedes]

I think blocking streets for protest is counterproductive to whatever the cause may be, and I want my local police to show no patience at all with that kind of activity.  In the interest of public safety, anyone doing that should be hauled into custody immediately.

[General_Failure]

I too want my protests to be convenient and agreeable. That way the bear spray doesn't get all over everyone else.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I think blocking streets for protest is counterproductive to whatever the cause may be, and I want my local police to show no patience at all with that kind of activity.  In the interest of public safety, anyone doing that should be hauled into custody immediately.

I tend to agree. If I am trying to get home and some group has traffic blocked, especially in this city where one wreck alone can shut a highway down and add hour(s) to the commute, I'm no longer sympathetic to the cause.

[Diomedes]

My complaint is not about convenience.  It's a matter of public safety.  I get that people want to be disruptive, and that's fine.  Just be ready to get arrested much more quickly if you decide to disrupt the fire trucks and ambulances from getting to their calls than if you pitch a tent on the lawn in front of City Hall.

Some disruptions are simply not tolerable.  These kids taking over buildings and quads...fine.  No one is going to die because of it.  Block a highway though, and yeah, someone might die because the EMTs can't get to them. 

Some protesting is just plain stupid criminal behavior. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

and not only could someone die because of the ambulance not getting through buuuut now that the MAGAts seem to like passing bills okaying it for motorists to run over protestors...thats more death