Posted on 06/03/2016 11:32:59 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
On Thursday night, violent protests broke out outside Donald Trump's rally in San Jose, California. Trump supporters reported being beaten up by protesters. Some supporters had bottles or eggs thrown at them, were chased, or were spit on. Photos show a group of protesters shaking a supporter's car.
This is not the first time this has happened. Trump's rallies in California have been marked by disruptive and sometimes violent protests. For the first several months of Trump's campaign, protesters inside his rallies were often in physical danger and sometimes assaulted by Trump supporters; in California, the dynamic has been reversed, with protesters outside Trump rallies often the ones threatening and intimidating supporters.
Both of these dynamics are bad and dangerous. They are not going to get better.
Donald Trump rallies have become a locus for insecurity
Protesters and supporters have been facing off at Donald Trump rallies for as long as he's been running for president. The first recorded act of violence at a Trump rally depends on what you define as violence: If you count hair pulling or sign grabbing, it happened in the summer of 2015; if you draw the line at punching or kicking, it happened in November 2015.
Donald Trump has talked about it. Initially, he encouraged violence against protesters; he's since taken a winking, you-know-what-I-really-mean tone in discouraging it.
As tension around Trump rallies has shifted outside the arenas, and protesters have become more numerous and more aggressive, some of the people protesting are simply provocateurs. Others are longtime, hardcore "direct action" activists like the anarchist Black Bloc.
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“Exactly. Defend yourself and others, but don’t escalate.”
Okay, now you’re just being an idiot. Define “defend yourself” and “don’t escalate.”
the police should be arresting those that show up at political rally’s and break the law.
In addition to being one of those rubber armed sissies who threatens to punch people over the Internet, you're also proving yourself to be dumber than a donkey.
An example of defending yourself would be taking down somebody who comes at you in a violent manner. An example of escalating would be punching somebody who is walking by you in the face because you don't like something they said.
Are you really so pathetically stupid that you can't wrap your head around that distinction?
its more effective to let the left have there temper tantrum and look as they do when they riot.
Okay, you’re an idiot. Thanks for playing.
“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
They want us to respond with violence. It will validate their entire narrative about us. It’s just the “optics” they’re looking for.
I think we’ve been playing it right, thus far. Yea, they may very well cross the line in a very bad way. But it has to be known, in clear and in no uncertain terms, that THEY did it.
I’m not saying the time won’t come. Although I hope it doesn’t. But if it does, then the gloves will come off.
My 0.02¢
Now is not the time.
I graciously accept your surrender, rubber arms.
A loaded gun in your car parked 4-6 city blocks away won’t do much good, unarmed self defense training will. When backed up with pepper spray, roll of quarters (for an extra hard fist),a small boot knife or push dagger & the know how to use these items will work wonders especially since the Secret Service won’t let folks with guns into the rallies for obvious reasons.
Block a punch pepper spray maybe a knee to the groin then break contact.
There were many attacks that occurred as people were returning to their cars and some attacked while they were in their cars, but you are right, people need to plan to fight if they attend these rallies.
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