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There are so many, I could hardly list them here. Search for "fired for supporting Trump" or "Trump supporters assaulted" if you'd really like a list. Here, I

There are so many, I could hardly list them here. Search for "fired for supporting Trump" or "Trump supporters assaulted" if you'd really like a list. Here, I'll just mention what I consider the most egregious example: In San Jose, a leftist mob attacked people leaving a Trump campaign event, while police stood aside and watched. "The only people arrested the day of the rally, Dhillon added, were those who attacked police officers." http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/15/san-jose-new-allegations-surface-in-donald-trump-riot-lawsuit/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/15/san-jose-new-allegatio... There have been worse events, including kidnapping, torture, murder and attempted murders, but in that case the police seem to have been accomplices.

danso 9y ago
> There are so many, I could hardly list them here. OK, just try to list ones that you think are important examples. > In San Jose, a leftist mob attacked people leaving a Trump campaign event, while police stood aside and watched OK, here you go: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/man-accused-of-assaulting-protesters-at-trump-rally-sues-president/article/2620508 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/man-accused-of-assaulting-... http://www.lex18.com/story/35275736/transylvania-university-on-lockdown-after-attack http://www.lex18.com/story/35275736/transylvania-university-... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/pizzagate-attack-sentence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/pizzagate-attack-sente... > There have been worse events, including kidnapping, torture, murder and attempted murders, but in that case the police seem to have been accomplices. OK. Yeah, I guess if police are covering things up, then there are all manner of awful events that we don't really know about.
- leereeves 9y ago
  Those are three stories about individuals. There will always be crazy individuals. I consider the organized attacks by companies, protestors, and other groups, some with the tacit approval of the government, to be worse.
  - danso 9y ago
    Your story was about a mob, which can behave just as erratically and uncontrollably as any individual. And individuals don't always get their ideas from inner reflection. You think the guy who decided to attack a pizza parlor with an assault rifle was also the creator of the PizzaGate controversy and its ensuing discussion?
    - leereeves 9y ago
      Were there any right-wing mobs during or since the election?
      - danso 9y ago
        Are you without access to the Internet or to Google? Your original question was: > Do you have any examples of people punished for supporting Clinton? I'd be interested to hear about them; I'm not aware of any. I'm not particularly interested in getting into a link-fest fight that will ultimately stall at a No-True-Scotsman appeal. I took issue at your apparent complete obliviousness of violent attacks originating from the right-wing. Are any of the incidents I've mentioned sufficient for you and all those awful incidents you have in your head but can't be bothered to find the links to? Oh what the hell. Here's another one for you: "Couple charged with assault in shooting, melee during UW speech by Milo Yiannopoulos" http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/couple-charged-with-assault-in-shooting-melee-during-uw-speech-by-milo-yiannopoulos/ http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/couple-charge... Oh, I guess that doesn't count as a "mob", because apparently when members of one group of protestors shoots another protester in the stomach, police swoop in and shut everything down. Do you imagine that if the police weren't there, that the right-wing protesters (including the ones carrying and firing guns) would have amicably resolved things? I don't expect to find scores of examples of angry right-wing mob action. The winning side tends to have less reason to protest or lash out. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you are aware of angry anti-Obama protests and retaliation that happened back in 2009. But let me know if you are equally oblivious of such incidents and I can search the news archives for you. As a registered Republican, I can only imagine what my reaction as a Democrat would be upon hearing of attacks on Obama supporters. I would hope that my reaction would not be to assume that such attacks were coordinated by Senator McCain/Governor Palin, or use such incidents as a sweeping indictment against the Republican party. It's been several hours since you claimed that there were "so many" anti-Trump attacks and yet you've still only been able to come up with that one link from the Mercury News. Save yourself the effort, I can think of several incidents in which Trump supporters were harmed, but I'm not the one who was ignorant of such incidents nor do I deny that such incidents, whether they involved angry words or actual violence, were considerably harmful to the victims. But -- looking at the most recent election cycle -- it's hard to ignore that the most direct examples of a party's leader sanctioning violence comes straight from Trump himself, which is why a lawsuit accusing him of inciting violence has been allowed to go forward: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/3/trump-campaign-speech-ruled-plausible-cause-violen/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/3/trump-campaig... http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/both-sides-blame-trump-case-about-campaign-season-violence http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/both-sides-blame-tru... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/03/the-violent-rally-trump-cant-move-past/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/03/th... https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/get-him-out-racial-tensions-explode-at-donald-trumps-rallies/2016/03/11/b9764884-e6ee-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/get-him-out-racial-t... Again, not a mob action since campaign attendees far outnumbered the protesters, meaning that a few punches could put an end to the protests before things descended into a riot. I don't think that makes the situation better. So, are you now aware of attacks against Trump opponents?

danso 9y ago

> There are so many, I could hardly list them here. OK, just try to list ones that you think are important examples. > In San Jose, a leftist mob attacked people leaving a Trump campaign event, while police stood aside and watched OK, here you go: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/man-accused-of-assaulting-protesters-at-trump-rally-sues-president/article/2620508 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/man-accused-of-assaulting-... http://www.lex18.com/story/35275736/transylvania-university-on-lockdown-after-attack http://www.lex18.com/story/35275736/transylvania-university-... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/pizzagate-attack-sentence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/pizzagate-attack-sente... > There have been worse events, including kidnapping, torture, murder and attempted murders, but in that case the police seem to have been accomplices. OK. Yeah, I guess if police are covering things up, then there are all manner of awful events that we don't really know about.

leereeves 9y ago
Those are three stories about individuals. There will always be crazy individuals. I consider the organized attacks by companies, protestors, and other groups, some with the tacit approval of the government, to be worse.
- danso 9y ago
  Your story was about a mob, which can behave just as erratically and uncontrollably as any individual. And individuals don't always get their ideas from inner reflection. You think the guy who decided to attack a pizza parlor with an assault rifle was also the creator of the PizzaGate controversy and its ensuing discussion?
  - leereeves 9y ago
    Were there any right-wing mobs during or since the election?
    - danso 9y ago
      Are you without access to the Internet or to Google? Your original question was: > Do you have any examples of people punished for supporting Clinton? I'd be interested to hear about them; I'm not aware of any. I'm not particularly interested in getting into a link-fest fight that will ultimately stall at a No-True-Scotsman appeal. I took issue at your apparent complete obliviousness of violent attacks originating from the right-wing. Are any of the incidents I've mentioned sufficient for you and all those awful incidents you have in your head but can't be bothered to find the links to? Oh what the hell. Here's another one for you: "Couple charged with assault in shooting, melee during UW speech by Milo Yiannopoulos" http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/couple-charged-with-assault-in-shooting-melee-during-uw-speech-by-milo-yiannopoulos/ http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/couple-charge... Oh, I guess that doesn't count as a "mob", because apparently when members of one group of protestors shoots another protester in the stomach, police swoop in and shut everything down. Do you imagine that if the police weren't there, that the right-wing protesters (including the ones carrying and firing guns) would have amicably resolved things? I don't expect to find scores of examples of angry right-wing mob action. The winning side tends to have less reason to protest or lash out. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you are aware of angry anti-Obama protests and retaliation that happened back in 2009. But let me know if you are equally oblivious of such incidents and I can search the news archives for you. As a registered Republican, I can only imagine what my reaction as a Democrat would be upon hearing of attacks on Obama supporters. I would hope that my reaction would not be to assume that such attacks were coordinated by Senator McCain/Governor Palin, or use such incidents as a sweeping indictment against the Republican party. It's been several hours since you claimed that there were "so many" anti-Trump attacks and yet you've still only been able to come up with that one link from the Mercury News. Save yourself the effort, I can think of several incidents in which Trump supporters were harmed, but I'm not the one who was ignorant of such incidents nor do I deny that such incidents, whether they involved angry words or actual violence, were considerably harmful to the victims. But -- looking at the most recent election cycle -- it's hard to ignore that the most direct examples of a party's leader sanctioning violence comes straight from Trump himself, which is why a lawsuit accusing him of inciting violence has been allowed to go forward: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/3/trump-campaign-speech-ruled-plausible-cause-violen/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/3/trump-campaig... http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/both-sides-blame-trump-case-about-campaign-season-violence http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/both-sides-blame-tru... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/03/the-violent-rally-trump-cant-move-past/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/03/th... https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/get-him-out-racial-tensions-explode-at-donald-trumps-rallies/2016/03/11/b9764884-e6ee-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/get-him-out-racial-t... Again, not a mob action since campaign attendees far outnumbered the protesters, meaning that a few punches could put an end to the protests before things descended into a riot. I don't think that makes the situation better. So, are you now aware of attacks against Trump opponents?