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> And the website was coordinating protests, not riots. So, unless there's any evidence that riots were pre-planned by the organizers... Well, the alleged spo
by rdtsc 9y ago
> And the website was coordinating protests, not riots. So, unless there's any evidence that riots were pre-planned by the organizers...
Well, the alleged spokesperson from DisruptJ20 (the site in question) seems to be condoning and supporting it as quoted in WaPo :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protesters-who-destroyed-property-on-inauguration-day-part-of-well-organized-group/2017/01/21/096678c8-dfeb-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html?utm_term=.78d93c0cfe1f https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protester...
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He said that what appeared chaotic was purposeful in its symbolism and that vandalism at a Starbucks shop and a Bank of America branch were executed as attacks on capitalism and corporate greed.
“That’s what we’re making a strong stand against. I think that all of Washington, D.C., feels that way, even if they wouldn’t express it in something that results in a limo getting burned,” said Lacy MacAuley of the District. MacAuley is the spokeswoman for DisruptJ20,...
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Not sure how trustworthy WaPo is as it part of the mainstream media but I doubt they completely fabricated that quote. And from the videos I've seen, there weren't a lot of peaceful protestors pulling these rioters away or trying to stop them in any way.