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Out of irrational fear. Those armed white guys didn't beat anyone up, throw rocks at police, loot anything, or burn anything. If Democrats have an irrational fe

Out of irrational fear. Those armed white guys didn't beat anyone up, throw rocks at police, loot anything, or burn anything. If Democrats have an irrational fear of "rednecks", they need to work on that. Whereas these "thugs" today doing all of the above aren't protestors, in fact I've heard many protestors speak out against them too, and they seem to include quite a lot of young white leftists just looking to cause trouble. The remark you're referring to was specifically about looters, so I think it's a bit dishonest to compare that to a group of peaceful protestors.

scarface74 6y ago
So you really think Black guys marching on the state capital and yelling at police would have gotten the same response? If the government wasn’t afraid of the white protestors, why did they postponed re-opening? They specifically said that they didn’t reopen out of fear. You noticed he never called the policemen “thugs” has he ever called a white criminal a thug or a “son of a bitch” like he called a football player peacefully protesting?
- leereeves 6y ago
  > If the government wasn’t afraid of the white protestors, why did they postponed re-opening? They specifically said that they didn’t reopen out of fear. I don't remember all the details, but weren't the protestors calling for reopening? If the government postponed, they did so despite the protestors, not because of them. > has he ever called a white criminal a thug Many of the looters right now are white, so they'd be included in the group of criminals he recently called thugs. > or a “son of a bitch” like he called a football player peacefully protesting? Kaepernick got the same treatment as Trump's white Republican competitors in the 2016 primary. Trump is an asshole and he's never nice to people he disagrees with, regardless of race.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    The Michigan state government (legislature) postponed reopening out of fear of the armed protestors. What was the purpose of them showing up with guns if not to intimidate. But these are some more “very fine people”.
    - leereeves 6y ago
      And once again you're taking remarks out of context and ignoring the half of the story that doesn't fit your preexisting beliefs. Here are some other remarks Trump made along with "very fine people": > we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in America. > The driver of the car is a murderer. And what he did was a horrible, horrible, inexcusable thing. > I think the driver of the car is a disgrace to himself, his family, and this country. https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/apr/26/context-trumps-very-fine-people-both-sides-remarks/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/apr/26/context-trump...
      - scarface74 6y ago
        What does that have to do with the armed Michigan protestors who stormed the state capital. Excuse me, the armed Michigan protestors who stormed the state capital were “very good people”. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/politics/donald-trump-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-protests/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/politics/donald-trump-michiga...
        leereeves 6y ago
        And again you're using language dishonestly. They didn't "storm" anything. They had every right to be there, protesting peacefully, and it's legal to carry guns at the Michigan state capital. I don't know if they were "very good people", but I haven't heard any reason to think otherwise. And your own source makes it clear that the government wasn't intimidated by these peaceful protests: > lawmakers were meeting to debate an end to the emergency order... Despite the pressure, Whitmer extended the order, which was due to expire at the end of Thursday.
        scarface74 6y ago
        Who were they protecting themselves against by coming in with guns? Why else did they do it if not to intimidate? Do you think 20 or 30 armed Black men could have gotten away with this? https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/05/05/PDTF/5969fca5-0205-428e-9821-78e50dc1f654-GTY_AFP_1QX44Z.jpg?crop=3999,2250,x0,y203&width=3200&height=1680&fit=bounds https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/05/05/PDTF/5969fca5-...
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scarface74 6y ago

So you really think Black guys marching on the state capital and yelling at police would have gotten the same response? If the government wasn’t afraid of the white protestors, why did they postponed re-opening? They specifically said that they didn’t reopen out of fear. You noticed he never called the policemen “thugs” has he ever called a white criminal a thug or a “son of a bitch” like he called a football player peacefully protesting?

leereeves 6y ago
> If the government wasn’t afraid of the white protestors, why did they postponed re-opening? They specifically said that they didn’t reopen out of fear. I don't remember all the details, but weren't the protestors calling for reopening? If the government postponed, they did so despite the protestors, not because of them. > has he ever called a white criminal a thug Many of the looters right now are white, so they'd be included in the group of criminals he recently called thugs. > or a “son of a bitch” like he called a football player peacefully protesting? Kaepernick got the same treatment as Trump's white Republican competitors in the 2016 primary. Trump is an asshole and he's never nice to people he disagrees with, regardless of race.
- scarface74 6y ago
  The Michigan state government (legislature) postponed reopening out of fear of the armed protestors. What was the purpose of them showing up with guns if not to intimidate. But these are some more “very fine people”.
  - leereeves 6y ago
    And once again you're taking remarks out of context and ignoring the half of the story that doesn't fit your preexisting beliefs. Here are some other remarks Trump made along with "very fine people": > we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in America. > The driver of the car is a murderer. And what he did was a horrible, horrible, inexcusable thing. > I think the driver of the car is a disgrace to himself, his family, and this country. https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/apr/26/context-trumps-very-fine-people-both-sides-remarks/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/apr/26/context-trump...
    - scarface74 6y ago
      What does that have to do with the armed Michigan protestors who stormed the state capital. Excuse me, the armed Michigan protestors who stormed the state capital were “very good people”. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/politics/donald-trump-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-protests/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/politics/donald-trump-michiga...
      - leereeves 6y ago
        And again you're using language dishonestly. They didn't "storm" anything. They had every right to be there, protesting peacefully, and it's legal to carry guns at the Michigan state capital. I don't know if they were "very good people", but I haven't heard any reason to think otherwise. And your own source makes it clear that the government wasn't intimidated by these peaceful protests: > lawmakers were meeting to debate an end to the emergency order... Despite the pressure, Whitmer extended the order, which was due to expire at the end of Thursday.
        scarface74 6y ago
        Who were they protecting themselves against by coming in with guns? Why else did they do it if not to intimidate? Do you think 20 or 30 armed Black men could have gotten away with this? https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/05/05/PDTF/5969fca5-0205-428e-9821-78e50dc1f654-GTY_AFP_1QX44Z.jpg?crop=3999,2250,x0,y203&width=3200&height=1680&fit=bounds https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/05/05/PDTF/5969fca5-...

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