Trump's rally in Chicago stopped due to protests

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  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,412
    Free said:

    I disagree. And I don't think it hurts Bernie supporters in particular. The revolution has started, the people aren't going to take tromp as a leader. Silent protest only do so much, and Trump has crossed the line, with his inciting hatred and violence .
    The entire left and the moderate right is NOT voting for Trump. He gets crushed in the polls by both Clinton and Sanders. We don't need to give Trump an opportunity to look presidential. The Dems have a huge natural advantage. I work with lots and lots of Republicans. They are all educated (think Rockefeller Republicans). They hate Trump. No reason to draw any moral equivalency between the two sides.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,412
    BS44325 said:

    Absolutely but the problem is that his supporters are populated by the same Social Justice Warriors that aim to shut down speech they don't agree with at college campuses across North America. These kids have grown up thinking this behaviour is ok and that they have a right to "not be offended". Nobody has ever taught them what correct political discourse is.
    I'm not sure how different they are than the kids coming out of the late 60's when the issue was Vietnam.

    What everyone needs to remember is what happened when the Dems put up McGovern in 72 and the GOP with Goldwater in 64. These were both hard core warriors of their respective parties. And they both got smoked in the general.

  • BS44325 said:

    Personally I post/comment on all the pages but I specifically post in here because it is important to enter this bubble of groupthink and show that alternative thought exists within the fanbase. For many years I ignored the AMT but eventually I got tired of every conservative being labelled as a rascist, dumb, christian, hateful, backwards biggot. If you spend a few minutes reading through these pages you will see it everywhere. This is a page that is all for tolerance except when it comes to conservative thought. What i get out of countering this argument is the hope that when some of you actually start to interact with a conservative you might actually realize that we are not the characiture you make us out too be. When you see we are good people with similar interests...music, love of this band etc maybe, just maybe some will open their minds and backoff on some of the hateful rhetoric.
    Back off and tolerate what?

    Mexicans are filth? Muslims are filth? People that protest need to be punched in the face? Uneducated people are awesome?

    You actually expect people to 'tolerate' such values? You expect people to say, "I disagree with what you're saying about Mexican people, but I respect your opinion"? I must be missing something here.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,412

    Back off and tolerate what?

    Mexicans are filth? Muslims are filth? People that protest need to be punched in the face? Uneducated people are awesome?

    You actually expect people to 'tolerate' such values? You expect people to say, "I disagree with what you're saying about Mexican people, but I respect your opinion"? I must be missing something here.
    You can't lump all republicans into the same camp as Trump. He has a very specific set of crazy ass supporters that represent 33% of the GOP. Lots of Republicans, particularly establishment and moderate Republicans despise Trump.
  • mrussel1 said:

    You can't lump all republicans into the same camp as Trump. He has a very specific set of crazy ass supporters that represent 33% of the GOP. Lots of Republicans, particularly establishment and moderate Republicans despise Trump.
    Agreed.

    But what's being contested in these Trump threads is Trump, the rhetoric he spews and the supporters lapping it up. Asking for tolerance in such a context begs clarification.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Back off and tolerate what?

    Mexicans are filth? Muslims are filth? People that protest need to be punched in the face? Uneducated people are awesome?

    You actually expect people to 'tolerate' such values? You expect people to say, "I disagree with what you're saying about Mexican people, but I respect your opinion"? I must be missing something here.
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576

    Agreed.

    But what's being contested in these Trump threads is Trump, the rhetoric he spews and the supporters lapping it up. Asking for tolerance in such a context begs clarification.
    This.

    I know not all conservatives are hateful, just like y'all (hopefully) know that all liberals are lazy beggars.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    I'm not sure, but hmmm. Let me think. I'll surmise about as far as your ability to engage in a meaningful discussion? Sooo... say... two abbreviated sentences designed to irritate?

    Is that how far the rabbit hole goes?
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,412
    ^ What does this mean? I'm not following.

    I do know that one pill makes you larger, one pill makes you small. And the one that mother gives you, doesn't do anything at all.
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,360
    rgambs said:

    This.

    I know not all conservatives are hateful, just like y'all (hopefully) know that all liberals are lazy beggars.
    I think you are missing a very important "not" in this statement. :wink:
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    JimmyV said:

    I think you are missing a very important "not" in this statement. :wink:
    Hahaha yeah I am missing the not, I will let it stand, a nice chuckle for the cons.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • BS44325BS44325 Posts: 6,124
    mrussel1 said:

    I'm not sure how different they are than the kids coming out of the late 60's when the issue was Vietnam.

    What everyone needs to remember is what happened when the Dems put up McGovern in 72 and the GOP with Goldwater in 64. These were both hard core warriors of their respective parties. And they both got smoked in the general.

    Except Vietnam and the threat of being drafted in a war they didn't believe in was real. The civil rights issues of the time were real. These kids have it good compared to the children of the 60's.
  • BS44325BS44325 Posts: 6,124

    Back off and tolerate what?

    Mexicans are filth? Muslims are filth? People that protest need to be punched in the face? Uneducated people are awesome?

    You actually expect people to 'tolerate' such values? You expect people to say, "I disagree with what you're saying about Mexican people, but I respect your opinion"? I must be missing something here.
    What you're missing is that nobody has used the word "filth" but you.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,959
    Too many posts to reply to specifically but what I want to ask our conservative members here is, where do you draw the line on your conservatism? Do any of you really stand with Trump and his racist, neo-nazi agenda? If so, can you really expect the majority of others who post here to accept that as a reasonable and rational choice? I'm not talking about economics of abortion or other issues that could be interpreted as having grey areas. I'm talking about Donald Trump, a man who is running for POTUS on a racist, hate based platform. If you can say, "Yes, I support that agenda" then say so. Tell us why you hate blacks and Hispanics. Tell us why it's ok in your viewpoint for Trump to encourage his followers to use violence against his opponents. Tell us why its ok for Trump to refer to immigrants as “illegals” and the children of illegal immigrants as “anchor babies". Tell us why you think these things are ok. And after you do that, please stop arguing about why some of us wonder why the hell you want to argue those points here.

    I don't care if you are fiscally conservative or you hate granola or believe those of us who are in favor of peace are naive but if you support someone like Trump who promotes hate you are not going to get one inch of slack from me. Sorry, but I don't buy that kind of bullshit. No way.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • brianlux said:

    Too many posts to reply to specifically but what I want to ask our conservative members here is, where do you draw the line on your conservatism? Do any of you really stand with Trump and his racist, neo-nazi agenda? If so, can you really expect the majority of others who post here to accept that as a reasonable and rational choice? I'm not talking about economics of abortion or other issues that could be interpreted as having grey areas. I'm talking about Donald Trump, a man who is running for POTUS on a racist, hate based platform. If you can say, "Yes, I support that agenda" then say so. Tell us why you hate blacks and Hispanics. Tell us why it's ok in your viewpoint for Trump to encourage his followers to use violence against his opponents. Tell us why its ok for Trump to refer to immigrants as “illegals” and the children of illegal immigrants as “anchor babies". Tell us why you think these things are ok. And after you do that, please stop arguing about why some of us wonder why the hell you want to argue those points here.

    I don't care if you are fiscally conservative or you hate granola or believe those of us who are in favor of peace are naive but if you support someone like Trump who promotes hate you are not going to get one inch of slack from me. Sorry, but I don't buy that kind of bullshit. No way.

    Granola is dry and bland.
    I like Reese Peanut Butter Puffs.

    I like Donald Trumps humour. "Some, are good people" - that's funny shit.
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,952
    mrussel1 said:

    You can't lump all republicans into the same camp as Trump. He has a very specific set of crazy ass supporters that represent 33% of the GOP. Lots of Republicans, particularly establishment and moderate Republicans despise Trump.
    And if he gets the nomination? A lot of them will vote Republican and vote for Trump. A lot will probably sit it out but a large number of people who say they despise Trump will vote for him if he is the candidate.

  • EnkiduEnkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    brianlux said:

    Too many posts to reply to specifically but what I want to ask our conservative members here is, where do you draw the line on your conservatism? Do any of you really stand with Trump and his racist, neo-nazi agenda? If so, can you really expect the majority of others who post here to accept that as a reasonable and rational choice? I'm not talking about economics of abortion or other issues that could be interpreted as having grey areas. I'm talking about Donald Trump, a man who is running for POTUS on a racist, hate based platform. If you can say, "Yes, I support that agenda" then say so. Tell us why you hate blacks and Hispanics. Tell us why it's ok in your viewpoint for Trump to encourage his followers to use violence against his opponents. Tell us why its ok for Trump to refer to immigrants as “illegals” and the children of illegal immigrants as “anchor babies". Tell us why you think these things are ok. And after you do that, please stop arguing about why some of us wonder why the hell you want to argue those points here.

    I don't care if you are fiscally conservative or you hate granola or believe those of us who are in favor of peace are naive but if you support someone like Trump who promotes hate you are not going to get one inch of slack from me. Sorry, but I don't buy that kind of bullshit. No way.

    My husband is a registered Republican, but like many Republicans feels the party left him years ago (hijacked by the religious right). He and his mostly Republican family loathe Donald Trump - they think he's a racist, a buffoon, an embarrassment to the party, etc. None of our Republican friends support Trump. (None of them are Cruz or Rubio fans either, btw.)

  • eddiec said:


    And if he gets the nomination? A lot of them will vote Republican and vote for Trump. A lot will probably sit it out but a large number of people who say they despise Trump will vote for him if he is the candidate.

    A lot of people here keep talking like the cavalry will swoop in to rescue America from Trump.
    In the meantime he is the frontrunner and gaining. It doesn't matter that he doesn't have the %50 it is a fact that out of all the people who have voted the majority has gone with Trump.
    Just like Hilary is winning. It's as if the blinders are on even thicker for the libs on this train they refuse to acknowledge a guy like Trump is kicking some serious ass.
  • FreeFree Posts: 3,562
    Unreal. This reporter was just covering the rally and got caught up in the chaos. The police (as the video proves) knocked him down without provocation and arrested him, even after he offered to show his CBS press credentials. What in the world is going on out there? This is not the first time he has experienced issues at Trump rallies, although it seems it may be the first time it was the police that came after him.

    CBS reporter arrested at cancelled Chicago rally described racism he faced from Trump supporters

    http://progressiveissue.com/cbs-reporter-arrested-cancelled-chicago-rally-described-racism-faced-trump-supporters/

  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,959
    Enkidu said:

    My husband is a registered Republican, but like many Republicans feels the party left him years ago (hijacked by the religious right). He and his mostly Republican family loathe Donald Trump - they think he's a racist, a buffoon, an embarrassment to the party, etc. None of our Republican friends support Trump. (None of them are Cruz or Rubio fans either, btw.)

    My wife was registered Republican when I met her (she's independent now) and is still more conservative than I am (yeah, I know, shocker right, haha!) and she feels the same way. She see Trump as a dangerous, hateful influence on our society and she has absolutely no problem saying what she feels that way. She too believes the Republican Party has been hijacked and give no support to any of their front runners, least of all that hateful bigot, Donald Trump.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    edited March 2016
    If people threw tomatoes (remember the shoe thrown at Bush) at Trump most people on this train would condone it and cheer gallantly.
    Yet all that he said was "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them," Trump said. "Just knock the hell — I promise you, I'll pay the legal fees."
    http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-legal-fees-punch-protester-2016-3

    He is protecting himself from harm.

  • BS44325 said:

    What you're missing is that nobody has used the word "filth" but you.
    Well isn't that the general implication? If not... then I'll modify to 'second rate human beings'. Is that about right?

    And don't bother answering the questions I asked of you. You know... the ones regarding exactly what it was you expected people to 'tolerate' and 'respect'.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • brianlux said:

    My wife was registered Republican when I met her (she's independent now) and is still more conservative than I am (yeah, I know, shocker right, haha!) and she feels the same way. She see Trump as a dangerous, hateful influence on our society and she has absolutely no problem saying what she feels that way. She too believes the Republican Party has been hijacked and give no support to any of their front runners, least of all that hateful bigot, Donald Trump.
    This is no different than Trump saying certain people are a dangerous and hateful influence on America.

  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576

    If people threw tomatoes (remember the shoe thrown at Bush) at Trump most people on this train would condone it and cheer gallantly.
    Yet all that he said was "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them," Trump said. "Just knock the hell — I promise you, I'll pay the legal fees."
    http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-legal-fees-punch-protester-2016-3

    He is protecting himself from harm.

    You are latechiming without all the facts, he has invited violence many more times than just that once.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576

    If people threw tomatoes (remember the shoe thrown at Bush) at Trump most people on this train would condone it and cheer gallantly.
    Yet all that he said was "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them," Trump said. "Just knock the hell — I promise you, I'll pay the legal fees."
    http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-legal-fees-punch-protester-2016-3

    He is protecting himself from harm.

    You are latechiming without all the facts, he has invited violence many more times than just that once.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • rgambs said:

    You are latechiming without all the facts, he has invited violence many more times than just that once.
    Latechiming, catchy :smile:

    I just posted a fact no?
    It does not matter if he has done this before apparently. He is winning.
  • FreeFree Posts: 3,562
    Winning... Like Charlie Sheen is winning?
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,118
    rgambs said:

    This.

    I know not all conservatives are hateful, just like y'all (hopefully) know that all liberals are lazy beggars.
    Finally, the truth is confirmed!!! :)
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,959

    This is no different than Trump saying certain people are a dangerous and hateful influence on America.

    Where did Trump say that?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,226
    chadwick said:

    chicago is a dump, yes/no?

    No.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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