You're not a coconut. Besides, this was likely another staged and well funded event. I think it was San Francisco where they spelled out No Kings. The SoCal Marching band looks on in envy.
Energy is proportional to amount of laundered money allocated for event. The conservatives have nowhere near the organization and laundered money the liberal cabals have allocated for them this year.
They couldn't get enough boots to lick when it was being done by the guy they voted for based on a fear narriative that they chose to embrace with religious zeal because someone told them it was "science"...
It's hard to believe so many people allow themselves to be gaslighted by these Communist funded revolutionaries. Why would any rational person be persuaded that Donald Trump is the epitome of all evil? Thinking he should be despised more than the monsters in Iran who have killed hundreds of thousands of their own people, makes zero sense. Is half of our population living in "The Twilight Zone"? Have the leaders of the Democrat Party been possessed and are in need of an exorcism? Or have they become so enraged over their powerlessness they prefer America lose and share the fate of retribution at the hands of our enemies? Or are the Democrats the enemies of liberty and human rights?
What is Liberty in the United States? If exorcisms are real, why has the Catholic Church never performed an exorcism on child raping priests? Which party is not literally possessed by Israel? What are human rights? These are serious questions. Can you show me arguments made by any US forefathers they used to establish what we call American ideals AKA Liberty, freedom of speech, democracy or freedom of religion? If you can, you will be the first person ever to find these non-existent debates. Those extensive arguments were had, Just not in the Unite States, and they don't say what you think they do. They were a product of the words of Jesus and shunned by our forefathers. What we have in the United States is the very conditions that compelled "American values" in the first place.
Trûmp IS the epitome of evil. Every single action of both his administrations have been catastrophic. You, being a worshipper of the Orange Shit God and a huge bigot, will never admit how bad Trump has been, but like all MAGAts you’re a moron as well as thoroughly malicious.
Coming from the middle, it seems both parties have the same cognitive dissonance. Your right to free speech is limited to your right to roast public officials, which feeds some kind of fervor within. But nobody talks about the issues. Activism has been reduced to two opposing cults of personalities where each side is winning, in their own minds, while Rome burns. Donald Trump's entry into politics was earned through the same cauldron that produced G and GW Bush, both Clintons, along with most every other President, the vast majority of the house and senate and most every law passed in the last fifty years and I can not find a single mention of that source in any of these comments.
I will never try discus anything with you again, I do not play in your little sandbox. I need intelligent dialogue, not a fight with a narcissistic child.
Back again w all the name calling, huh. I thought it would help your arguments if someone were to inform you this consistent pattern in your behavior reflects a limited IQ & does not elevate your positions to any level of acceptance. You are really giving feminists a bad name!
For a quick refresher, the First Amendment declares:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Notice this does not include interfering with law enforcement (cf. Minneapolis, etc.), nor breaking "out yard equipment in futile attempts to push back police".
Change involves work. Patient, persistent work (cf. Calvin Coolidge on "Persistence").
Work is boring and tiring. Protesting is fun! Guess which one wins?
"Notice this does not include interfering with law enforcement (cf. Minneapolis, etc.), nor breaking "out yard equipment in futile attempts to push back police"."
But they are driven by a "moral imperative", so the rules are just an inconvenient impediment to carrying out the moral mission...
“Moral imperative! Precisely, lying, violence, fraud, obfuscation, rioting, destruction of property are all justified because they are all in an existential fight to the death against the orange man. It shows just how a population can become collectively mentally ill.
They don't have the brains or determination to work so they just default to the easy thing- fucking whine and become a victim. They're all about victimization. They are spoiled brats who have never had to do anything hard. Grow up!
For a quick refresher and some of that boring work you speak of, could you show me a forefather laying out extensive and concise arguments supporting our American values? it should be easy because they are backed up by quotes from Jesus. What is American liberty all about? Why is it the foundation of free speech? Tell me everything you know about our walls of separation between Church and State. American values are a real thing, they just do not exist in these United States, Jesus is far too radical for us. don't be lazy, do some of that work you propose for your adversaries.
The framers of the US government were all devout Christians, this seems manifest. Similarly, their faith clearly influenced their reasoning and the resulting plan for America.
"American values" is a tricky concept -- though an important one -- as the Constitution is deeply anti-prescriptive: it doesn't say what government (or society) must do but rather what the government can't do as regards infringing on the rights of the individual.
I'm in Illinois and I admit I did not investigate Obama's background. The election of 2004 was the only national election I missed (I had just moved back from Minnesota and failed to get registered to vote in time -- the Bush v. Kerry choice was thoroughly unmotivating). That was the election that sent Obama to the Senate. While I was very skeptical when he declared in 2007 he was running for President (a mere two years after being sworn in for his first national office), I did vote for Obama in 2008. That was the last time this previously pretty reliable Democrat voter voted Democrat in a national election.
I mention this as I only heard years later of Obama's interview with public radio in which he mentioned, to my ears dismissively, that the Constitution only specifies what government can't do not what it has to do for people! A so-called "constitutional law professor"! I was stunned.
So "values" is a tricky matter. As "values" speak to what a person (or government or society) is supposed to do.
While I'm not a Christian, I'll heartily agree that living a life in accordance with the teachings of Jesus is not an easy undertaking. But certainly a worthwhile one.
My point was that, after watching the "protest culture" for years while up in Minnesota, complaining and protesting are much easier than doing the work needed to produce change. While I'm not particularly big on "new slang", when I first heard the term "virtue signaling", it immediately reminded me of Minnesota protest culture: doing and saying things to look good. To look morally superior. I still remember first seeing a young woman wearing a pin with just "politically correct" printed on it. Talk is cheap.
Again, I take your comment as a positive as I am hoping to get more involved in political action.
I was not trying to offend you, I was looking for an opening to make a point. I have done a lot of research on American values, the bible, the origin of rights, fractal emergence and other related topics. But I did it for my own benefit. Now I have many thousands of pages of raw data I have to sift through and sort out. here is what I found.
The bible is the second greatest literary work ever created but far behind the number one, the dictionary. Using the most meticulous translation and having a rudimentary understanding of the culture of the time and knowing the source of the stories, paints a whole different picture. The becomes a fractal hologram made of words. It has a woven quality with threads that can be followed in every direction. From what perspective, field of vision, scope and focus, produces different meaning. But when you dig down deep then apply a more holistic approach, the messages are consistent throughout.
American values we call Liberty, freedom of speech, democracy, and freedom of religion existed in one small place in America in practice and by charter. The arguments for these principles are recorded. Thy were kept in the basements of our elite universities for 200 years while they taught all our future leaders an alternative history. To be clear, there is no ambiguity in true American values and what our forefathers to was invert every single one of them to recreate the very circumstances that compelled what we call American values in the first place. That is evil, because they called them all by the same names, except Liberty, which was called Soul Liberty, and rightfully so.
If you do not want to wait for me to write a book. You can buy the complete writings of Roger Williams volumes 1-7.
But for this exercise you only need 3 books.
Volume 7 has a very small book called Christenings make not Christians or a briefe discourse on that name Heathen commonly given to the Indians. This describes what compelled the need for what are essentially, basic human rights.
Volume 3 has the arguments themselves in the first 30-40m pages. it is a little misleading because this was not an argument aimed at people in general, it is aimed only at a Christian audience, so it gives the feeling that this is about religion.
Volume 1 has what the author called An helpe to the native Language of that part of America called New-England, we know it as, Key into the language of America. It was written on a voyage back to England after Williams lived among the Narragansets for three years. It is similar to a translation dictionary and is very interesting in that regard, but it is full of quips about his observations about the natives as people, their culture and their traditions. It paints them as highly intelligent and much like us in our thoughts and understandings. I t shows them to be far more humane than most of the settlers that replaced them. That is where the meat and potatoes are. It shows Roger Williams concepts of civilization to be universal, and not a work of religion.
Roger Williams was not a Maverick or radical in the sense of being the root of this thought process. The country once called Bohemia had the same religious freedoms he brought to America, 50 years before he established them here.
He is the earliest person I can find to use the walls of separation metaphor. He first called upon England to tear down their superstitious walls of separation between Christians and Jews, and for the Christians to allow Jews all rights of full citizens without them asking. When he cam back to America, he was complaining about what he called the porous and failing walls of separation between church and state and ended that practice to accommodate true religious freedom. His walls were separating the Church from the rest of the world., which he called the wilderness. This wilderness is a refuge from institutional control mentioned in the book of Revelation, as a place to hide from and heal from the abuses of institutional control.
There are a list of quotes from Roger Williams you can find on the net that delve a bit more deeply into these concepts if you are interested in further investigation.
Roger Williams was one drop of water in a whole thought stream, he had many contemporaries including John Milton. They each taught the other a new language, Dutch and Hebrew. They were not pen pals, they spent a significant amount of time together during the reform movement in England.
It is a long journey to the truth, but worth the trip.
Thank you for the Roger Williams reference and the background sketch. I am trying to fill in my understanding of history in general.
So much of what we see today is often a direct consequence of long historical sagas. I freely admit disliking the current view that analyzes historical events always from a contemporary perspective. That trend was quite powerful a few years ago but it hopefully diminishing. Context matters.
My understanding of American history is pretty woeful. Williams was clearly a central and influential character. I appreciate the note!
Reading Williams words blew my mind, it is no wonder his books were burned and he was erased from American history. American ideals ended in practice when Roger Williams died in 1683. That same year a group of ships landed on our shores carrying slavery, Piracy and capitalism. 10 years later, we had America's longest serving an most corrupt elected official in American history, Samuel Cranston, who embraced slavery, piracy and capitalism. 90 years from the death of Roger Williams 10% of our population was enslaved, we were and continued to be the hub of the slave trade, we outsold the rest of the country combined, Piracy was our secondary cash crop, capitalism was our mainstay and the United States was founded on out model. Sad, but true.
The notion that Trump is a King in charge of anything is extremely misguided. Does anyone think that the old money that runs the US would let Trump decide anything that affects their nut?
Trûmp published a video of himself wearing a crown and pooping from a plane on the last No Kings march. HE THINKS HE IS A KING!! HE WANTS TO BE A DICTATOR!! You want him to be a dictator and kill everyone who disagrees with you.
He does know how to troll liberals, I'll give him that. You know who kills everyone that disagrees with them? The Iranian regime. Oh, and probably the liberals that cheered when Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Or when Israelis were murdered by Iran funded Hamas terrorists.
Jesus never ripped out the throats of his adversaries, he listened to every word and responded with much better words. His adversaries were demons and devils, not a bunch of retarded partisan troglodytes, this should be easy. Are you an anti-Christ?
Her classic reply!! She's been using "so show me where I'm wrong" for YEARS. Boring and stupid. We constantly TELL you what we think and your reply is tell me why I'm wrong. Good Lord, get a life.
First & most obvious to all is that you have not attempted to deal with your seething anger in a more healthy way -- one that would uplift your soul & heal your heart that must suffer dearly in these less than coherent responses.
I wouldn’t describe myself as MAGA. I’ve always been an independent. It’s interesting that you interpreted any criticism of the protests as inherently MAGA.
Given your tone, I doubt that you’re looking to engage in open debate, but for what it’s worth, I think the larger protest movement shows a lot about our country at the moment.
1. For the most part people get to exercise their right to protest country - wide without a problem unless they get violent. That’s great. It’s our right as citizens for them to do that even if I don’t agree with their political positions. I’ve appreciated Racket and News2Share for covering protests because it shows how our government is actually extremely lenient towards protestors and is hesitant to use violence against them.
2. This pretty much proves that their reason for protesting is invalid. Contrast what happened with these protests (most people in most cities had a fun time) with what happened to the people in Iran (as many as 50,000 people slaughtered, arrested, and likely tortured within a few weeks.)
If the protests are irrelevant why do they make you MAGAts so angry? By the way, your anger and tears are my favorite entertainment these days. I hope to see your entire movement crushed and all your leaders in prison for the rest of their worthless lives. Sadly The Hague no longer hangs war criminals, so I will be denied my ideal result.
In fact we normal people are not angry. We just wonder how the "protestors" could be so ignorant. We have a No Kings Day. It is July 4th. The date of the Declaration of Independence from Kings, That's when we all protest against kings. And this year is the 250th anniversary!
It’s funny to me that people keep saying that MAGAs are mad about the protests. I mostly see people laughing at them at this point.
The only thing that would make me angry is wondering if it’s true that taxpayer money has been laundered to pay for it through all the crazy grants that DOGE was exposing and the network of NGOs so much of the money was going to.
They don't make me angry and I guess I must fall into your definition of MAGA because I don't agree with everything you do. I actually think they are funny. They have no clue.
Making the other side angry does not change anything. Especially when you are nothing but toys being played with. It is apparent you and your adversaries are tools. Both sides argue like you are the new city on the hill. Why is that?
This is great documentary work Ford. And it shows a clear contrast between peaceful protest and low level rioting. Peaceful protest is protected free speech. The rioters need their heads cracked open.
What a bunch of wankers. Other than the paid agitators assaulting the buildings and generally rioting, most of the demonstrators seemed to each be out for their own cause, be it frogs, taking acid, or whatever. I'm amazed that the media still wastes time covering this stuff, but I saw it on the local news as well.
Always surprised to see people are still on Facebook. It’s a good synopsis, though could be shorter. Basically, Soros et al have been planning this for decades. It’s a circle of comic book villains, a la the Joker in 1988 Batman, come to life.
My 66 year old brain can not fathom why people are calling him a king. Do I like all the president in my lifetime, no. But each one was a product of his time and upbringing. I also know that there is a lot of erroneous information out there. I see so much that has no basis in reality.
Trump was elected. And they will never get over it, apparently. Doubling down on what got him elected in the first place. I didn't vote for him and I certainly don't like him, but talk about getting owned. Sad.
Not only was Trump elected, he was nominated in a “free and fair” primary process, not anointed as a candidate by The Party, with the voters having no say in the coronation, I mean nomination.
Trump's original sin is that he is a scab. He stepped out of his lane and encroached on the political guild. Yes, he is an insufferable jackass, but so was Biden. Even worse, Trump chose a populist path, anethema to "the professionals."
You certainly omit a lot of information. Antifa scaled a fence at an ICE facility and damaged the cameras, building, etc. They also threw hard core projectiles and created riot conditions. So I guess your reporters visit one section and stay there or choose the quieter sections to report on.
Where was this energy when Gavin was sending the CHP to shut down Churches and synagogues in 2021 ?
I ask this question point blank and get called a coconut.
You're not a coconut. Besides, this was likely another staged and well funded event. I think it was San Francisco where they spelled out No Kings. The SoCal Marching band looks on in envy.
Energy is proportional to amount of laundered money allocated for event. The conservatives have nowhere near the organization and laundered money the liberal cabals have allocated for them this year.
This from the same people who had no problem with "authoritarianism" when the covid vaccine mandates were rolled out.
Not to mention mandatory pronouns.
Fucking hypocrites if you ask me!
They couldn't get enough boots to lick when it was being done by the guy they voted for based on a fear narriative that they chose to embrace with religious zeal because someone told them it was "science"...
I find myself saying things like that a lot.
It's hard to believe so many people allow themselves to be gaslighted by these Communist funded revolutionaries. Why would any rational person be persuaded that Donald Trump is the epitome of all evil? Thinking he should be despised more than the monsters in Iran who have killed hundreds of thousands of their own people, makes zero sense. Is half of our population living in "The Twilight Zone"? Have the leaders of the Democrat Party been possessed and are in need of an exorcism? Or have they become so enraged over their powerlessness they prefer America lose and share the fate of retribution at the hands of our enemies? Or are the Democrats the enemies of liberty and human rights?
Mass formation psychosis.
Never forget that they are voters....that should scare the crap out of everyone....these crazies vote....
All of the above? :-)
The answer to all your questions is yes.
Yes, yes, yes and yes. They are truly a cancer. This from an ex Democrat.
What is Liberty in the United States? If exorcisms are real, why has the Catholic Church never performed an exorcism on child raping priests? Which party is not literally possessed by Israel? What are human rights? These are serious questions. Can you show me arguments made by any US forefathers they used to establish what we call American ideals AKA Liberty, freedom of speech, democracy or freedom of religion? If you can, you will be the first person ever to find these non-existent debates. Those extensive arguments were had, Just not in the Unite States, and they don't say what you think they do. They were a product of the words of Jesus and shunned by our forefathers. What we have in the United States is the very conditions that compelled "American values" in the first place.
This discussion has deteriorated and is sounding like X.
Trûmp IS the epitome of evil. Every single action of both his administrations have been catastrophic. You, being a worshipper of the Orange Shit God and a huge bigot, will never admit how bad Trump has been, but like all MAGAts you’re a moron as well as thoroughly malicious.
I posted my comment for you to read. Your "given name" says it all!!!
As a "hater of sexist assholes", how do you feel about Joe and Hunter Biden?
Karen does not answer inconvenient questions. Like all good little marxists.
Your question is in extremely bad faith. Like every utterance by any MAGAt.
Coming from the middle, it seems both parties have the same cognitive dissonance. Your right to free speech is limited to your right to roast public officials, which feeds some kind of fervor within. But nobody talks about the issues. Activism has been reduced to two opposing cults of personalities where each side is winning, in their own minds, while Rome burns. Donald Trump's entry into politics was earned through the same cauldron that produced G and GW Bush, both Clintons, along with most every other President, the vast majority of the house and senate and most every law passed in the last fifty years and I can not find a single mention of that source in any of these comments.
So what issues should we be discussing?
I will never try discus anything with you again, I do not play in your little sandbox. I need intelligent dialogue, not a fight with a narcissistic child.
IOW. You don't hate all sexist assholes.
Wash, rinse, repeat!
Poor Karen
Hmmm. Persuasion or Catharsis?
(Or Provocateur? You do realize how closely you match the MAGA stereotype, don't you?)
How? I never wear a red hat and I am not an ignorant bigot. I scrupulously follow the rules of English grammar.
Hahahahahahaha, Karen returns!!!!!
I'm sorry. I guess that I need to spell it out for you.
You strongly resemble the stereotype that MAGA have of Progressives.
Are you familiar with Titania McGrath?
(Please forgive if I've blown your cover. I know how fun it can be to rile folks up.)
Titania McGrath for the win!
Back again w all the name calling, huh. I thought it would help your arguments if someone were to inform you this consistent pattern in your behavior reflects a limited IQ & does not elevate your positions to any level of acceptance. You are really giving feminists a bad name!
Username checks out. Every goddamn time🤣
For a quick refresher, the First Amendment declares:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Notice this does not include interfering with law enforcement (cf. Minneapolis, etc.), nor breaking "out yard equipment in futile attempts to push back police".
Change involves work. Patient, persistent work (cf. Calvin Coolidge on "Persistence").
Work is boring and tiring. Protesting is fun! Guess which one wins?
"Notice this does not include interfering with law enforcement (cf. Minneapolis, etc.), nor breaking "out yard equipment in futile attempts to push back police"."
But they are driven by a "moral imperative", so the rules are just an inconvenient impediment to carrying out the moral mission...
“Moral imperative! Precisely, lying, violence, fraud, obfuscation, rioting, destruction of property are all justified because they are all in an existential fight to the death against the orange man. It shows just how a population can become collectively mentally ill.
They don't have the brains or determination to work so they just default to the easy thing- fucking whine and become a victim. They're all about victimization. They are spoiled brats who have never had to do anything hard. Grow up!
For a quick refresher and some of that boring work you speak of, could you show me a forefather laying out extensive and concise arguments supporting our American values? it should be easy because they are backed up by quotes from Jesus. What is American liberty all about? Why is it the foundation of free speech? Tell me everything you know about our walls of separation between Church and State. American values are a real thing, they just do not exist in these United States, Jesus is far too radical for us. don't be lazy, do some of that work you propose for your adversaries.
I think you may have misunderstood my comment.
But your points are valid!
The framers of the US government were all devout Christians, this seems manifest. Similarly, their faith clearly influenced their reasoning and the resulting plan for America.
"American values" is a tricky concept -- though an important one -- as the Constitution is deeply anti-prescriptive: it doesn't say what government (or society) must do but rather what the government can't do as regards infringing on the rights of the individual.
I'm in Illinois and I admit I did not investigate Obama's background. The election of 2004 was the only national election I missed (I had just moved back from Minnesota and failed to get registered to vote in time -- the Bush v. Kerry choice was thoroughly unmotivating). That was the election that sent Obama to the Senate. While I was very skeptical when he declared in 2007 he was running for President (a mere two years after being sworn in for his first national office), I did vote for Obama in 2008. That was the last time this previously pretty reliable Democrat voter voted Democrat in a national election.
I mention this as I only heard years later of Obama's interview with public radio in which he mentioned, to my ears dismissively, that the Constitution only specifies what government can't do not what it has to do for people! A so-called "constitutional law professor"! I was stunned.
So "values" is a tricky matter. As "values" speak to what a person (or government or society) is supposed to do.
While I'm not a Christian, I'll heartily agree that living a life in accordance with the teachings of Jesus is not an easy undertaking. But certainly a worthwhile one.
My point was that, after watching the "protest culture" for years while up in Minnesota, complaining and protesting are much easier than doing the work needed to produce change. While I'm not particularly big on "new slang", when I first heard the term "virtue signaling", it immediately reminded me of Minnesota protest culture: doing and saying things to look good. To look morally superior. I still remember first seeing a young woman wearing a pin with just "politically correct" printed on it. Talk is cheap.
Again, I take your comment as a positive as I am hoping to get more involved in political action.
I was not trying to offend you, I was looking for an opening to make a point. I have done a lot of research on American values, the bible, the origin of rights, fractal emergence and other related topics. But I did it for my own benefit. Now I have many thousands of pages of raw data I have to sift through and sort out. here is what I found.
The bible is the second greatest literary work ever created but far behind the number one, the dictionary. Using the most meticulous translation and having a rudimentary understanding of the culture of the time and knowing the source of the stories, paints a whole different picture. The becomes a fractal hologram made of words. It has a woven quality with threads that can be followed in every direction. From what perspective, field of vision, scope and focus, produces different meaning. But when you dig down deep then apply a more holistic approach, the messages are consistent throughout.
American values we call Liberty, freedom of speech, democracy, and freedom of religion existed in one small place in America in practice and by charter. The arguments for these principles are recorded. Thy were kept in the basements of our elite universities for 200 years while they taught all our future leaders an alternative history. To be clear, there is no ambiguity in true American values and what our forefathers to was invert every single one of them to recreate the very circumstances that compelled what we call American values in the first place. That is evil, because they called them all by the same names, except Liberty, which was called Soul Liberty, and rightfully so.
If you do not want to wait for me to write a book. You can buy the complete writings of Roger Williams volumes 1-7.
But for this exercise you only need 3 books.
Volume 7 has a very small book called Christenings make not Christians or a briefe discourse on that name Heathen commonly given to the Indians. This describes what compelled the need for what are essentially, basic human rights.
Volume 3 has the arguments themselves in the first 30-40m pages. it is a little misleading because this was not an argument aimed at people in general, it is aimed only at a Christian audience, so it gives the feeling that this is about religion.
Volume 1 has what the author called An helpe to the native Language of that part of America called New-England, we know it as, Key into the language of America. It was written on a voyage back to England after Williams lived among the Narragansets for three years. It is similar to a translation dictionary and is very interesting in that regard, but it is full of quips about his observations about the natives as people, their culture and their traditions. It paints them as highly intelligent and much like us in our thoughts and understandings. I t shows them to be far more humane than most of the settlers that replaced them. That is where the meat and potatoes are. It shows Roger Williams concepts of civilization to be universal, and not a work of religion.
Roger Williams was not a Maverick or radical in the sense of being the root of this thought process. The country once called Bohemia had the same religious freedoms he brought to America, 50 years before he established them here.
He is the earliest person I can find to use the walls of separation metaphor. He first called upon England to tear down their superstitious walls of separation between Christians and Jews, and for the Christians to allow Jews all rights of full citizens without them asking. When he cam back to America, he was complaining about what he called the porous and failing walls of separation between church and state and ended that practice to accommodate true religious freedom. His walls were separating the Church from the rest of the world., which he called the wilderness. This wilderness is a refuge from institutional control mentioned in the book of Revelation, as a place to hide from and heal from the abuses of institutional control.
There are a list of quotes from Roger Williams you can find on the net that delve a bit more deeply into these concepts if you are interested in further investigation.
Roger Williams was one drop of water in a whole thought stream, he had many contemporaries including John Milton. They each taught the other a new language, Dutch and Hebrew. They were not pen pals, they spent a significant amount of time together during the reform movement in England.
It is a long journey to the truth, but worth the trip.
Thank you for the Roger Williams reference and the background sketch. I am trying to fill in my understanding of history in general.
So much of what we see today is often a direct consequence of long historical sagas. I freely admit disliking the current view that analyzes historical events always from a contemporary perspective. That trend was quite powerful a few years ago but it hopefully diminishing. Context matters.
My understanding of American history is pretty woeful. Williams was clearly a central and influential character. I appreciate the note!
Reading Williams words blew my mind, it is no wonder his books were burned and he was erased from American history. American ideals ended in practice when Roger Williams died in 1683. That same year a group of ships landed on our shores carrying slavery, Piracy and capitalism. 10 years later, we had America's longest serving an most corrupt elected official in American history, Samuel Cranston, who embraced slavery, piracy and capitalism. 90 years from the death of Roger Williams 10% of our population was enslaved, we were and continued to be the hub of the slave trade, we outsold the rest of the country combined, Piracy was our secondary cash crop, capitalism was our mainstay and the United States was founded on out model. Sad, but true.
The notion that Trump is a King in charge of anything is extremely misguided. Does anyone think that the old money that runs the US would let Trump decide anything that affects their nut?
Exactly. The jokes on them and all of us as well, isn't it?
Trûmp published a video of himself wearing a crown and pooping from a plane on the last No Kings march. HE THINKS HE IS A KING!! HE WANTS TO BE A DICTATOR!! You want him to be a dictator and kill everyone who disagrees with you.
He does know how to troll liberals, I'll give him that. You know who kills everyone that disagrees with them? The Iranian regime. Oh, and probably the liberals that cheered when Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Or when Israelis were murdered by Iran funded Hamas terrorists.
You want a dictator. You worship Trump. You’re a waste of oxygen.
Now I know who to block
She's too funny to block. And the screen name! *chef's kiss*
I think "she" is a bot.
Jesus never ripped out the throats of his adversaries, he listened to every word and responded with much better words. His adversaries were demons and devils, not a bunch of retarded partisan troglodytes, this should be easy. Are you an anti-Christ?
Wrong on all counts. Though that is to be expected from you at this point.
So show me where I’m wrong?
Her classic reply!! She's been using "so show me where I'm wrong" for YEARS. Boring and stupid. We constantly TELL you what we think and your reply is tell me why I'm wrong. Good Lord, get a life.
First & most obvious to all is that you have not attempted to deal with your seething anger in a more healthy way -- one that would uplift your soul & heal your heart that must suffer dearly in these less than coherent responses.
All of it, every comment you make. Does that help?
You're projecting big time.
It all just seems like such a game. The protesters who get arrested won’t likely be charged with anything. And the protest won’t change anything.
I wouldn’t describe myself as MAGA. I’ve always been an independent. It’s interesting that you interpreted any criticism of the protests as inherently MAGA.
Given your tone, I doubt that you’re looking to engage in open debate, but for what it’s worth, I think the larger protest movement shows a lot about our country at the moment.
1. For the most part people get to exercise their right to protest country - wide without a problem unless they get violent. That’s great. It’s our right as citizens for them to do that even if I don’t agree with their political positions. I’ve appreciated Racket and News2Share for covering protests because it shows how our government is actually extremely lenient towards protestors and is hesitant to use violence against them.
2. This pretty much proves that their reason for protesting is invalid. Contrast what happened with these protests (most people in most cities had a fun time) with what happened to the people in Iran (as many as 50,000 people slaughtered, arrested, and likely tortured within a few weeks.)
There is no comparison.
If the protests are irrelevant why do they make you MAGAts so angry? By the way, your anger and tears are my favorite entertainment these days. I hope to see your entire movement crushed and all your leaders in prison for the rest of their worthless lives. Sadly The Hague no longer hangs war criminals, so I will be denied my ideal result.
Actually, you bimbo, you are our favorite idiot. We love to see your posts because they convert people to MAGAdom!
In fact we normal people are not angry. We just wonder how the "protestors" could be so ignorant. We have a No Kings Day. It is July 4th. The date of the Declaration of Independence from Kings, That's when we all protest against kings. And this year is the 250th anniversary!
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It’s funny to me that people keep saying that MAGAs are mad about the protests. I mostly see people laughing at them at this point.
The only thing that would make me angry is wondering if it’s true that taxpayer money has been laundered to pay for it through all the crazy grants that DOGE was exposing and the network of NGOs so much of the money was going to.
Anger and tears? That is firmly the domain of liberals, but appreciate your efforts to deny reality!
Thank you for confirming that conservatives have neither shame nor a conscience.
I wouldn't know, since I'm not a conservative.
MAGAts have never had anything in the same galaxy as decency. That fits you perfectly.
I'm leaning towards provocateur. Your performance is just so Strasbergian. Having fun?
Your totalitarian slip is showing, dear.
They don't make me angry and I guess I must fall into your definition of MAGA because I don't agree with everything you do. I actually think they are funny. They have no clue.
Making the other side angry does not change anything. Especially when you are nothing but toys being played with. It is apparent you and your adversaries are tools. Both sides argue like you are the new city on the hill. Why is that?
Ha ha ha
This is great documentary work Ford. And it shows a clear contrast between peaceful protest and low level rioting. Peaceful protest is protected free speech. The rioters need their heads cracked open.
The rioters need to be arrested, not have their heads cracked open, because that's actually what they want.
Good point
What a bunch of wankers. Other than the paid agitators assaulting the buildings and generally rioting, most of the demonstrators seemed to each be out for their own cause, be it frogs, taking acid, or whatever. I'm amazed that the media still wastes time covering this stuff, but I saw it on the local news as well.
Thank you, Ford Fischer! Ten minutes of shaking my head. What a sad, sad bunch of Americans. They support cringeworthy ignorance. Very sad.
This essay really summed it up well for me:
"No Kings explained for people who think they're fighting fascism."
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1509697027182668&set=a.413423086810073
Always surprised to see people are still on Facebook. It’s a good synopsis, though could be shorter. Basically, Soros et al have been planning this for decades. It’s a circle of comic book villains, a la the Joker in 1988 Batman, come to life.
Their hockey team isn’t having the best season but this seems extreme
My 66 year old brain can not fathom why people are calling him a king. Do I like all the president in my lifetime, no. But each one was a product of his time and upbringing. I also know that there is a lot of erroneous information out there. I see so much that has no basis in reality.
Trump was elected. And they will never get over it, apparently. Doubling down on what got him elected in the first place. I didn't vote for him and I certainly don't like him, but talk about getting owned. Sad.
Not only was Trump elected, he was nominated in a “free and fair” primary process, not anointed as a candidate by The Party, with the voters having no say in the coronation, I mean nomination.
Trump's original sin is that he is a scab. He stepped out of his lane and encroached on the political guild. Yes, he is an insufferable jackass, but so was Biden. Even worse, Trump chose a populist path, anethema to "the professionals."
You voted for Kamala? If so, you are part of the problem.
Nope, not me.
Gosh. All this over a hockey team. Sad.
The Dodgers are good though.
When and how do the police decide to push protesters back?
Why did the police escort protesters out of the train track area, after they ignored signs saying, "WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGE?"
And why don't they issue sabres to mounted police?
You certainly omit a lot of information. Antifa scaled a fence at an ICE facility and damaged the cameras, building, etc. They also threw hard core projectiles and created riot conditions. So I guess your reporters visit one section and stay there or choose the quieter sections to report on.