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Current Protests - GMDino - 11-11-2016 I posted this about 24 hours ago: Quote:Re: People marching to protest Trump's election. Now today: People who want to block roads, destroy property, attack others are not helping nor are they justified at all. Protests have happened for the last two presidents even during their inauguration. Be peaceful. Be lawful. But you know what ELSE doesn't help? Paranoid tweets from a president elect about professional protesters being incited by the media. ![]() That is not "unifying". That feeds into the honest protesters fears about the man who will lead this country for four years at least. You see the second tweet above it nine hours later? Which President are we going to get? RE: Current Protests - michaelsean - 11-11-2016 What I've learned over the last 8 years is that if you say the president is not my president, you are a racist. RE: Current Protests - Griever - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 09:48 AM)GMDino Wrote: I posted this about 24 hours ago: someone might have reminded him that the first amendment covers protesting RE: Current Protests - GMDino - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 09:57 AM)michaelsean Wrote: What I've learned over the last 8 years is that if you say the president is not my president, you are a racist. What I learned is there are a lot more racists than we want to believe there are...but not everyone who who didn't like the President was a racist. Side note: I have never said "He is not my president". I may have said I did not vote for him...but he IS my president because I live here too. RE: Current Protests - samhain - 11-11-2016 Yeah, it's no good. I feel like it's going to get much worse when the weekend in full swing. RE: Current Protests - Belsnickel - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 10:28 AM)samhain Wrote: Yeah, it's no good. I feel like it's going to get much worse when the weekend in full swing. It is going to get worse before it gets better. We have people with concerns based on rhetoric from the campaign that there is going to be an effort to strip them of their civil rights. We have people that want to see that happen and are stoking those fires with harassment, violence, and destruction. We have people that are using their anger over the outcome to do the same. They are feeding off of each other. I will say this, though, for every person you see out in the streets there are at least ten that are being silent and are legitimately scared that they will face discrimination because of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc., and they are seeing all of this and it is only making it worse. RE: Current Protests - michaelsean - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 10:12 AM)GMDino Wrote: What I learned is there are a lot more racists than we want to believe there are...but not everyone who who didn't like the President was a racist. I never said it either because it's not really an opinion thing, but people did and were called racists for it. RE: Current Protests - GMDino - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 10:33 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: It is going to get worse before it gets better. We have people with concerns based on rhetoric from the campaign that there is going to be an effort to strip them of their civil rights. We have people that want to see that happen and are stoking those fires with harassment, violence, and destruction. We have people that are using their anger over the outcome to do the same. They are feeding off of each other. Falls under the "If it bleeds it leads" mantra. We'll see video and pictures of violence and destruction and there will be little discussion by calm, rational people. RE: Current Protests - samhain - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 10:33 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: It is going to get worse before it gets better. We have people with concerns based on rhetoric from the campaign that there is going to be an effort to strip them of their civil rights. We have people that want to see that happen and are stoking those fires with harassment, violence, and destruction. We have people that are using their anger over the outcome to do the same. They are feeding off of each other. Yep. It's somewhat encouraging to see Trump acting a bit differently since he locked the nomination down. I think he might realize that he needs to distance himself from some of the rhetoric he used in the campaign. Well, hopefully anyway. Your'e already seeing some of the cazier stuff like jailing HRC and mass deportation getting walked back by Preibus and Giuliani. Still, though, a lot of that toothpaste is out of the tube. If he truly does start stripping people of their civil rights, then they should take to the streets and lose their shit. Right now, however, he's the president elect and I think people need to take a moment to see what he actually does before going nuclear. RE: Current Protests - bfine32 - 11-11-2016 I've been told for years that we cannot live in fear. No problem with protests as long as they are peaceful and do not impede public safety. RE: Current Protests - Belsnickel - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 11:04 AM)bfine32 Wrote: I've been told for years that we cannot live in fear. No problem with protests as long as they are peaceful and do not impede public safety. Agreed. RE: Current Protests - SunsetBengal - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 10:03 AM)Griever Wrote: someone might have reminded him that the first amendment covers protesting Are these acts truly protests? They seem more like cued flash mobs that are turning violent and include destruction of property, obstructing traffic, etc. We have people protesting, here in NC. However, the news footage clearly shows them being peaceful. RE: Current Protests - CKwi88 - 11-11-2016 I understand the protests/demonstrations. The protests are largely made of minorities, youth, and college students. With the understandable fear and uncertainty that these people face with a Trump presidency, it's only natural that they want their voice to be heard. That said, there is never any excuse for violent demonstrations (barring massive civil rights violations I suppose) and those that are vandalizing and disrupting traffic etc are clearly in the wrong. I imagine that this is just part of the grieving stage for these people, and it will die out over the weekend and it sets in. Continuing to protest the result is just sour grapes from sore losers. Again, I understand that it is a group of people that are scared. It's a group that has a lot to lose with this president elect. It's a group that feels like their voice has been ignored. But that same president elect promised in his acceptance speech to be the president for all the people. People should focus on holding Trump to that promise. RE: Current Protests - TheLeonardLeap - 11-11-2016 No problem with protests, heck, protests are great... but when they start burning things, destroying things, and shoving dumpsters onto train tracks to stop trains? It's obviously no longer okay. Also, I feel like anyone who intentionally plans to block traffic on highways, bridges, or extremely busy roads, have a special place in hell reserved for them. Honestly, blocking roads/bridges like that is exactly the opposite of getting people to empathize with your message. You could be protesting against cloning a new Hitler, but if you're making people late for work or keeping them from being able to get home, your message no longer matters. All people know is you're detaining them, and they now hate you. It hurts your cause. Also... I know it's legal, but I just can't get behind flag burning. RE: Current Protests - GMDino - 11-11-2016 Just some food for thought...had the election gone the other way. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/donald-trump-voters.html?_r=0 Quote:Some Donald Trump Voters Warn of Revolution if Hillary Clinton Wins Seems the other side was quite ready for what we are seeing. Weird. RE: Current Protests - Griever - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 11:56 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Are these acts truly protests? They seem more like cued flash mobs that are turning violent and include destruction of property, obstructing traffic, etc. We have people protesting, here in NC. However, the news footage clearly shows them being peaceful. they are pretty much following what trump wanted and incited people to do back in 2012 when romney lost would you have been happier if they were armed militias? (like what was forming and preparing in case hillary won) RE: Current Protests - michaelsean - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 03:18 PM)GMDino Wrote: Just some food for thought...had the election gone the other way. Guess we will never know. However we do know that Clinton supporters were planted in Trump rallies to start fights, and that they are now rioting. RE: Current Protests - BoomerFan - 11-11-2016 I respect their right to protest but yeah I don't see a whole lot of point. It would be more productive to take those protesters and go door to door, getting people to sign a pledge to register and vote a Democratic ballot in 2 years and then in 4 years. That would be useful. That said, you have a right to assemble and I guess you want to let other people know how you feel. That is your right. There are plenty of KKK rallies this week. I don't get to choose who get's those rights. RE: Current Protests - michaelsean - 11-11-2016 (11-11-2016, 04:07 PM)BoomerFan Wrote: I respect their right to protest but yeah I don't see a whole lot of point. It would be more productive to take those protesters and go door to door, getting people to sign a pledge to register and vote a Democratic ballot in 2 years and then in 4 years. That would be useful. That said, you have a right to assemble and I guess you want to let other people know how you feel. That is your right. There are plenty of KKK rallies this week. I don't get to choose who get's those rights. A few I heard are mentioning flipping some of the electors. At least that's a goal no matter how far-fetched. RE: Current Protests - tigerseye - 11-11-2016 Main Stream Propaganda Outlet zombies. Wonder how many are being paid by Soros to incite. Probably mixed in with the peaceful protestors. They did it at Trump rallies. They will do it now. People need to open their eyes to the propaganda and Soros. He has a track record of doing these things in other countries. God Bless America. |