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Anti-Trump protest erupts in Albuquerque downtown, NM after Trump held an event
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Colonel Nasty
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So proud of ABQ
chaobreaker
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People are protesting and rioting against this clown at every opportunity but Trump supporters insist the GE will be a landslide or a tight race. Suuuure it will...
Incitemaybe
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It's amazing he would come here, everyone's been gearing up to protest that insipid man.
This was happening a few blocks from where I live.
This was happening a few blocks from where I live.
Spiral Insanity
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Proud of this? It is fucking shameful. This is not protesting, it is rioting.
If only Trump didn't fan the flames of hatred and racism. I hope you were as concerned when his supporters were attacking people.
Colonel Nasty
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Millions of people supporting a misogynist bigot idiot is far more shameful in my eyes. But to each his own.
Incitemaybe
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Trump and everything he stands for is shameful.
TheLaughingStock
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Coverage, police response, and tone seems racist to me compared to other protests.
JimmySlippers
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A very poor way to protest. You can't fight hatred with this kind of stuff. Hopefully the groups behind these protests start doing things differently.
7DollarHagane
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Yeah people should be out there protesting but when you start damaging property or causing violence you just play into his supporters thoughts about immigrants.
Subpar Scrub
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Oh, only one side can be shameful. Understood.
So "protesting" while throwing rocks and bottles at police and lighting fires is fine in your eyes? Okie-dokie.
Both sides are acting like fucks.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
If anything protesting violently would only bolster Trump more and would provoke his supporters to say, "See? See?"
Worst case it may even make his support grows bigger.
Worst case it may even make his support grows bigger.
Protesting is fine in my eyes when it's clear that you don't want a person like that to be POTUS and feel that his views are disgusting.
Please spare me with the whole "both sides are awful/wrong/fucks" nonsense. This isn't South Park and you're sure as hell not Matt Stone or Trey Parker.
Do you understand?
The ones who already support Trump will continue to support his views no matter what.
Subpar Scrub
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Am I missing a reference with that South Park shit?
And no, just because you don't want someone to be president, especially when they're only running for president, that doesn't give you free reign to light fires, destroy public property and throw bottles/rocks at horses and police. Thinking otherwise is incredibly moronic.
I have no problem with protesting, but becoming violent and destructive over a nominee is just ridiculous.
gutter_trash
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there is no excuse for violence in civil society,
go vote in November instead of getting your dumb asses locked up
go vote in November instead of getting your dumb asses locked up
Chie Satonaka
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I think I'll just watch this time.
I hope the horses are okay.
Spiral Insanity
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Far more shameful than throwing rocks at horses and vandalizing public property? This is the worst.
Never said nor implied it gave people "free reign" to do all that stuff. In fact, I hope nobody gets injured in the outcome. But I completely understand when people protesting with "Fuck Donald Trump" and continue to do so. Because I agree with the sentiment. Always.
Yeah, the hateful rhetoric emboldening racists, mass deportations and a Muslim ban aren't so bad.
So destroying private property and throwing rocks isn't shameful?
I think we can comfortably condemn both. Two wrongs don't make a right. Some people here seem to have the impression that if you perceive righteousness to be on your side, you can do whatever the fuck you want with little thought of consequences.
Most of the west simply won't tolerate Trump. Not sure why people are suprised things get rowdy in one of the states with the highest Latino populations in the nation.
Same thing happened in CA, will likely continue in other west coast rallies bordering the southern border.
Is it right? No. But it's not unexpected at this point.
Same thing happened in CA, will likely continue in other west coast rallies bordering the southern border.
Is it right? No. But it's not unexpected at this point.
Agent_Carnage
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I may not like Trump but please dont Assault people or Police Horses. All of this is making him vindicated.
If you believe he is spouting hate respond with Love and Tolerance.
Once you start attacking Animals you lose all respect from me.
If you believe he is spouting hate respond with Love and Tolerance.
Once you start attacking Animals you lose all respect from me.
StopMakingSense
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Normally I have a much more permissive view of these things, but it seems that destroying local property to protest a guy coming in from out of town is a really bad way to go about things. This isn't some outrage at an existing local structure that must be meeted out by communal rage.
This isn't to say Trump isn"t an objectively horrible pox on this country, but this is a bad response.
Nah, you can do the whole "both sides are terrible" bit if you want. There is no we in this situation. You do you.
Once again, I never said it was "right" with the whole public property destruction bit. I said understand wholeheartedly with the "Fuck Donald Trump" protesting. I agree with it and no manner of applying the whole "both sides are wrong" technique will change my mind.
*Shrugs*
There's nothing I can do about that. I'm not gonna lie and take it back. Again, destroying property isn't the way I would approve of protesting, but I definitely agree with Trump being a plague.
Its Anarchists taking advantage of situations. The Protest was much larger and peaceful earlier before and during the Trump event. Then the usual troublemakers show up and turn things to shit after all the law abiding protesters leave.
2 hours after the event ends and Trump and his supporters are long gone. Why are they still trying to destroy property and get access to the convention center?
Its fantastic images and audio for Trump. Large amounts of Protesters chanting in Spanish, Mexican Flags waving as they try to set fires, throw rocks and bottles at officers etc.
2 hours after the event ends and Trump and his supporters are long gone. Why are they still trying to destroy property and get access to the convention center?
Its fantastic images and audio for Trump. Large amounts of Protesters chanting in Spanish, Mexican Flags waving as they try to set fires, throw rocks and bottles at officers etc.
Jawbreaker
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You know you can disavow both things, right? I don't think anyone's saying Trump's rhetoric is alright.
SkeptiMism
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Nobody's saying simply protesting is as bad as voting for Trump. Nobody (here) is saying the "both sides are wrong" for simply protesting or having the "Fuck Donald Trump" attitude. Nobody's interested in trying to change your mind about that attitude. But in this specific instance both sides are terrible. I don't know how you can't just admit it.
It's also hilarious and sad that you can't just admit your first post in the thread was really stupid. You literally denied this rioting - assaulting people and animals - being any shameful.
You know the saying two wrongs don't equal a right. You're not achieving anything by waving Mexican flags and lighting fires and throwing rocks at police horses and hurting them and smashing windows. All you're doing is emboldening the very people Trump appeals to. This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
*Sighs*
Just because I posted "No. Those that support Trump and his ways are shameful", meant that I approved at everything the protesters did. As if I implied in any manner that I supported their actions aside from having the "Fuck Trump" chants. I don't. Not at all. The only thing I admit to not doing is the failure to elaborate in my first post. So I'll take an L on that front.
Assaulting people and animals while protesting is NOT okay.
DiscoJer
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I've never understood why police use horses for riots.
Either they are going to get hurt, or someone is going to get hurt by the horse. They are big, powerful animals and panic easily. I realize police horses are probably trained really well, but they are still herd animals and it still seems like it's asking for trouble
Either they are going to get hurt, or someone is going to get hurt by the horse. They are big, powerful animals and panic easily. I realize police horses are probably trained really well, but they are still herd animals and it still seems like it's asking for trouble
Premium Quality
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Going to agree with it being an anarchist thing. If it was genuine protesters, then the harming of horses and property would have happened many hours before.
What a classy argument. "No, the other side is shameful so it's OK to act like fucking criminals".
I guess you wouldn't have a problem if the other side adopted the same genius narrative, right?
Livingskeletons
If I pulled that off, would you die?
What a crazy fucking election.
Bam Bam Baklava
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If there's even a 1% chance that Trump can use this to spin himself as a victim and convince gullible swing voters to vote for him because of this then it's not worth doing. He is already the most disliked nominee to ever be nominated, let's keep it that way.
LizardKing
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When someone called the protest shameful you said "no." It is shameful. And that does imply you think it's ok.
Bubbavelli
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Delusibeta
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Trump is also proud of ABQ, for all the advertising footage they just gave him.
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