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That is kind of the point of civil disobedence Cary Aug 2019 #1
I know why DENVERPOPS Aug 2019 #27
This. zackymilly Aug 2019 #66
Other Protesters DownriverDem Aug 2019 #85
Never give up. Never. Cary Aug 2019 #88
They don't care about or understand young people who feel they have nothing to lose BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #2
tv bobble-heads and networks get rich off status quo Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #3
A now former friend rownesheck Aug 2019 #4
They watch Fox all day and it indoctrinates them. It is poison for sure. redstatebluegirl Aug 2019 #10
Omg. I'm sorry. Duppers Aug 2019 #18
The Chinese government has begun referring to the protesters as terrorists.. pangaia Aug 2019 #29
The trump administration is doing this already. pazzyanne Aug 2019 #39
I just today,, he's after Chris Cuomo... pangaia Aug 2019 #41
We have much to worry about, and to work on with every fiber in our bodies! pazzyanne Aug 2019 #43
It's the humidity. It rots everything. Aristus Aug 2019 #31
In 2002, joe Scarborough said all the anti war protesters were in-American UpInArms Aug 2019 #78
politicians and medi a don't have to pay attention to protestors anymore and the reason is certainot Aug 2019 #83
I like this quote dustyscamp Aug 2019 #5
+1. Nt Midnightwalk Aug 2019 #11
+2 Auggie Aug 2019 #13
Brilliant! Simply brilliant. Duppers Aug 2019 #23
+1, great sign, Duppers. nt PunkinPi Aug 2019 #49
+++1zillion lunasun Aug 2019 #56
More wise words dustyscamp Aug 2019 #82
+3 Hekate Aug 2019 #26
Excellent geardaddy Aug 2019 #53
+3 Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #57
Those are the folks who fit into this simple local proverb malaise Aug 2019 #61
+1000 llmart Aug 2019 #71
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2019 #80
Americans are brainwashed from childhood. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #6
Yep not fooled Aug 2019 #20
another version not_the_one Aug 2019 #37
+1 CrispyQ Aug 2019 #55
This Cosmocat Aug 2019 #84
On the button gratuitous Aug 2019 #7
We've been trained to distrust each other specifically and collective action in general. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #8
Maintain the status quo at all costs. Radical changes or ideas are to be suppressed. jalan48 Aug 2019 #9
People are very shortsighted lunatica Aug 2019 #12
Americans prefer to protest only on voting day, and they do so blindly and emotionally. Auggie Aug 2019 #14
I've seen some whiny, self-centered posts here on DU when a street protest has inconvenienced them. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2019 #15
There is also the problem of money ms liberty Aug 2019 #16
One thing we can learn from Hong Kong spinbaby Aug 2019 #17
You wouldn't get very far in the US with that. progressoid Aug 2019 #21
Shutting down the airport also virgogal Aug 2019 #32
Like most major int'l airports, there's a subway system that feeds directly into that airport BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #47
Yeah, it's more convenient for them. spinbaby Aug 2019 #59
Lol...problematic BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #60
The smallest part of what is happening homegirl Aug 2019 #19
how about we the people get to supervise the counting of our ballots? questionseverything Aug 2019 #65
Sounds homegirl Aug 2019 #72
Meanwhile HK protestors are singing the Star Spangled Banner PunkinPi Aug 2019 #22
"Let's not let them down." Amen! Duppers Aug 2019 #25
I teared up when I saw it, thinking just how far we've fallen. PunkinPi Aug 2019 #35
Dearest Pi, please consider posting this... Duppers Aug 2019 #42
For you, absolutely. PunkinPi Aug 2019 #44
That was amazing...should be on every news program...we should be helping them.. Karadeniz Aug 2019 #33
These guys with the flags might be American FakeNoose Aug 2019 #38
F CNN. nt Duppers Aug 2019 #24
When I turned the tv on, CNN was doing a better job than Andrea Mitchell, who gobsmacked me ... Hekate Aug 2019 #28
Close proximity to Alan Greenspan markbark Aug 2019 #50
"Who could have foreseen this?!" Takket Aug 2019 #70
k&r lordsummerisle Aug 2019 #30
Absolutely! Karadeniz Aug 2019 #34
This is a great OP with some excellent sub-posts. Thanks and bookmarked yonder Aug 2019 #36
While listening to the coverage, I heard one of the commentators state that dhol82 Aug 2019 #40
The news media wasn't exactly friendly to the protestors of the 60s either. cwydro Aug 2019 #45
HK protests are instructive Pantagruel Aug 2019 #46
when it starts to affecting bdamomma Aug 2019 #48
Yep. There isn't a social justice movement they didn't bend over backward to undermine. tenderfoot Aug 2019 #51
I've been to my share of protests... stillcool Aug 2019 #52
My friend Linda lives in Hong Kong yuiyoshida Aug 2019 #54
I've said for many years that most Americans won't protest in the streets until their cable TV TeamPooka Aug 2019 #58
There are a lot of stupid, dumbass people in my state raccoon Aug 2019 #62
Anything that disrupts the purchasing power of the consumer is demonized. YOHABLO Aug 2019 #63
Americans aren't protesting everyday because we can't. xmas74 Aug 2019 #64
We have all been taught we have had our Revolution already... JCMach1 Aug 2019 #67
Excellent observation The Liberal Lion Aug 2019 #68
Course it has. That's a given. Six major corporations own all PatrickforO Aug 2019 #69
Kick for exactitude. zentrum Aug 2019 #73
Because most have jobs and a life to live. Joe941 Aug 2019 #74
Corporate news doesn't like protests sharedvalues Aug 2019 #75
The Women's March received great media attention. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #76
Lots of reasons, some mentioned above. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #77
There were protests about caging children and gun violence held across the country over the weekend. UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #79
Convenience plays a factor whether we like it or not. Inconveniencing others because "I have..." MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #81
I Wish You Were Wrong - Suppression Of Non-Violent Free Speech Comes In Many Flavors corbettkroehler Aug 2019 #86
In Fall 2003, I marched in Washington Blue_Tires Aug 2019 #87
Correct! UCmeNdc Aug 2019 #89
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