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Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
55. I see both sides
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 05:25 AM
Mar 2016

The protests are happening for a reason. It's because the establishment system is treating trump as a legitimate candidate. But the protesters view him as delegitimized because he encourages violence and attacks. The establishment in this case includes the Democratic Party, the Republican party, the mainstream media, and the government. It never should have been allowed to get this far. The media knows how to paint out a candidate as kooky or illegitimate or dangerous if they want to. They do it to progressives all the time. They let Trump grow into a huge movement. MSNBC and CNN have been constant Trump for a year. They built him up. The Republicans fostered hatred in their party for years. Now they have a monster on their hands. The Democrats can't be blamed for it but they are locked into where they have to treat Trump as legitimate because it's all they can do. They are constrained by their role. The government can do a better job of cracking down on some of these assaults that have been happening at Trump rallies. Somebody has to challenge Trump and say look this guy doesn't even deserve to be in the debate or treated as a serious candidate. He's not a legitimate candidate because he encourages violence.

I suggest nobody should interrupt the rallies of the opposing party Albertoo Mar 2016 #1
Suggest it, no.... daleanime Mar 2016 #4
I disagree. You have a candidate basically calling to round people up DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2016 #9
How about just not voting for him? jberryhill Mar 2016 #13
It's not just about the election though. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #32
Who said anything about ignoring him? jberryhill Mar 2016 #35
It's not enough for him to lose the election. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #48
Do you remember this one? jberryhill Mar 2016 #50
I see both sides Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #55
Did you catch what Rubio said? jberryhill Mar 2016 #58
That is funny Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #60
He repeated it on different nights jberryhill Mar 2016 #61
Protesters should not be disrupting the meeting inside the building. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #42
Wrong Glitterati Mar 2016 #63
Let us not be the ones who are fighting the bad ones become bad ourselves. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #67
More tsk, tsk, tsk, behave children BS Glitterati Mar 2016 #68
We will give em hugs and kisses Kalidurga Mar 2016 #2
I don't know, BUT there's a very interesting oped in USA Today by Frank Luntz. napi21 Mar 2016 #3
This guy is dishonest as they come melman Mar 2016 #47
Depends who throws the first punch, and how the security/police behave intrepidity Mar 2016 #5
In a crowd nobody ever sorts out the "first punch" jberryhill Mar 2016 #7
That is only one video intrepidity Mar 2016 #10
Trump folks showing up at Bernie's rallies? mikehiggins Mar 2016 #6
"A commie is trying to take over America!" jberryhill Mar 2016 #8
I'd bet if they took a moment to listen to Bernie intrepidity Mar 2016 #11
As if jberryhill Mar 2016 #15
But Trump doesn't actually say anything intrepidity Mar 2016 #16
There's one thing I learned that you might find interesting jberryhill Mar 2016 #19
I hear you intrepidity Mar 2016 #22
Exactly, how can we get a republican to listen to us.... daleanime Mar 2016 #18
Many people. 840high Mar 2016 #29
They hate everything that is not them. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #12
Clinton and Sanders aren't goading their supporters to violence brush Mar 2016 #14
Trump supporters aren't motivated by anything other than adoring their flamingdem Mar 2016 #17
"no one else does anything" jberryhill Mar 2016 #21
I disagree and it's an American tradition to protest flamingdem Mar 2016 #25
Ah, yes, the great Lincoln-Douglas Shouting Matches jberryhill Mar 2016 #27
What were the shouting matches about? flamingdem Mar 2016 #31
You do realize that Trump is a hatemongering fascist? delrem Mar 2016 #20
My goodness, what a startling revelation! jberryhill Mar 2016 #23
What you are thinking is not what the people in Chicago are thinking. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #37
You think you can stop tonight's events by lecturing me? Or lecturing DU? delrem Mar 2016 #44
I thought this was a discussion forum jberryhill Mar 2016 #45
It is. You do realize that Trump is a hatemongering fascist? delrem Mar 2016 #46
Yes jberryhill Mar 2016 #49
Oh ffs! Even the other R candidates are blaming Trump! /nt delrem Mar 2016 #51
No. Cruz tonight blamed Obama jberryhill Mar 2016 #52
From WP, lead story: delrem Mar 2016 #53
Where the fuck did I "decry the actions of protestors" jberryhill Mar 2016 #54
Oh I dunno, maybe it's implied in your OP? byeeeeeee!!! delrem Mar 2016 #56
Not the implication at all jberryhill Mar 2016 #59
Well said Doctor Jack Mar 2016 #28
And they "realize" our candidates want to kill babies jberryhill Mar 2016 #40
They won't show up at D rallies. Turbineguy Mar 2016 #24
Actually a good question. 840high Mar 2016 #26
I don't see this happening. joshcryer Mar 2016 #30
"people you'd normally associate with activism" jberryhill Mar 2016 #38
Oh I can see Rusty Shackleford showing up. joshcryer Mar 2016 #41
Yes very much so. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #39
let them yell for a while, then lead the assembly in singing "we shall overcome"? 0rganism Mar 2016 #33
Jeb Bush was right when he called Trump the "Chaos Candidate", chaos follows him... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #34
Let them. They will never be in large numbers at D rallies. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #36
stick flowers in their gun barrels? world wide wally Mar 2016 #43
The last time a fascist dictator came to power legally (Hitler in 1933), PatrickforO Mar 2016 #57
Good for you Patrick! Glitterati Mar 2016 #62
It's America and they have the right to be there. tabasco Mar 2016 #64
What exactly will they be protesting?? DCBob Mar 2016 #65
Oh my! Teamster Jeff Mar 2016 #66
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