I just find it simply amazing that, in light of what happened in Charlottesville, ANTIFA can show up was initially a peaceful rally, prepared to fight. They had helmets, bats, and homemade flame throwers. They were fighting everyone. They were throwing rocks, sticks, bottles at anyone and everyone. They came there looking for a fight.
Yet, because Pres Trump didn’t really, really, really, really, really didn’t condemn the handful of NeoNazi’s that showed up, he’s the bad guy.
I really wish that someone, with the appropriate resources, would do a legitimate investigation as to how ANTIFA/BLM were able to pay for the buses that took them there, the hotel rooms, the food. the $25/hr protesters, and the NeoNazi’s themselves. I’d really like to find out who some of them are. Wouldn’t surprise me if some, if not all, are just disguised ANTIFA brats, trying to stir it up even more.
And, I’d really like someone to investigate the police. Knowing that the ANTIFA/BLM folks were on one side of the park, why did they force the folks that had the permit, out of the park on that side? I’d really like to know if the cops were truly outgunned, as the governor has suggested. I’d really like to know who gave the standdown order, as the commander of the VSP has stated.
And, I’d love to see someone identify the people in the “Unite the Right” documentary, that Vice did. Something tells me that guy with tiki torches aren’t exactly the Right wing nut jobs, the documentary is purporting them to be. Tiki torches? Really?
But, at the end of the day, if any of the answers to these questions leads us to point the finger at anyone, other than the President, it will be swept under the rug and forgotten about or another “event” will take place to make us forget about it.
Bad guys on both sides. The role of the Peace Officers is the big issue, IMO. Why did they stand down? Political motivation?
That's how the media is going to play it. He could have gotten out in front of the accusation everyone knew was coming much better.
I think it's more important to get a handle on the level of coordination between the many groups using the Antifa umbrella. It's a threat. Just calling it new-left doesn't cut it.
President Trump doesn't wear the ribbon.