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What really happened at the Chicago rally - My Firsthand Account (Not me - post from Reddit)
Reddit ^ | 3/11/2016 | ChicagoTrumpAttendee

Posted on 03/11/2016 10:00:06 PM PST by Marie

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To: bushwon

Premiere Networks should pull Beck off the air this weekend, he is done.


101 posted on 03/12/2016 7:49:24 AM PST by Shady (We are at war again......this time for our lives...)
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To: Marie

102 posted on 03/12/2016 7:57:26 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Marie

Video of the protesters clashing with police:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2—eA9P58EY&app=desktop


103 posted on 03/12/2016 8:09:47 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde

Source: https://twitter.com/DiamondandSilk/status/708512648812298240

104 posted on 03/12/2016 8:24:52 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde
Kasich sanctimoniously piles on:

Source: https://www.facebook.com/JohnKasich/photos/a.10150241036600933.328337.77590795932/10153295725010933/?type=3&theater

105 posted on 03/12/2016 8:29:14 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde

Diamond & Silk commentary on the violence:

DIAMOND AND SILK BREAKING NEWS ABOUT PROTESTERS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ags62-VvwEY&feature=youtu.be


106 posted on 03/12/2016 8:32:38 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde
Another great comment to the original article:


[–]Bricci IL 53 points 9 hours ago

I was also a survivor of tonight's bombardment of absolute hatred and violence from protesters.

This is the first presidential rally I've ever been to in my life. I am also a first-time voter at 18 yrs old. I will be voting for Trump if he wins the nomination and goes head-to-head with Hillary Clinton. I really did not know what to expect going into this rally. After some cops walked down the HUGE line of people telling us that the rally was cancelled, the line disbanded and my friends and I continues toward the front of the Pavilion. A flock of cucks crosses my eyes when I emerge from the HIGH ENERGY line, and eventually I couldn't continue to cringe listening to some of the BS spewing from these protesters mouths, so as I stood on the corner of Racine and Congress Pkwy, I turned to look behind me and bought a Trump MAGA hat from a saleswoman. I threw that hat straight onto my head and returned to the street corner, and I continued to chant "BUILD THAT WALL", "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN", and "MEXICO WILL PAY" as much as my voice could handle among all of the HeartBern comments coming from the number of crowds. As soon as I started to do this, however, I am instantly bombarded with cameras flashing into my face, middle fingers so close I could see the yellow cigarette fingernails. I turn to 3 other of my Trump-supporting friends, and we begin to chant together. A fight erupts 10-feet behind me as soon as a reporter from Fox news approaches me and begins to ask questions about my thoughts of the cancellation of the event. I explain that it's great to come out to rally in a liberal city and support Trump. After the reporter walks away, I am approached by two feminist Bernie supporters. Through the utter reek of cigarette smoke, I explained why I am voting for Trump, and was continuously shut down by "but he's a racist", etc comments.

OP listed that two teenage boys stood quietly waiting for their ride while being cussed at by protesters. Those two guys were my good friends that I didn't get a chance to meet up with, and their ride is my cousin. I think I got lucky. I managed to chant and scream for my man Trump and NOT be physically assaulted by protesting pieces of sh*t. The amount of willful blindness to racism coming out of that crowd of protesters was unbelievable, and it made me realize the kind of sh***y people I actually live among in Chicago.

BLM protesters didn't even know why tf they were there in the first place. They just wanted to push their silly narratives in front of Trump supporters that didn't give a sh*t about their movement.

I'm appalled that the apparent "party of tolerance" managed to utterly shut down the free speech of thousands of Trump supporters, and TRUMP himself. Sad, low energy cucks.

In conclusion, I did not quite expect the potential amplitude of the atmosphere on Racine Drive tonight. It definitely got violent, and I feel completely blessed not to have been physically assaulted, given the kind of violence that the protesters were capable of all night.

Overall, it was a good call for them to cancel the event, and I'll be there again next time, Donald. You can count on it that I will not let these free speech silencers win.

107 posted on 03/12/2016 8:48:47 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde

Berniebot protesters blocking an ambulance at the rally:

https://twitter.com/TweetBrettMac/status/708525579600064512


108 posted on 03/12/2016 8:54:57 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde
Protesters at rally -- note the "Trump as Hitler" sign partially visible above the American flag with a hole ripped in it -- these signs were mass-produced and distributed by Communist agitators, according to some of the Reddit chatter.

Sources: https://imgur.com/MtJKmJi
https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/4a2bu9/what_really_happened_at_the_chicago_rally_my/d0x2860

109 posted on 03/12/2016 8:59:32 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde
Another Reddit comment to the original post by its author:


ChicagoTrumpAttendee [S] 10 points 12 hours ago

I'm not voting for Trump. I have a green card and can't even vote.

I'm using a new account because I don't want my identity known. That's why I left out most of the little stories where I actually got involved with people. My work involves interacting with very similar people to those present in the protest, and support for Trump could ruin my entire future.

Also, in another post I stated that most of the protesters were not violent. I stand by that statement. A few of them did discourage the violent ones, but all in all it was NOT a safe environment. Most of the trump attendees were "deer in headlights" white suburbanites utterly stunned at what was going on around them.


Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/4a2bu9/what_really_happened_at_the_chicago_rally_my/d0wv9fl

110 posted on 03/12/2016 9:11:45 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde

Bump


111 posted on 03/12/2016 9:11:52 AM PST by MaggieMay (A blank tag is a terrible thing to waste)
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To: Albion Wilde
A wrap-up comment by the original author:


ChicagoTrumpAttendee [S] 306 points 13 hours ago

Quick note: I obviously couldn't type up all the details, nor could I remember everything perfectly clear. I just felt compelled to share this with you all while it's still fresh on my mind. I'm still feeling very shaken up right now. The whole experience was honestly like walking through a first person video game. I just felt so detached, though my heart pounded in my chest all the while. Now that I'm home I feel utterly exhausted.

I asked a bunch of people why they're protesting Trump instead of Hillary, who Bernie is actually running against. They just acted coy and smirked, shrugging their shoulders. I tried perhaps a dozen times to talk some reason into people without any luck. "Trump is just, racist and hitler, man!"

Shoutout to the Libertarian lady proudly waving a huge Trump banner for all to see. We spoke only briefly, but she talked about how she's a huge Ron Paul fan and had lots of complex ideas about politics.

I was really impressed at how many Asian supporters Trump has. The announcer said that instead of touching a protester, you should start shouting "TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP!" to point them out for security. When the protesting began, one black supporter joked to his white and Asian friends to "Please don't call Trump on me."

I highly recommend anyone attend a Trump rally. While there were a few bozos, the most shocking thing of the night, even moreso than the protesters, was how civil most of Trump's supporters were.

Another shoutout to the two grizzled old men who stood their ground against a pack of protesters arguing that they had no right to be in Chicago. Never did I see so much nonchalance in the face of violent threats. The guys were just laughing it up in front of dozens of angry people.

To the two young Trump supporters I mentioned in the story. One of you was wearing a "DONALD FUCKING TRUMP" t-shirt, and if you somehow come to read this, I was hanging around you guys because I was genuinely worried for your safety and was ready to defend you as the protest made its way closer and closer. I hope you guys got home safe! You are a couple brave dudes, and I'll always remember how you kept those Make America Great Again hats on your heads.


Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/4a2bu9/what_really_happened_at_the_chicago_rally_my/d0wturw

112 posted on 03/12/2016 9:39:16 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: BlueNgold
This is the image from revcom.us the Revolutionary Communist Party :

These people are taking advantage of people's ignorance. Notice all the dog whistle elements in the image. You see the military uniform, the KKK and the American flag. All things to get their minions to react on command. If you know something about Polyscience 101 (which I received an A+ on my senior thesis), the political spectrum puts Communism on the far left of the spectrum. They are the totalitarians, the Nazis, the facist dictators and everything that uses Big Government to rule over people. The spectrum goes from the Left to the Right with the anarchists on the far right. In the middle are the Constitutionalists, the rule of law, Conservatives and Democracy. Trump is in the middle with them. He wants government to be for the people and not the special interests. It is that simple and these Communists try to fuzz up the thinking so it confuses people about who they really are.

113 posted on 03/12/2016 9:41:48 AM PST by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Albion Wilde
Another Reddit comment. I don't know if this post is true, because I don't know how Reddit works; i.e. the post has a "NY" tag, but does this indicate what the poster "identifies as", like here on FR, or is it attached to the post by Reddit's server based on the IP address? Can someone in NY listen to police radio scanner in NY, or do they have to be in the Chicago area at the time? Any ideas, freepers?:


[–]alt99838 NY 18 points 12 hours ago

Because you were in there, I don't blame you for not knowing, but it was a matter of life and death.

I was listening to the police scanner throughout. Two people were shot in one of three separate shooting incidents. The cops were chasing a white dodge ram with temp tags, I'm unsure if they were able to stop the vehicle. There were multiple assaults happening everywhere. It came over the scanner that a group of black protestors were targeting and assaulting white Trump supporters. Rioters were stealing Trump signs from supporters and ripping them up. They were throwing bottles and rocks at police. They managed to climb the walls of the parking garage and up on the third floor were hitting cars with bats and hammers smashing in windows. Two police officers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. They were blocking highways and side streets trying to prevent people from leaving so they could attack them. People were getting violent with police and when they would arrest someone other people would come over and attack the police. Two hispanic males shot at a firetruck. A black male was seen walking around with a handgun, description was white shirt black pants red shoes.

It was insane. Even crazier was the fact that the media wasn't reporting on any of it. You know they have scanners and the entire time I'm hearing the people on the news saying that it was a peaceful protest.


Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/4a2bu9/what_really_happened_at_the_chicago_rally_my/d0wwgyt

114 posted on 03/12/2016 9:50:48 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde

Kasich is a political opportunist. I guess when you are down on the bottom with only 54 delegates, you have to do desperate things. When you throw the First Amendment under the bus, you are doing desperate things.


115 posted on 03/12/2016 9:52:13 AM PST by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Marie; TEXOKIE; peyton randolph; BlueNgold; SubMareener; bushwon; nutmeg; the_individual2014; ...
Please see my posts, from post 98 through post 119, adding eyewitness testimony and photos gleaned from comments to the original article.

CLICK HERE

116 posted on 03/12/2016 10:10:07 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde

Shows what pathetic freeloading sheep these people are.


117 posted on 03/12/2016 10:18:13 AM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: Albion Wilde

I saw one sign that said, DUMP THE RAPIST! This is fantasy world like running up to the parents room and crying about the monster in the closet. This is man bites dog stuff, all based on lies and taking advantage of people’s inner darkness to smear their fellow human beings.


118 posted on 03/12/2016 10:23:45 AM PST by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Albion Wilde
I have a green card and can't even vote.

I wish someone would explain to these people that residency is not the same as citizenship.

119 posted on 03/12/2016 10:26:51 AM PST by LibertarianLiz
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To: Albion Wilde

Put a link to all of this on the Trump family thread


120 posted on 03/12/2016 10:35:21 AM PST by hoosiermama (Make America Great Again by uniting Great Americans)
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