After having been there, it’s really hard to tell on your own if something is going on several rows behind you. It’s hard to see between all the heads, the place is sooo packed it’s hard to see between people.
One cue that you have that something’s going on is the sudden alert pose by security on stage as they continuously scan the crowd.
Another is that the Trump supporters immediately connected to a protester(s) will begin to loudly chant “Trump! Trump!...”. It’s even difficult to hear what the protester is saying only a few rows away. It’s loud due to music, or loud due to the speech itself, and yet it’s muffled in the audience depending on your seat, the acoustics of the place and where the disturbance is coming from in relation to where you might be at.
Often times when you go to a concert, the foot of the stage is lined with men...muscular men...in Black Tshirts which say “security” on the front and on the back. They just stand there with their backs to the stage monitoring the crowd, ready to move out and spread out..or draw together as the need may be.
I do think that if Secret Service men are going to be there for Trump, they really need to be on that stage, standing, and ready to protect. If BOTH exist, Security with black tshirts..front of stage and back of crowd, plus SService ON the stage, then all are covered.
The audience is also part of that security when they surround a protestor/trouble maker in the immediate vacinity and tighten up shoulder to shoulder till security arrives.
Trump isn’t the divisive one here. That division occurred under Zero and has been ongoing for some time now.
Should Trump supporters retaliate in like kind? NO! WE are better than that kind of dirt. We are not dirt, nor should we act like it. Heads up, Chins up, walk with dignity and self respect. Lead by example. Keep your eyes and ears open, be aware of your surroundings.
Thanks for the on site report.
“Should Trump supporters retaliate in like kind? NO! WE are better than that kind of dirt. We are not dirt, nor should we act like it.”
While I agree in spirit, the practical side of me is forced to state:
Taken to its logical conclusion, it’s not certain that such noble behavior on our part will ever do a thing to turn the hearts of liberals, nor will it ever put a brake on the growth and contagion of their destructive ideas.
There’s only one thing that has ever proved effective against such a hardened, debased, and militant mindset, and that is sheer, overwhelming force.
I truly wish that we could get through to them with simple logic, reason, and the demonstrated effectiveness of our ideas, but their hearts and minds are firmly welded shut.
In the short or long term, what do we do about this sorry state of affairs?