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Seattle councilmember rips 'brutality of American capitalism' for endangering 'peaceful protesters' (socialist Sawant)
Washington Times ^ | 7/26/20 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 07/26/2020 11:06:01 AM PDT by Libloather

Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant decried “the brutality of capitalism” after a judge blocked the city’s ban on police crowd-control tools such as tear gas and pepper spray, declaring that the Friday ruling threatened “peaceful protesters.”

“Rather than ensure that peaceful protestors are kept safe from federal agents, this court ruling reveals the brutality of American capitalism readying its full arsenal of weapons to attempt to violently suppress demonstrations,” said Ms. Sawant in a Saturday press release.

**SNIP**

Seattle has been billed as the first U.S. city to prohibit a wide array of crowd-control methods under the ordinance, which passed June 15 and was sponsored by Ms. Sawant.

She said it was needed “after the city’s police - under the watch of Democratic establishment Mayor Jenny Durkan - had viciously used the weapons repeatedly against the Black Lives Matter protests.”

**SNIP**

In her statement, Ms. Sawant called for “continued peaceful resistance.”

“We will need continued peaceful resistance to send the courts a clear message that our movement demands its right to protest without being met by the heavily-armed forces of militarized police prepared and planning to inflict harm,” she said.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: capitalism; durkan; jennydurkan; kshamasawant; police; protest; riot; sawant; seattle; washington
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To: mass55th

You can take a politician out of a 3rd world sh*thole, but you can’t the shi*hole out of the politician. Scum like her and the AOC posse breach their oath to the Constitution on a daily basis. They want America to be saddled with the same strife and misery that they left behind.


21 posted on 07/26/2020 11:37:50 AM PDT by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: Libloather

Show her the brutality of communism with the video of the bound and blindfolded Uighurs being loaded onto trains in China.


22 posted on 07/26/2020 11:43:53 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (In America 2.0, blacks are sacred and can do no wrong.)
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To: Libloather

We watch your peaceful protesters try and burn down federal buildings and harm federal officers every night.

I’ll buy “peaceful” when you bend over and let us insert every weapon we find on these peaceful protesters right up your ass.

Maybe then you would feel the need to tell the damn truth.


23 posted on 07/26/2020 11:46:51 AM PDT by oldenuff35
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To: EEGator

Agree. Ted Kennedy and his 3rd world immigration act. I never heard foreign languages in stores until Muslims and People from India came here. Obama dumped 10K Somalians in Hermitage, TN. I recall the news in 54 or so when Ike rounded up the Mexicans and deported them. He wanted jobs for Vets back from Korea.


24 posted on 07/26/2020 11:49:22 AM PDT by Lumper20 (Our Congress must be stripped of FERS and their AFGE union insurance)
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To: Libloather

The “peaceful protestors” are the human shields for the brick-frozen water bottle-fireworks throwers. The PP surround the violent crew. The PPs are up front in rows so the police can’t shoot bean bags at or mace the people throwing things. This renders the cops unable to counter the rioters’ weapons. The PPS will gang up on police that break line by getting close and shoving but not hitting with any weapons. They just get in the way as much as possible.

The strategy is well planned and very well executed. The police don’t really have an answer (that they are allowed to use) for it yet.


25 posted on 07/26/2020 11:49:59 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Prediction: G. Maxwell will surprise everyone by not dying anytime soon.)
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To: Libloather

Kshama Sawant. Let me guess: She wasn’t born here.


26 posted on 07/26/2020 11:51:19 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: cgbg

Ammoland mentions that public school teachers are recruiting students.

In Portland, the Feds have arrested 20 people. 12 were teachers.


27 posted on 07/26/2020 11:55:48 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: SaxxonWoods

The key is identifying the leaders _before_ the demonstrations happen and get them out of action, even if it is for minor violations...

In places where Antifa is out every night, that should not be difficult.


28 posted on 07/26/2020 12:00:59 PM PDT by cgbg (Masters don't want slaves talking about masters and slaves.)
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To: Libloather

That brutal capitalism is paying her salary.


29 posted on 07/26/2020 12:01:53 PM PDT by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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To: Libloather

More like Idiot Savant


30 posted on 07/26/2020 12:02:35 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: Libloather
Ah, yes!

The brutality of American capitalism ... is nothing like...

The brutality of Socialism!


31 posted on 07/26/2020 12:04:50 PM PDT by rx (Truth will out!)
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To: Da Coyote

You have a good point.

There’s lots more commie hellholes in the world - more people are enslaved under communism than live in free societies.

So if antifa brats want to live in a communist county, Trump should be willing to provide a free one-way ticket to the ‘dream country of their choice’ - - as long as they give up American citizenship before getting on the plane.

Hell, we could even throw in an extra thousand bucks so they can have a few nice dinners when they get there...

May I suggest Cuba or Valenzuela?


32 posted on 07/26/2020 12:09:16 PM PDT by GOPJ (Leo Terrell - Michael Shellenberger - Stephen Hsu - Bari Weiss - Bernell Trammell)
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To: ConservativeInPA

You have to remember that Seattle is a liberal bastion of far left single dendrite inhabitants. It has alway been to the left, even back at the turn of the 20th Century when the International Workers of the World has some prominence. It is just that this present generation is more deviant with the drugs and sexual proclivities.


33 posted on 07/26/2020 12:15:12 PM PDT by Parmy
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To: Libloather

What can you say about an electorate that would put this creature in office?

34 posted on 07/26/2020 12:19:52 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal that can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground--Mencken)
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To: Libloather

I think Seattle presents America with a great LEARNING opportunity that they missed growing up in Unionized schools. Just let them burn and murder each other until they get tired of it and vote for some folks with a brain.

Meantime, thousands will move out, business will go to hell and the tax base will crater. With no police, or few police, they’ll love it! Right?????


35 posted on 07/26/2020 12:22:07 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: PerConPat

Font forget that the Germans actually voted for Hitler at one time.


36 posted on 07/26/2020 12:22:48 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Parmy

Agree. I recall that many known Lesbians and Fags moved to Seattle. I was sent back to finish my degree in 70-72. I had three SF pals. Both my best friend and I could not believe the 3rd one rarely was with a gal or he never got married. He failed out and was RIF in 72. He became a full Colonel in the Washington NG and lives in Seattle.


37 posted on 07/26/2020 12:30:17 PM PDT by Lumper20 (Our Congress must be stripped of FERS and their AFGE union insurance)
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To: cgbg

“The key is identifying the leaders...”

I assume they are doing that but the strategy is easy once it’s been done, no need for any obvious directing. They are getting away with it night after night, in city after city. Many videos show the same basic thing going on.

They should be coming in with a second force in riot gear that outflanks them and arrests the throwers.

But we aren’t there, so we are just yakking with no skin in the game. And the police are restricted as to what they are allowed to do. This is to make sure the protestors can’t be stopped. It’s amazing if citizens in these cities aren’t figuring this out, they should be outraged.


38 posted on 07/26/2020 12:36:25 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Prediction: G. Maxwell will surprise everyone by not dying anytime soon.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Good point...And Obama, now that I think of it, was elected despite the fact he was a nobody with nothing going for him except being the product of a corrupt political machine that put him into the senate. Liberals don’t think; they emote.


39 posted on 07/26/2020 12:37:50 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal that can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground--Mencken)
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To: Libloather

She took an oath to defend the constitution; revoke her citizenship!


40 posted on 07/26/2020 1:26:10 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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