No, it will be MUCH worse, hopefully fatally worse, and ALL on the Prog Left!
Posted on 06/09/2024 8:42:14 AM PDT by Salman
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To be sure, the landscape is vastly different than it was in the late 1960s, even amid resurgent political violence driven predominantly by the far right. Nevertheless, the influx of potentially tens of thousands of protesters into Chicago during the Aug. 19-22 convention, some of whom have vowed to take to the streets without city permits, raises questions about how prepared Chicago police are for any ensuing unrest.
While similar concerns arose ahead of the last Chicago DNC in 1996, as well as the NATO summit in 2012, divisions among the Democratic coalition are deeper this year, with progressives upset over Biden’s ongoing support for Israel in its war against Hamas as well as his recent order clamping down on migrant crossings at the southern border.
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“This will not be 1968,” said Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling while acknowledging he understands the comparison given national protests of the Israel-Hamas war. “Our response as a Chicago Police Department will be a lot more deliberate … a lot more controlled because our officers are being trained in the best way possible to respond to any level of civil unrest.”
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Also in the mix, "teens" looking for a big payday.
And the mayor is no Daley Senior.
1968 will be the good old days.
our officers are being trained in the best way possible to respond to any level of civil unrest
will they be bringing back the hickory shampoo?
And, they are well trained.
LOL —> “...our officers are being trained in the best way possible to respond to any level of civil unrest”
They are holding group therapy sessions and working on understanding the roots of their rage. They are all being instructed to put social workers on their phone speed dial. They are being trained on the use of correct pronouns when confronting the scum. And they are being coached on how to select their own best pronouns.
If they aren’t being taught how to use billy clubs, tear gas, how to crack heads, driving MRAPs, how to handle German Shepherds, and managing fire hoses, they aren’t being taught anything useful.
Remember when America valued free speech? Not really!
Chicago Riots in 1968
Probably so - the contemporary Demoncratic Party trends more to 1984 than 1968.
Well, in a blue city this means surrender.
Fine by me. Let in the Hamas supporters and burn the place down.
“...political violence driven predominantly by the far right.”
Those Chicagoans are so smart. They can see what happens in alternate universes.
Are they implying that they expect violence from “Far Right” protesters at the Democratic Party convention?
That’s absurd.
WANNA BET???
THOUSANDS RIOTED AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY & NOTHING WAS DONE TO STOP IT.
Here’s hoping for the most miserable, divisive, chaotic convention ever for the Democrats next August.
I don’t think we’ll see the VIPs show up in person. They’ll give their speeches virtually.
The Chicago police don’t seem to be able to handle the shootings so how are they going to manage street communists with organized controllers?
I can visualize some Dem operatives paying some drug gangs to engage in shootouts in the middle of the pro-Palestinian leftists.
Enthusiasm among the hipsters would evaporate quickly.
More here on Chicago, including the convention.
Excellent blog.
https://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/?m=1
“political violence driven predominantly by the far right.”
I quit reading right there.
Things are getting very, very bad in Chicago...
No, it will be MUCH worse, hopefully fatally worse, and ALL on the Prog Left!
There won’t be any “far right” violence because anyone to the right of Brandon knows better than to go to a city as dangerous as Chicago.
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