"Ive looked at life from both sides now..."
Posted on 08/13/2017 9:32:06 AM PDT by rktman
That was the plan.
Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer said he was disgusted that the white nationalists had come to his town and blamed Trump for inflaming racial prejudices.
“I’m not going to make any bones about it. I place the blame for a lot of what you’re seeing in American today right at the doorstep of the White House and the people around the president,” he said.
Charlottesville, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a liberal-leaning city that’s home to the flagship University of Virginia and Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.
The statue’s removal is part of a broader city effort to change the way Charlottesville’s history of race is told in public spaces. The city has also renamed Lee Park, where the statue stands, and Jackson Park, named for Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. They’re now called Emancipation Park and Justice Park, respectively.
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Ohio-Plated-car-plows-into-protesters-in-VA-440068803.html
Governor refused to condemn the Antifa violence when asked to, on camera.
Charlottesville, Berkley, UC, etc. should be thoroughly sued for the selective protection and enforcement of these demonstrations.
and failure to protect free speech rights
Whether antifa had a permit or not (and I have read conflicting reports about that), why did the democrat run city and democrat run state not have adequate security? Why did they allow these 2 groups to come in contact with each other? Someone was itching for a fight. The local authorities could have prevented it, but didn’t.
People pay taxes so that local and state government prevent this kind of crap. Yet in this case the local authorities seemed to go out of their way to allow these two diametrically opposed groups to be protesting in the same place at the same time.
Incompetence or on purpose? Pick one.
Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer said he was disgusted that the white nationalists had come to his town and blamed Trump for inflaming racial prejudices.
“I’m not going to make any bones about it. I place the blame for a lot of what you’re seeing in American today right at the doorstep of the White House and the people around the president,” he said.
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The woman’s death and the deaths of the police officers is the fault of this mayor. It was his job to ensure adequate security. He could have denied the permits. He could have had more police on hand.
He did this on purpose or he is incompetent. Either way, he is a f***ing jackass.
Things are very nice here in Boring; everyone is friendly and pleasant. Up in Charlotte, I hear crime is on the increase since the crazies put the kibosh on the police last year. However, even up there, it’s calm on most parts of the city. DP and I went to a concert uptown last month, and all sorts of people were milling around amicably.
And Democrats DO NOT support Israel!
How about the attempted murder of a Republican. Guilt by association goes both ways hypocrites.
I recall this may have started as a protest against removing a statue of Robert E. Lee from a local park.
Leave the statues alone. Why provoke folks? Remember, if you’re offended by something then it’s because you CHOSE to be offended.
And, just because you’re offended doesn’t mean that you are right!!!
Yup. Now Lexington KY said because of the kerfuffle in VA, the “mare” says he’s gonna have two removed. Erasing history just like isis/is/isil/daesh. That’s what dems do. So, we may as well erase slavery.
The point of the article is that the country is not divided and dysfunctional beyond what is useful for leftist propagandists. Way too much hand-wringing going on.
I’m not buying your remarks. It’s GOING TO COME TO A HEAD, might as well do it, and get it over with.
Agreed.
They even called in the Nat Guard, didn’t they?
Between the local PD and the NG they couldn’t keep some semblance of order? I don’t think they wanted to. I think they wanted the white nationalists to get a beat-down.
A Freeper who was there reports that the police removed the barriers and funneled the people in the park directly into the Antifa.
“Being a Jewish fella...”
Well, God bless you. As a good Baptist fella, I was brought up to love and respect the Jewish people. Welcome to Free Republic!
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