Posted on 08/22/2020 7:47:04 PM PDT by karpov
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The third main element [of the Democratic convention], the focus on race, is the most radical and risky, especially the frequent endorsement of the Black Lives Matter movement. Group leaders are avowed Marxists and say numerous incendiary things, including that destroying property is not violence and that looting is a form of reparations.
In addition, there were no efforts to separate the protests in response to the George Floyd homicide from the arson and looting that broke out in many cities. Nor was there condemnation of the double-digit rise in murder and other violent crimes in recent months.
My suspicion is that the campaign decided not to condemn the lawbreakers for two reasons. First, the most violent cities have Democrats as mayors, so Biden’s team was not about to alienate key supporters.
Second, condemning the violence would amount to a call for the police to intervene. That, in turn, would upset the supporters of Black Lives Matter because the organization is essentially anti-police. The net result is that a major party’s nominee for president is silent during a nationwide urban crisis.
Biden’s promise to “remove the stain” of pervasive racism also raises potential policy pitfalls, from quotas in college admissions and jobs to reparations. While the activists driving the party’s agenda further and further left support a racial-spoils system, there is no indication that the general public does.
Still, the constant focus on race and Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate signal that Dems are aiming for increased black turnout in cities such as Philadelphia to help them win Pennsylvania and other states Trump flipped in 2016. Not incidentally, Hillary Clinton followed the same playbook.
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Trump should push the theme that Biden is Volatile.
Trump should have gone after Black Lives Matter months ago. Instead, he Tweeted about Antifa, and a few have been arrested. Logical conclusion that many will have is the chaos will stop once Trump is gone. The country is under attack, and no one is doing anything to stop it.
the left is always saying, “silence is violence” and “silence makes you complicit” well, by their own stated standard they are the ones committing the violence throughout American cities, and they are by their silence, complicit in that violence.
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Good thinking! That would persuade.
I think President Trump should be referring to BLM/ANTIFA as Biden voters every time he talks about the ongoing unrest and violence.
I’m seriously bummed that they haven’t cut an ad comparing Biden’s 2008 DNC speech with his 2020 DNC speech pointing out he couldn’t fulfil those things his first 8years in a Presidential Administration. If they have, I haven’t seen it. Joe’s handlers really exposed him there.
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When trump speaks, behind him should be a rolling video of the violence in those cities. This is what the media is not telling you, this is what the democrats encourage support and dont want you to see. Is this the America you want for your family?
Glad they’re covering this. Too many liberals wouldn’t believe it unless a major liberal publication did.
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