Posted on 05/04/2024 3:27:07 PM PDT by Libloather
The Democratic Party is bracing for massive protests during the Democratic National Committee convention in Chicago in August, reminiscent of the chaos of the 1968 convention.
Fears of a repeat of the infamous convention, which saw hundreds arrested, have been thrown around as the Israel-Hamas war continues and as massive campus protests that have paralyzed several universities have further illustrated what may be in store for the Chicago DNC convention in August.
“This last week has taken the demonstrations to a different level,” former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff William Daley told the Washington Post. “It portends that you have the potential for big demonstrations. Whether they get violent — that’s more imaginable today than it was a year ago.”
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“Peaceful protest is fundamental to American democracy, and has been a fixture of political conventions for decades,” DNC spokesman Matt Hill told the outlet in a statement. “While Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans stoke political violence, we support the ongoing security coordination at all levels of government to keep our convention safe.”
“When the country looks to Chicago this August, the unity and excitement of Democrats will stand in stark contrast to the chaos and extremism stewing in the GOP,” he added.
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They will Crush the Protestors. What Dems do. See 1968.
Actually, I don’t think the D’s have it that bad. They own Chicago PD and they own the media.
The 1968 convention violence happened when the media was starting to turn against the Vietnam war. So the coverage of the rioters was relatively sympathetic and the PD got hammered in the press.
That won’t happen in Chicago this year. The PD will make sure the D’s put on a good show and use all necessary force. The media won’t obsess on lines of police with shields and batons, which they did in ‘68.
So there may be violent protests — Hamas will be Hamas. But it won’t have the same effect politically it had in 1968.
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