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Al Sharpton rips the campus rioters

Al Sharpton rips the campus rioters

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"How do the Democrats, how do all of us on that side say January 6th was wrong if you can have the same pictures going on on college campuses?"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/02/al_sharpton_how_can_democrats_say_january_6th_was_wrong_if_the_same_thing_is_happening_on_college_campuses.html

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@sh76 said
"How do the Democrats, how do all of us on that side say January 6th was wrong if you can have the same pictures going on on college campuses?"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/02/al_sharpton_how_can_democrats_say_january_6th_was_wrong_if_the_same_thing_is_happening_on_college_campuses.html
Because the campus protesters are not trying to overthrow the US government?

If the campus protesters march to Washington and sit on the lawn or occupy various buildings, I’ll argue for restraint.

If the campus protesters march to Washington to try to stop the democratic transfer of power, I’ll argue for jail time.

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@spruce112358 said
Because the campus protesters are not trying to overthrow the US government?
You sure? LOL. I think a lot of them would gladly overthrow Western Civilization if they could figure out how to do it without killing the WiFi.

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@sleepyguy said
You sure? LOL. I think a lot of them would gladly overthrow Western Civilization if they could figure out how to do it without killing the WiFi.
If they want to overthrow the government they should probably go after the government, not universities.

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@sh76 said
"How do the Democrats, how do all of us on that side say January 6th was wrong if you can have the same pictures going on on college campuses?"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/02/al_sharpton_how_can_democrats_say_january_6th_was_wrong_if_the_same_thing_is_happening_on_college_campuses.html
I'm a Democrat and I don't support this activity. Its counterproductive and ineffective, so let us not wander into the murky depths of stereotyping Democrats. All 80+ million of us don't think exactly alike. 😉

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@sh76 said
"How do the Democrats, how do all of us on that side say January 6th was wrong if you can have the same pictures going on on college campuses?"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/02/al_sharpton_how_can_democrats_say_january_6th_was_wrong_if_the_same_thing_is_happening_on_college_campuses.html
Because one is students occupying a university building, the other are redneck rioters attacking a government building…

Maybe?

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@spruce112358 said
Because the campus protesters are not trying to overthrow the US government?

If the campus protesters march to Washington and sit on the lawn or occupy various buildings, I’ll argue for restraint.

If the campus protesters march to Washington to try to stop the democratic transfer of power, I’ll argue for jail time.
So, you're saying the difference is intent?

What if it were proven that the intent of a protester is to destroy Israel and harass Jews?

Would that make it illegal in your mind?

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@shavixmir said
Because one is students occupying a university building, the other are redneck rioters attacking a government building…

Maybe?
Obviously, the "who" is irrelevant. Students don't have more rights than rednecks.

So the only difference that is left is university building vs. government building.

What if it's a state school? Doesn't that make the university building a government building?

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@sh76 said
So, you're saying the difference is intent?

What if it were proven that the intent of a protester is to destroy Israel and harass Jews?

Would that make it illegal in your mind?
If they broke the law it would be a hate crime not an insurrection.

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@sh76 said
"How do the Democrats, how do all of us on that side say January 6th was wrong if you can have the same pictures going on on college campuses?"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/02/al_sharpton_how_can_democrats_say_january_6th_was_wrong_if_the_same_thing_is_happening_on_college_campuses.html
Could you show these "same" pictures? I haven't seen any of large mobs of the college protestors attacking police like occurred on January 6th.

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@athousandyoung said
If they broke the law it would be a hate crime not an insurrection.
Is one better and one worse?

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@no1marauder said
Could you show these "same" pictures? I haven't seen any of large mobs of the college protestors attacking police like occurred on January 6th.
Ask Al

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@sh76 said
Ask Al
So there are none.

Thanks for sharing.

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@sh76 said
Obviously, the "who" is irrelevant. Students don't have more rights than rednecks.

So the only difference that is left is university building vs. government building.

What if it's a state school? Doesn't that make the university building a government building?
It’s not the fukking seat of government, you incellic gimp!

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@athousandyoung said
If they broke the law it would be a hate crime not an insurrection.
Let's play a little thought experiment.

Imagine we're at Trump's inauguration in 2016. After his wild rant about blood in the streets that passed as his inauguration speech, he and Barack Obama shook hands.

Imagine at that moment that two people charged from the crowd with knives.

Person A heads for Obama, intent on killing him because he hates black people.

Person B for Trump, intent on killing him because he is terrified as to what a Trump administration would do for the country.

Is there a clear answer as to whether Person A or B is worse?

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