Maxine Waters is mustering the troops!

@averagejoe1 said
What if i dont have a cause beyond bettering my life and providing for my family

@shallow-blue said
And the protests last week? Were they peaceful?

Mrs. Waters didn't call for protest last year, she did so just recently.

Summed up nicely by Amanda Marcotte at Salon:

"Figures on the right from Tucker Carlson to Ted Cruz are busy pretending that Black anger, not police violence, is the real problem. "

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-attacks-on-maxine-waters-prove-the-gop-is-committed-to-a-politics-of-white-whining/ar-BB1fRALO?li=BBnbfcL

@no1marauder said
No, they haven't.

It is incessant right wing propaganda to blame BLM for rioting that almost always occurred long after the actual BLM protests.
But in the history of this country police violence against minorities has invariably caused unrest as the Kerner Commission concluded more than 50 years ago.

"Savages"? How telling.

@quackquack said
Your blanket excusing of actions of groups that loot., force buildings to be boarded up, force curfews and attempt to interfere with on going trials is telling. Destructive protests merely highlight for the general pubic the difficulty the police have with dealing with certain segments of our society.

Here's a typical example of unconstitutional police actions in response to BLM protests:

"City and law officials in Alamance County, North Carolina, agreed to settle a lawsuit in federal court today that alleged First Amendment violations against Black Lives Matter protesters. The suit centered on the county's sheriff and his deputies arresting people for using "indecent" language during a protest at a Confederate monument in the city of Graham last summer."

"The protests occurred last July at the Graham courthouse where a marble statue of a Confederate soldier sits atop a granite column. Sheriff Terry Johnson and his duties arrested several people gathered near the monument for using swear words and "indecent" language. However, as another part of the settlement deal, Johnson had to acknowledge such words and language are protected under the First Amendment unless they meet the definition of language laid out by the U.S. Supreme Court to be found likely to incite immediate violence.

Before the protests occurred, the mayor of Graham, Jerry Peterman, put the city under curfew and issued a state of emergency "due to the potential for damage or injury, due to civil unrest." The mayor's declaration read, in part: "It shall be unlawful to disobey any barriers, warning signs or other structures that restrict vehicular or pedestrian travel due to road closure, detours, hazards, etc."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/blm-protesters-arrested-for-cursing-emerge-victorious-as-sheriff-settles-lawsuit/ar-BB1fPttQ?li=BBnbfcL

Of course, there are far worse examples; much of the response could be properly labelled as "police riots".

@no1marauder said
Here's a typical example of unconstitutional police actions in response to BLM protests:

"City and law officials in Alamance County, North Carolina, agreed to settle a lawsuit in federal court today that alleged First Amendment violations against Black Lives Matter protesters. The suit centered on the county's sheriff and his deputies arresting people for using "indece ...[text shortened]... se, there are far worse examples; much of the response could be properly labelled as "police riots".

@averagejoe1 said
Could you lighten up on links? Jesus.

@averagejoe1 said
What if i dont have a cause beyond bettering my life and providing for my family

@averagejoe1 said
Government is the enemy good buddy. Yall can dance (and burn) around your issssssuues all day long. Did u mention jan 6? Why not mention Trump some more?
But you don’t mention my 90 year old uncle having his shoe repair store burned down in Portland?? Who did that, pray tell??

@kevcvs57 said
Yes buddy your right and BLM are protesting about their government killing them in broad daylight.

“ But you don’t mention my 90 year old uncle having his shoe repair store burned down in Portland?? Who did that, pray tell??”

I tend not to get involved in conversations about other people’s imaginary friends or even imaginary older relatives.

@no1marauder said
Summed up nicely by Amanda Marcotte at Salon:

"Figures on the right from Tucker Carlson to Ted Cruz are busy pretending that Black anger, not police violence, is the real problem. "

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-attacks-on-maxine-waters-prove-the-gop-is-committed-to-a-politics-of-white-whining/ar-BB1fRALO?li=BBnbfcL

@no1marauder said
Here's a typical example of unconstitutional police actions in response to BLM protests:

"City and law officials in Alamance County, North Carolina, agreed to settle a lawsuit in federal court today that alleged First Amendment violations against Black Lives Matter protesters. The suit centered on the county's sheriff and his deputies arresting people for using "indece ...[text shortened]... se, there are far worse examples; much of the response could be properly labelled as "police riots".

@averagejoe1 said
“Be Confrontational!” “Get ih the Street!” The Chauvin verdict is nigh! I do think she wants us in the street no matter what the verdict is. Let us just await instructions.