Quote from: nutildah on June 17, 2020, 10:24:39 AM

Quote from: TECSHARE on June 17, 2020, 09:26:38 AM

Quote from: squatz1 on June 16, 2020, 11:22:44 PM

The ones in DC at the time weren't rioters. They were peaceful protesters.

You can literally see that in so many videos. It's not like these people were all attempting to break into the WH. Trump had a plan where he wanted to go to the church and take a picture -- but he wouldn't be able to do so because there were protestors in the surrounding areas (where they're allowed to be protesting) Everyone in this country has a right to peacefully protest.

In some areas are people rioting? Yes.

Are the majority of people rioting? No.

Did the authorize the use of force against peaceful protesters to take his picture? Yes.

Like.....

OH WELL IN THAT CASE! I guess we can just ignore all of this and pretend it is all perfectly safe and that these "peaceful protestors" weren't throwing projectiles and setting shit on fire among other things because dipshits like you unilaterally declare them "peaceful".

There were no "rioters" dispersed from Lafayette Square on the day in question. Zero. They were largely peaceful protestors who weren't "setting shit on fire." You are attempting to conflate them with the rioters who set fire to the church the preceding night. The protesters weren't damaging anything and were cleared specifically so Trump could take a photo op holding a bible.

He didn't even stop to pray or anything. Just grabbed a bible, made sure he was holding it right-side up, audibly reminded the press corps that "this is a bible," and went back to the White House.

What would have been more powerful is if he went to just go talk to the protestors on a personal level. But because he's a coward who is totally out of touch with what is going on, he needed the police to disperse them with smoke, tear gas and pepper pellets, just so he could take a picture.

He's a disgrace, and so are those who willfully disregard reality in order to toady for him with bated breath.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/06/08/timeline-trump-church-photo-op

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I'm not sure if TecShare understands that there is a major different between peaceful protesters and rioters. There's nothing wrong with peaceful protesters.

Rioters - Yes, I do think they should be brought to justice by the police. Force should be used to stop them from burning down cities. But there aren't peaceful protesters, and there is a large difference between the two groups.

You're right - if Trump went in front of the protestors and told them his administration was going to help to push for the reforms they want, he would look pretty solid. He should've unveiled his recent EO at that point. (The Executive Order regarding police reform, just came out a few days ago)

I don't think he is a disgrace though.