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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBefore and After of a ProTrump Nutter
Before - screaming in the face of a protester "You're a Asshole"
After - Being pepper sprayed
Note} There's a video of the guy yelling at a protester, tried to find it to download, but couldn't - if anyone could do it, would be appreciated. It's out there - Friday, Berkeley, California , March 4 Trump
Anyway, here's the video at a newspaper site - about 1/2 down of the initial confrontation
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/04/counter-protesters-rally-ahead-of-planned-pro-trump-march-in-berkeley/
BannonsLiver
(16,448 posts)The cops?
SHRED
(28,136 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)Speculation it was another protest group (apparently there were 3 groups - ProTrump, AntiTrump, and "Agitators" at the rally and this guy got into someone's face and got blasted by an "Agitator".
Regardless, he deserved it - forgive my mean streak.
Here's the video at a site - about 1/2 down of the initial confrontation
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/04/counter-protesters-rally-ahead-of-planned-pro-trump-march-in-berkeley/
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)You know that picture will generate a lot of sympathy because he is old. And the false narrative will be that he was attacked.
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)That was not shown...it may be it was for someone else on the attack and nasty, nosy old man got in the way. Did you hear his talk about how people from Africa...can run faster because of their musculature? He is an unrepentant old racist...the Trump people are used to scaring others ...don't know what to do when their victims fight back.
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)I wonder who sprayed him as well. But the idea about running faster because of musculature has been around a long time unfortunately. There are so many horrible things like that that get perpetuated. The comparisons to animals. It's disgusting. The guy whose face he is in has his hands up, he is disengaging. And the old man is using that in order to get in his face. Incredible restraint on his part. The old man is set in his ways and it's doubtful he will change.
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)"Jimmy 'The Greek' Is Fired by CBS. NEW YORK An embarrassed CBS fired a contrite Jimmy (The Greek) Snyder Saturday after the sports commentator said in a much-criticized television interview that blacks were "bred" to be better athletes than whites. ... He is white."
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)I am a huge sports fan and I was utterly appalled by that. Some of these people act so surprised that we get upset by such things. And using the word breeding didn't help his cause any. That reinforces the connection to animals which further deepens the insult.
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)But there are still plenty of old school racists, sexists and homophobes impacting the next generations unfortunately.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)caroldansen
(725 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)change one's perspective of what makes Amurica grate again!
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)A wretched stereotype of how you imagine the typical Trump supporter to be.
So, yeah...
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,856 posts)I'm sick of toying around with those assholes.