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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[Echo4]

Which begs the question:

Why hasn't anything been done about it in 55 years?

How many Presidents?   including a Black one for 8 long years!
How many Governors?
How many Mayors?
How many generations of citizens?

People like you denying that it was an issue.

Didn't you see the stats a few minutes ago? As recently as 2014, only a third of Americans believed that there was a problem with blacks being victims of police violence more often than whites.

Changing people's opinions is hard.

And when the primary obstacle to getting reform is a party that refuses to be party to reforms, then having a Democratic president is worth about a bucket of warm spit legislatively.

Also... soooo many problems! Trying to get them all addressed in a 2 year period was exhausting and impossible,

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8393207/U-S-reduce-troop-numbers-Germany-U-S-official-says.html

27% reduction.

Has nothing to do with Angela Merkel, the WH assures us.

It may not.

Probably has more to do with Vladimir Putin.

[bambu.]

Which begs the question:

Why hasn't anything been done about it in 55 years?

How many Presidents?   including a Black one for 8 long years!
How many Governors?
How many Mayors?
How many generations of citizens?

People like you denying that it was an issue.

Didn't you see the stats a few minutes ago? As recently as 2014, only a third of Americans believed that there was a problem with blacks being victims of police violence more often than whites.

Changing people's opinions is hard.

And when the primary obstacle to getting reform is a party that refuses to be party to reforms, then having a Democratic president is worth about a bucket of warm spit legislatively.

Also... soooo many problems! Trying to get them all addressed in a 2 year period was exhausting and impossible,

Could also be that people, unless it directly affects them, are usually not going to risk their jobs and lives for any one, or any thing.
And, in America, probably working so hard to keep the bosses happy, keep their jobs, be all things to all people, pay a mortgage, raise a family, that they don't have time anyway.

[Echo4]

Which begs the question:

Why hasn't anything been done about it in 55 years?

How many Presidents?   including a Black one for 8 long years!
How many Governors?
How many Mayors?
How many generations of citizens?

People like you denying that it was an issue.

Didn't you see the stats a few minutes ago? As recently as 2014, only a third of Americans believed that there was a problem with blacks being victims of police violence more often than whites.

Changing people's opinions is hard.

And when the primary obstacle to getting reform is a party that refuses to be party to reforms, then having a Democratic president is worth about a bucket of warm spit legislatively.

Also... soooo many problems! Trying to get them all addressed in a 2 year period was exhausting and impossible,

Could also be that people, unless it directly affects them, are usually not going to risk their jobs and lives for any one, or any thing.
And, in America, probably working so hard to keep the bosses happy, keep their jobs, be all things to all people, pay a mortgage, raise a family, that they don't have time anyway.

Way to duck the facts, again.

[bambu.]

Germany?
US troops?

Washington knows best.
US is the ['Christian'] West's only hope, so whatever Washington decides is all good.

[facilitatorn]

Which begs the question:

Why hasn't anything been done about it in 55 years?

How many Presidents?   including a Black one for 8 long years!
How many Governors?
How many Mayors?
How many generations of citizens?

People like you denying that it was an issue.

Didn't you see the stats a few minutes ago? As recently as 2014, only a third of Americans believed that there was a problem with blacks being victims of police violence more often than whites.

Changing people's opinions is hard.

And when the primary obstacle to getting reform is a party that refuses to be party to reforms, then having a Democratic president is worth about a bucket of warm spit legislatively.

Also... soooo many problems! Trying to get them all addressed in a 2 year period was exhausting and impossible,

Could also be that people, unless it directly affects them, are usually not going to risk their jobs and lives for any one, or any thing.
And, in America, probably working so hard to keep the bosses happy, keep their jobs, be all things to all people, pay a mortgage, raise a family, that they don't have time anyway.

Way to duck the facts, again.

We’re finding the time now.

No sign so far of letting up.

[facilitatorn]

I literally can't watch the Fox "News" presentation of events of the day as they know I know they're lieing and they just don't give a shit.

Fuehrer and balanced

I log on the Fox News right now 9.05am Sunday in Sydney
click

What do I see?

Canned bullshit packed for rubes.  You’d have to be severely damaged to take any of that baseless whining as news.

[Echo4]

Germany?
US troops?

Washington knows best.

There is no evidence of that.

[Echo4]

https://www.newsweek.com/some-republicans-break-trump-over-protests-mitt-romney-posts-photo-father-participating-civil-1509186

[Echo4]

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-post-gazette-removes-protest-and-police-brutality-stories-from-website-following-protests-from-union-members/Content?oid=17411858&fbclid=IwAR3wnMS-t-hmf_mLHWnb1oX59_zNC7rEFc36k_vx9Pg1mNpDf_qfAsZtS0w
and
https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/pittsburgh-post-gazette-removes-second-black-journalist-from-protest-coverage-in-two-days/?fbclid=IwAR0NTVDlWPoz4KehAjpzXRz5oUrgJ-iIYJ00amPrrheHxi5qBa5YZdgpvMA

In the past two days, The P-G and its increasingly alt-right leaning ownership/editor have removed Santiago, a Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer and Alexis Johnson, a P-G reporter who has been one of the few black journalists covering the protests that have been ongoing for the past seven days.

[bambu.]

Which begs the question:

Why hasn't anything been done about it in 55 years?

How many Presidents?   including a Black one for 8 long years!
How many Governors?
How many Mayors?
How many generations of citizens?

People like you denying that it was an issue.

Didn't you see the stats a few minutes ago? As recently as 2014, only a third of Americans believed that there was a problem with blacks being victims of police violence more often than whites.

Changing people's opinions is hard.

And when the primary obstacle to getting reform is a party that refuses to be party to reforms, then having a Democratic president is worth about a bucket of warm spit legislatively.

Also... soooo many problems! Trying to get them all addressed in a 2 year period was exhausting and impossible,

Could also be that people, unless it directly affects them, are usually not going to risk their jobs and lives for any one, or any thing.
And, in America, probably working so hard to keep the bosses happy, keep their jobs, be all things to all people, pay a mortgage, raise a family, that they don't have time anyway.

Way to duck the facts, again.

Then there's "Do the crime, do the time", which is very popular downunder..where sympathy is very scarce.
People in 'convict-land' have had more than enough of murderers, rapists, thieves, drug dealers, drink drivers, home invaders, scammers, wife-beaters. husband beaters etc.
Say "I was beaten in prison by guards"...the people will say to you..."all your own fault, by your own hand you ended up in prison, you were told and warned more than once to stop drink driving...do the crime do the time".

[bambu.]

I literally can't watch the Fox "News" presentation of events of the day as they know I know they're lieing and they just don't give a shit.

Fuehrer and balanced

I log on the Fox News right now 9.05am Sunday in Sydney
click

What do I see?

Canned bullshit packed for rubes.  You’d have to be severely damaged to take any of that baseless whining as news.

The Black guy was on tape saying it.

Would basically threatening to set the diamond district in NYC on fire be, you know like, like, be like...'blackmail' and/or 'terrorism'?

[bambu.]

Which begs the question:

Why hasn't anything been done about it in 55 years?

How many Presidents?   including a Black one for 8 long years!
How many Governors?
How many Mayors?
How many generations of citizens?

People like you denying that it was an issue.

Didn't you see the stats a few minutes ago? As recently as 2014, only a third of Americans believed that there was a problem with blacks being victims of police violence more often than whites.

Changing people's opinions is hard.

And when the primary obstacle to getting reform is a party that refuses to be party to reforms, then having a Democratic president is worth about a bucket of warm spit legislatively.

Also... soooo many problems! Trying to get them all addressed in a 2 year period was exhausting and impossible,

Could also be that people, unless it directly affects them, are usually not going to risk their jobs and lives for any one, or any thing.
And, in America, probably working so hard to keep the bosses happy, keep their jobs, be all things to all people, pay a mortgage, raise a family, that they don't have time anyway.

Way to duck the facts, again.

We’re finding the time now.

No sign so far of letting up.

Innocent people have murdered and maimed for life as the fires, looting and violence rage.

[Echo4]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g4bEx386js&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3fhg0V5ATcD7qdCgqTQDgZqlaA87MYb0mozDk1pNb6Y2_LyJU0VMjiBgU

Former GOP Senator and Sec Def William Cohen chimes in.

[bambu.]

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-post-gazette-removes-protest-and-police-brutality-stories-from-website-following-protests-from-union-members/Content?oid=17411858&fbclid=IwAR3wnMS-t-hmf_mLHWnb1oX59_zNC7rEFc36k_vx9Pg1mNpDf_qfAsZtS0w
and
https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/pittsburgh-post-gazette-removes-second-black-journalist-from-protest-coverage-in-two-days/?fbclid=IwAR0NTVDlWPoz4KehAjpzXRz5oUrgJ-iIYJ00amPrrheHxi5qBa5YZdgpvMA

In the past two days, The P-G and its increasingly alt-right leaning ownership/editor have removed Santiago, a Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer and Alexis Johnson, a P-G reporter who has been one of the few black journalists covering the protests that have been ongoing for the past seven days.

And here come the replies.
Some people don't like America being set ablaze, looted and trashed.
You are surprised?

It's like when 'Sarah Palin' was shown hanging in a noose from a house in LA, and 'John McCain' was seen burning to death in the chimney of the same home.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ...art" they said.

Not so funny when they then saw 'Barack Obama' hanging in a noose from a tree in Kentucky.