(06-03-2020 09:19 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-03-2020 08:58 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 06:51 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 11:14 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 11:06 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I guess none of the lefties want to touch this with a ten foot pole. It seems to be a normal response for the lefties that it is OK to ignore questions if the answer would put the left in a bad light.

I imagine the police response to left-wing versus right-wing protesters plays a part here. Maybe left-wing protests bring out younger protestors (still under-developed impulse control) than right-wing protests. Kind of like the behavior that you see (arson, overturned vehicles, smashed windows, etc.) after big sporting event wins/losses.

Yes, I remember well all the vandalism and arson we did after beating LSU. Completely trashed the RMC and the Village. Boy did we show the world!!!

But, seriously, thanks for making the effort.

True, I think left wing riots tend to focus on younger people, but they also seem to feel entitled to vandalize and burn, since it is in a "good" cause.

Right wing protests, despite (or maybe because of) people carrying guns, tend to be peaceful, unless they are attacked by left-winger counter protesters.

I'm trying to think of "right wing protests". I don't have time to google it this morning. I'm sure they are out there but the majority that I can immediately recall are the tea party ones. I think the numbers were much smaller and were primarily comprised of old people? The confederate statue protests got violent - perhaps largely to due counter-protesters.

What are some of the larger right wing protests recently?

Lately? I think lately there has been little for the right wing to protest. I too was thinking primarily of the Tea Party protests and the Tea party march on Washington.

My impression was that they were primarily composed of adults - people from 20-90, not people from 70-90.

But here are some links with pictures. See for yourself.

wiki

Taxpayer march


Charlotteville was peaceful until they were attacked by Antifa.

It probably depends on the point of the protest.

Protesting police violence when you have the police officers there to control the situation is certainly a recipe for getting out of hand.

Protesting taxes? Probably not a powderkeg.

In terms of left-wing protests, I don't think protests against gun violence or the Women's march were violent.