Liberals riot in Seattle - May Day

Wednesday was May Day — that favorite day of the year when the oppressed workers of the world cast off their chains (riot) and stand up for human dignity (vandalize stuff).
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In Seattle, Washington, Wednesday night, the hipster armies streamed from the coffee shops and college classrooms, rising up against the city’s bourgeois Prius owners and smashing the fascist bicycle cops.

Here are just a few of the ways they liberated America:

Wednesday afternoon, the freedom fighters smashed racism and censorship, attacking an Asian-American reporter and his cameraman who, no doubt, were trying to undermine the street protests by bringing attention to them — something these folks definitely don’t crave. The people then attempted to strike a blow to the Man, trying to wrestle a camera from a working-class traitor to return it to the People.

Science Chic wrote: I'm sorry, but it doesn't say anywhere that we have to reply to everything, and I can certainly understand why many wouldn't with that insulting and dismissive tone taken. It sounds like all you want to do is condemn anyone who would support them, not have a dialog.

I myself don't agree with violent actions taken in a protest movement, but I support the Occupy movement 100% - we all recognize that this country is ill and they are at least trying to do something to make it better. And maybe all of their ideas aren't good ones, but a large number of them are. Rather than outright dismiss them, why not have a discussion on the merits of their stands? It's exactly what many on the left did automatically with the Tea Party movement, even though it's the same thing - they see that the country is ill and they have ideas for making it better, and some are good and some are bad, but rather than dismissing them outright, why not discuss the merits of their positions as well?

Rick wrote: SC, TLGT is just making a great point. When the tea party movement started, they were automatically condemned as being racist and prone to violence by many people in the media and one or two brain dead people on this site. Then came OWS which most of the media (and Obama) was behind, even in the face of actual violence, filth, obstruction to businesses, riots, rape, and just a general annoyance to the public. I'm not saying all OWSrs are doing this, but it's certainly much more common than the handful of tea party people that held up a racist or stupid sign.

archer wrote:

Rick wrote: SC, TLGT is just making a great point. When the tea party movement started, they were automatically condemned as being racist and prone to violence by many people in the media and one or two brain dead people on this site. Then came OWS which most of the media (and Obama) was behind, even in the face of actual violence, filth, obstruction to businesses, riots, rape, and just a general annoyance to the public. I'm not saying all OWSrs are doing this, but it's certainly much more common than the handful of tea party people that held up a racist or stupid sign.

Just Google tea party violence Rick, its more prevelent than you think. And it isn't just holding up nasty signs.... Its physical violence too.

Science Chic wrote: It sounds like all you want to do is condemn anyone who would support them, not have a dialog.

archer wrote:

Rick wrote: SC, TLGT is just making a great point. When the tea party movement started, they were automatically condemned as being racist and prone to violence by many people in the media and one or two brain dead people on this site. Then came OWS which most of the media (and Obama) was behind, even in the face of actual violence, filth, obstruction to businesses, riots, rape, and just a general annoyance to the public. I'm not saying all OWSrs are doing this, but it's certainly much more common than the handful of tea party people that held up a racist or stupid sign.

Just Google tea party violence Rick, its more prevelent than you think. And it isn't just holding up nasty signs.... Its physical violence too.

archer wrote: Just Google "tea party violence" Rick, its more prevalent than you think. And it isn't just holding up nasty signs.... Its physical violence too.