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MSgt James Mullis
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In this case the police should have prevented the two sides from ever coming close to each other. By letting the two sides come together they were setting the stage for what occurred. That said, the old saying that "It takes two to tango" applies! If the Antifa had waited a day or a week and held their own protest, no one would have died or been injured. Personally, I despise the the term "Counter Protest" because it does not describe what is occurring. By its very nature a Counter Protest is an act of force against another and is designed to prevent someone else from speaking and/or being heard and that's very un American.

Here's what the ADL has to say about Counter Protests. "The antidote to hate speech is good speech. Spread positive messages of tolerance and respect throughout the community. Discuss openly how hateful speech can poison a community. Notably, we do not recommend holding counter-protests or educational events at the same location as, or close to, a protest"
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SGT Maria Q.
SGT Maria Q.
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I agree. It was meant to be a confrontation.
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MCPO Roger Collins
MCPO Roger Collins
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ANTIFA is known for their violence, both sides were looking for a fight. The statue was a pretense for this confrontation, a large percentage of these troublemakers were bussed in that takes money and organization. Wonder why President Trump didn't mention them by name?
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MCPO Roger Collins
MCPO Roger Collins
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It would be interesting to know who told LEOs to stand down. That is the person accountable along with the idiocy of the person approving the permits.
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SPC Greg K.
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The acts in Charlottesville are inexcusable!!!! The perpetrators are violent hateful murderous lunatics...and there is no place in our country for these kind of Crazies. Their beliefs are the opposite of what America stands for. It seems like the far right (Nazi's) have been taking note of the far left (Socialists/Fascists) tactics of the recent past. Didn’t we already win the war against these two factions in WWII and the Cold War?

These tactics have been used by the Left for many years now. The police have been letting this stuff happen for a long time… look at Ferguson, Berkeley and Baltimore to name a few. Murdering and destroying across America. Now, the lame stream media is trying to label all republicans as racists. Look how MSNBC, CNN NBC and CBS "Face the Nation" are trying to paint a picture that all conservatives are like these lunatics and trying to make the case that the President supports them? …No…no he doesn’t. The POTUS condemned these groups by name!!! He didn’t invite them into the white house for crying out loud!!!!

REMEMBER Black Lives Matter??? "What do we want? Dead Cops!!!...When do we want them? NOW!!!” and "Pigs in a blanket, fry'em like bacon!"

I didn’t hear any of this kind of outcry from the left when BLM groups are calling for murdering cops. And I certainly didn’t hear an outcry when President Obama invited them to the White House. He also defended the Black Lives Matter movement at a memorial service for five slain Dallas police officers. Where was the media then? President Trump has come right out and condemned these acts...not praised them, like Obama did. President Trump is not going to invite these crazies into the white house, like Obama did.

The acts in Charlottesville are not exclusive to one party…let’s be real here. These people are nuts, CRAZY…just like some of the far left crazies like Lewis Farrakhan, the leader of the “Nation of Islam” calling ALL white people the devil. He was also invited to the white house to meet with Obama in 2008, telling the President that the “Nation of Islam” supports him. Remember Reverend Wright, the Black Liberation preacher that spews hatred and bigotry against America and white people? The very same Preacher, and church, Obama attended for 20 years? Also, What about Aires and Dorn who started with Obama in their political movement?

What about Kathy Griffith’s severed head of the President, Johnny Dep talking about murdering the President, Madonna blowing up the white house, Shakespeare in the park murdering Trump, Snoop Dogs video assassinating the President, Mickey Rourke disgusting words, and the Burnie Sanders supporter that shot Steve Scalise…did the media blame democrats for ANY of these things…No…and rightly so.

But, like Rahm Emanuel (D) said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.”

Double standard??? I think so....sorry for the rant!
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SGT Maria Q.
SGT Maria Q.
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Very well said I agree 100% Obama was more divisive by saying that Trayvon Martin could have been his son instead of waiting to see what really happened and Michelle Obama saying that she was finally proud of her country only when they elected her husband president. Hanging out with Jay Z a former drug dealer and giving out medals to a bunch of celebrities instead of truly deserving people, trading a deserter for 5 terrorists and pardoning a traitor and a terrorist before leaving office etc etc but Trump is made to look like a racist, crooked etc... The double standards are clear. But you and I will probably get called racist etc. I am ready for the onslaught though hahaha. Have a great day!
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SPC Greg K.
SPC Greg K.
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When the left starts calling people names (Racist, Bigot, sexist, homophobe, islamophobe ect...) to shut down honest debate they've already lost. They don't even know that their arguments can be legitimately argued with facts debunking what they've been fed by the media. The ignorance, arrogance and disconnect truly shines through when they can't comprehend that for the past 8 years 50% of the country was adamantly against the Obama administration...and yet, the majority of the violence we've seen was exclusively conducted from the radical left.
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SPC John Parmenter
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All one needs is to watch news video of the clash between gangs in Charlottesville. Both sides were armed with clubs, wearing helmets/body armor, & were equally aggressive toward the other. It was surprising to see local law enforcement allowing these packs of scum to engage as they did. The body count would have been much greater had either side been inclined to use firearms.
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