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Related: About this forumTwo opposing groups use one Boulder intersection to share messages -- one in support of Black Lives
Two opposing groups use one Boulder intersection to share messages one in support of Black Lives Matter, the other for TrumpAmid 90-degree temperatures Saturday, two groups rallied at a Boulder intersection near Target at 28th and Pearl streets.
On the east side were those who support President Donald Trump. They stood near flapping American flags raised on poles and held signs bearing the presidents name and reading, Re-elect Trump or lose. On the west side were Black Lives Matter protesters, who waved cardboard signs that said, Dump Trump, BLM and No Justice. No Peace.
While they were separated by a crosswalk and some vastly different views, the groups have shared a united calling to return to the spot week after week in the hopes of communicating their messages to passing traffic. Across the country, violence and clashes between protesters and Trump supporters have made headlines, including the late August fatal shooting of two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., and the death of a right-wing activist in Portland, Ore.
Ron Cabrera, of Boulder, a Trump supporter and rally organizer, said he first started protesting at the spot about a month ago. He created a MAGA Rally online through Meetup, encouraging others to join him and peacefully show support for the president. Shortly after, he began seeing other Trump supporters take up the cause alongside him. On Saturday, roughly six protesters rallied with Cabrera.
Read more: https://www.dailycamera.com/2020/09/05/two-opposing-groups-use-one-boulder-intersection-to-share-messages-one-in-support-of-black-lives-matter-the-other-for-trump/
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Two opposing groups use one Boulder intersection to share messages -- one in support of Black Lives (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Sep 2020
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Harker
(14,726 posts)1. Half a dozen Trumpskyites in Boulder?
They must've been flown in from a different city.
I can't say which one because it's under investigation.
hlthe2b
(105,874 posts)2. My same initial thought, though nearby WELD CO is full of them as well as increasingly in locales
as you go north to the Wyoming border.
My favorite hiking path runs along a railroad trestle that in 2016 had about a half dozen "TRUMP CHUMP" posters affixed. Apparently they have tried and failed to remove them all so there are still two very readable CHUMP posters on that trestle. It brings a smile every time I see it. A reminder of the need to PERSIST.