Hillary Clinton

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts) Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:33 PM Jun 2016

Endorsement or no, for Sanders not to divorce himself from Philly protests helps Trump

By not speaking forcefully against these preparations, Sanders is endorsing them and not the nominee. If he gets near a stage at the convention, I'll be surprised.

This group is so afield, they think the appropriate place to protest $ in politics and voting rights is the DEMOCRATIC convention! Dems have a bill in the Senate right now -not one of Sanders' mind you, oh no!- to combat Citizens United. And it's Republicans who stifle voting rights. How lost can one dormant campaign get?!

Democracy Spring ‏@DemSpring 5h5 hours ago
Exercise to embody civil disobedience at the #PPLsummit direct action training. Ready for #DNCDemocracySpring?

Worst of all they are actually training "hassle lines". We saw these outside some of Hillary's events already-

Democracy Spring ‏@DemSpring 4h4 hours ago
Hassle line exercise at the #PPLSummit. Training for the political revolution. #DNCDemocracySpring

You may also be familiar with this tactic if you've ever escorted a friend or a loved one to a family planning center

Blowhards and dead enders all, all tied into Sanders via surrogates like his nurses-

Democracy Spring Retweeted
NationalNursesUnited ‏@NationalNurses 4h4 hours ago McCormick Place Lakeside Center
Direct Action gets the goods! Standing room only at the packed direct action 101 training. #pplsummit #FeelTheBern

And Dawson, of whom he speaks so highly-

Democracy Spring Retweeted
Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche 4h4 hours ago
Organizers led by @rosariodawson practicing protest chant. #PPLSummit

Their whole feed is bilious counterproductivity. And it is only thinly removed from the Bernie Sanders Campaign-

https://twitter.com/DemSpring

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Endorsement or no, for Sanders not to divorce himself from Philly protests helps Trump (Original Post) Rose Siding Jun 2016 OP

Buzzfeed: Bernie Supporters Practice Getting Arrested At The Democratic Convention Rose Siding Jun 2016 #1

This and "feel the beans" Iliyah Jun 2016 #2

There will be specified areas, but how many are delegates? Rose Siding Jun 2016 #5

It would be more beneficial to spend this time registering people to vote. This will Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #3

"Democracy Spring"? TwilightZone Jun 2016 #4

lol.. they seem more concerned with their own "farts" than anything else. Cha Jun 2016 #10

1968 turbosteve Jun 2016 #6

At least they had legitimate issues in 1968 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #17

Exactly! BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #20

Pfffftt! bravenak Jun 2016 #7

I've got their hassle line right here Rose Siding Jun 2016 #8

They might catch some elbows bravenak Jun 2016 #9

Mahalo Rose! Cha Jun 2016 #12

It seems they plan to gather to smell their own "farts". Cha Jun 2016 #11

Such a juvenile plan bravenak Jun 2016 #13

Hi Brave.. I just saw your sig line.. you'll like this OP.. Cha Jun 2016 #14

I love it! bravenak Jun 2016 #15

Mahalo! Cha Jun 2016 #19

"Law and order" and Richard Nixon came out of the 1968 convention protests in Chicago splat Jun 2016 #16

He's living up to his openly stated dislike of our party DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #18

Using the same tactics as abortion protesters really tells us who they are. KitSileya Jun 2016 #21

So if you... JSup Jun 2016 #22

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)

1. Buzzfeed: Bernie Supporters Practice Getting Arrested At The Democratic Convention

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:43 PM

Jun 2016

In the basement of The People’s Summit, progressives simulated what they called “direct action.”

For some of the Sanders faithful on Saturday afternoon, the answer was locking arms on a civic center floor and struggling as “police officers” pulled them apart and “arrested” them.
The People’s Summit conference, sponsored by the National Nurses United — a progressive union that backed Sanders to the hilt during his run for president — is aimed at uniting all elements of progressivism into a single effort that exerts pressure on the Democratic Party and its presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. Mourning Sanders’ loss and imagining what might have been was one part of the conversation.
....
The simulation was for what training leaders called “a blockade,” but they stressed blocking busy intersections or other disruptions may not be what the final protest plan looks like. “Direct action,” said participants in the training, is non-violent and peaceful.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bernie-supporters-practice-getting-arrested-at-the-democrati?utm_term=.wfRmr2gV0#.dpM3KnYdo

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

2. This and "feel the beans"

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:54 PM

Jun 2016

It's gonna be a smelly protest!

DNC is aware of all of this, so is the city and PD.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)

5. There will be specified areas, but how many are delegates?

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:00 PM

Jun 2016

They won't do their "cause" or BS any favors by pranking on the convention floor.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

3. It would be more beneficial to spend this time registering people to vote. This will

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:58 PM

Jun 2016

Not be the last convention, doing grass roots organizing make develop a voting base to get their agenda passed. Looks like it is thev protests which arev more important than their issues.

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)

4. "Democracy Spring"?

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:59 PM

Jun 2016

Well, at least they're not overly impressed with themselves or anything.

Cha

(305,406 posts)

10. lol.. they seem more concerned with their own "farts" than anything else.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:28 PM

Jun 2016

turbosteve

(6 posts)

6. 1968

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:13 PM

Jun 2016

Do these people not realize that they trying to do the same thing that happened at the 1968 convention? That didn't work out so well for the progressive cause.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,283 posts)

17. At least they had legitimate issues in 1968

Reply to turbosteve (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:37 PM

Jun 2016

The Vietnam War where if you were a young and poor guy you could end up fighting. The nominee Hubert Humphrey never won or ran in any primary.

What are the idiots who want to demonstrate in Philadelphia protesting? The fact that their guy lost?

BlueMTexpat

(15,496 posts)

20. Exactly!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #17)

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 04:29 AM

Jun 2016

Divisive national issue AND no primary results because the nominee was selected in the proverbial smoke-filled room by party insiders. This was also after two horrible assassinations that traumatized the nation. One of those removed the leading Dem candidate.

Even with all that, Humphrey was the quintessential liberal and would certainly have been a better President for us all than Nixon - although Humphrey was tainted by association with Johnson's Vietnam policy.

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

7. Pfffftt!

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:21 PM

Jun 2016

I hope they sit outside and sweat.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)

8. I've got their hassle line right here

Reply to bravenak (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:23 PM

Jun 2016

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

9. They might catch some elbows

Reply to Rose Siding (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:24 PM

Jun 2016

Cha

(305,406 posts)

12. Mahalo Rose!

Reply to Rose Siding (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:30 PM

Jun 2016

Cha

(305,406 posts)

11. It seems they plan to gather to smell their own "farts".

Reply to bravenak (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:29 PM

Jun 2016

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

13. Such a juvenile plan

Reply to Cha (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:39 PM

Jun 2016

Cha

(305,406 posts)

14. Hi Brave.. I just saw your sig line.. you'll like this OP..

Reply to bravenak (Reply #13)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:50 PM

Jun 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107169179

Mahalo~

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

15. I love it!

Reply to Cha (Reply #14)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:19 PM

Jun 2016

Cha

(305,406 posts)

19. Mahalo!

Reply to bravenak (Reply #15)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:47 PM

Jun 2016

Would you mind giving it a Kick? Thank you for the REC!

I know.. shameless

ETA: Nevermind.. I see you did.. sorry, I've been gone.

splat

(2,326 posts)

16. "Law and order" and Richard Nixon came out of the 1968 convention protests in Chicago

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:26 PM

Jun 2016

The Silent Majority were those who were frightened by what they saw in the streets. Nixon prolonged the Vietnam War. Voters rejected the Democratic Party, New Deal coalition fell apart and Republicans took power.

If Bernie truly wants a peaceful world, he must call off the angry mob that acts in his name as his posse.

DemonGoddess

(5,123 posts)

18. He's living up to his openly stated dislike of our party

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:46 PM

Jun 2016

over many years, isn't he?

KitSileya

(4,035 posts)

21. Using the same tactics as abortion protesters really tells us who they are.

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 05:32 AM

Jun 2016

To sink to such tactics is despicable, no matter who they are used against. These BS supporters are showing their mettle, and it is of the lowest quality.

JSup

(740 posts)

22. So if you...

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 07:28 AM

Jun 2016

...knock progressivism back 50 years by instigating severe backlash can you still call yourself a progressive?

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