Charlottesville (CNN)Thousands gathered Wednesday night for a vigil at the University of Virginia days after violent clashes in Charlottesville led to the death of a woman during a white supremacist rally. The crowd sang, "we are not afraid," a verse from "We Shall Overcome."The vigil organized by students and faculty grew from word of mouth, phone calls, emails and text messages as the university community tried to begin the healing process. The attendees refrained from publicizing the vigil on social media to ensure everyone's safety, organizers said.
People cupped candles, and sang spirituals, hymns and "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a roughly quarter-mile long procession that began at Nameless Field and ended at "the Lawn," near the Rotunda. They had walked the same route that torch-bearing white nationalists marched Friday protesting the removal of the Confederate statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Thousands gather for peaceful candlelight vigil at UVA - CNN
God-damned violent lefty libs.... wait, what?
That was rather nice, I saw some of the other social media post afterwards. But you also still get crap like this in other places.
College Republican Attacked by Antifa at Vigil for Woman Killed in Charlottesville | Truth Revolt
If the news is from a right wing site, it must be real. Did the Don play editor on this piece?
That was rather nice, I saw some of the other social media post afterwards. But you also still get crap like this in other places.
College Republican Attacked by Antifa at Vigil for Woman Killed in Charlottesville | Truth Revolt
Thousands gather for peaceful candlelight vigil at UVA - CNN
God-damned violent lefty libs.... wait, what?
Would have been a nicer post without the dig. There were righties there too.
So, one person gets violent verses thousands who don't. What do you think that shows?
It shows that there is a segment of the left that is violent and gets a pass, largely because the left views their own anger as righteous. Violence against Nazis, for example, is just and to be applauded. Even though those Nazis have the same rights as you and I.
It shows that there is a segment of the left that is violent and gets a pass, largely because the left views their own anger as righteous. Violence against Nazis, for example, is just and to be applauded. Even though those Nazis have the same rights as you and I.
No it doesn't. It shows that, just like with the right, there are a small group of extremist morons who do not represent the main part of their ideology as a whole. Seems like you missed the point, Fletch.
It shows that there is a segment of the left that is violent and gets a pass, largely because the left views their own anger as righteous. Violence against Nazis, for example, is just and to be applauded. Even though those Nazis have the same rights as you and I.
Where is anyone who's gotten violent been given a pass?
Hell, I fully support this: Durham, North Carolina: Four arrested in toppling of Confederate statue - CNN
There are ways to protest and counter-protest. Taking the law into your own hands isn't one of them. Breaking the law is for sure not one of them.
Getting violent against another human being is absolutely criminal and should be punished. Regardless of the perceived "cause".
If some AntiFa jackass strikes anyone they should be held fully accountable and punished according to the law.
I didn't miss the point at all. The right is forced to condemn its extremists, the left isn't. In fact, if you view some of the threads here, the violent radicals of the left are showered with praise. When you cast your political foes as evil, Nazis and racists and haters of women and the poor etc, it is 'just' to confront such people with violence. And that is what is happening. Do they represent the whole of the leftist ideology? No. But they are a predictable byproduct of it.
Where is anyone who's gotten violent been given a pass?
Hell, I fully support this: Durham, North Carolina: Four arrested in toppling of Confederate statue - CNN
There are ways to protest and counter-protest. Taking the law into your own hands isn't one of them. Breaking the law is for sure not one of them.
Getting violent against another human being is absolutely criminal and should be punished. Regardless of the perceived "cause".
If some AntiFa jackass strikes anyone they should be held fully accountable and punished according to the law.
That is completely false. The whole issue with Trump is that he didn't condemn the Nazis to the liking of the left. He had the gall to actually state the truth--that it took two to tango and the violent leftist counter protesters were equally to blame for the violence.The right isn't forced to condemn it's extremists.
Thousands gather for peaceful candlelight vigil at UVA - CNN
God-damned violent lefty libs.... wait, what?
That is completely false. The whole issue with Trump is that he didn't condemn the Nazis to the liking of the left. He had the gall to actually state the truth--that it took two to tango and the violent leftist counter protesters were equally to blame for the violence.
That is completely false. The whole issue with Trump is that he didn't condemn the Nazis to the liking of the left. He had the gall to actually state the truth--that it took two to tango and the violent leftist counter protesters were equally to blame for the violence.
Its happened here quite a lot. I have specifically asked people to condemn them and they have taken a pass. Plus, I believe it was the campaign manager for Hillary who tweeted out a picture essentially comparing the antifa thugs to the Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy. Hardly a rebuke of violent leftists that.
Thousands gather for peaceful candlelight vigil at UVA - CNN
God-damned violent lefty libs.... wait, what?
Undoubtable, there are many fine people on the left who are peace loving and respectful of others and their free speech rights. Doesn't discount the fact that many of these peace loving leftists weren't anywhere to be found in the crowd that came out to counter-protest and confronted the white supremacists, looking for a fight, looking for violence, and found it. Your cute attempt at suggesting violence on the left doesn't exist fails miserably.
Your cute attempt at suggesting violence on the left doesn't exist fails miserably.
Just because they're not as outraged as you want them to be and don't lump everyone together into a single group doesn't mean they think people should get free passes on violent criminal offenses.
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