U.S. political divide becomes increasingly violent, rattling activists & police

[bearbearbear]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/protests-violence/2020/08/27/3f232e66-e578-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html

August 27, 2020 at 7:12 PM EDT
TYLER, Tex. — The goal of the rally was to oppose the deployment of federal agents to quell protests in American cities — and to register new Democratic voters here in the heart of conservative East Texas.

But it had hardly begun when hundreds of conservative counterprotesters and supporters of President Trump, many with military-style rifles slung over their shoulders, swarmed the town square and began pushing and shoving and yelling obscenities.

One man punched Democrat Nancy Nichols in the chest, she said, and three others pinned her husband against Tyler's war memorial. Other armed men were positioned around the edges of the square in military-style defensive formation, their hands clutching their rifles.

"They were yelling Democrats are f–-ing idiots and Democrats are demons," recalled Nichols, 65. "It makes me feel angry that this is allowed and that our police are allowing this kind of hate-filled atmosphere to take over."

[raphjd]

UMM, why do you care what conservatives shout about liberals when you ignore BLM attacking LGBTs while shouting "Black Lives Matter"?

Like in 2016, liberals refused to condemn the violence by their side while screeching lie banshees over every little thing conservatives do or are claimed to have done by MSM.

[ManHandler]

@raphjd:

UMM, why do you care what conservatives shout about liberals when you ignore BLM attacking LGBTs while shouting "Black Lives Matter"?

Like in 2016, liberals refused to condemn the violence by their side while screeching lie banshees over every little thing conservatives do or are claimed to have done by MSM.

Yea buddy, why doesn't you cares about that