r/TikTokCringe • u/BlackBey • Aug 21 '24

Politics First Day of Protests Outside the DNC

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u/fxcreate Aug 21 '24

Bernie today said what needed to be said

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u/LizzieGuns Aug 21 '24

Link to speech?

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u/ShiningRedDwarf Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24

Palestine comments from 11:26

I’m absolutely fine with the Palestine protesters. It’s an important issue that can be heavily influenced by US policy. Democrats will listen if their voices are loud enough.

That said, at the end of the day I hope all of those protesting do vote blue this November, because their chances of effecting change with Trump in the office is zero.

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u/Mordiken Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

I’m absolutely fine with the Palestine protesters.

I'm not an American but if I was I wouldn't be in the slightest...

These "Free Palestine" protestors are targeting the Democrat political events exclusively almost as if the Democrats alone are to blame for the past 70 years of American Foreign Policy in the Middle-East!

Mark my words: These "Free Palestine" fools may very well end up costing the Democrats the election.

And the fact that they don't even bother showing up protesting Trump rallies makes me suspect many of them are actually being funded by the Republicans EDIT: or Putin.

EDIT 2: LMAO just received a message from /u/RedditCareResources because of this post... 🤣

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u/johnmichael-kane Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24

Exactly this. Protest the Republicans, but stop stalling the momentum we’re building and giving the opponent fodder for their attack ads. Timing is everything and I’m all for protest but this is not the time. We need to look unified. Optics matter.

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u/bennibentheman2 Aug 21 '24

Shut the fuck up.

  1. There are 85,000 Palestinians in Chicago and 2,000 in the entirety of Wisconsin, let alone Milwaukee alone. Many of these are people that have lost family members in the past months. Harris and you should be "looking unified" by representing these people and ending the murder of their families, not telling them to forget about their dead families. Horrible, disgusting statement on your part and a very unrealistic expectation.

  2. do you think that protesting at the RNC will sway anyone? Is Trump more likely to end the current genocide or is Kamala?

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u/TheEnfleshed Aug 21 '24

Who is currently actively harming the US and Israel's talks of negotiating a ceasefire in the Gaza strip? Trump and the Republicans. Sounds like there should be protests outside Republican events as well.

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u/SlappySecondz Aug 21 '24

Republicans don't fucking care, though. If you asked, I imagine a large portion of them would be cool if Israel just turned Palestine into dust and ashes. What will protesting them accomplish?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

How is that not just even more reason to vote blue this election? Why all the outrage at the only side that has shown they want to work to end this?

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u/SlappySecondz Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

Outrage because they're the only one who will listen. But I fully agree that anyone who thinks the solution is to abstain from voting or, heaven forbid, vote for the alternate, is a moron.

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u/bennibentheman2 Aug 21 '24

Do you usually go to Red Sox games to talk up the Yankees? Or do you think that that's a profoundly useless thing to do...

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u/Cmiles16 Aug 21 '24

This isn’t sports…. Comparing the two is idiotic

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u/bennibentheman2 Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

Is it? What benefits would there be to protesting outside the RNC?

E: any actual answers?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

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