Metropolitan Mayors Association
shown Of the approximately 9,000 Black Lives Matter-related events that took place in MCCA member cities between May 25 and July 31, 2020, 574 were ultimately declared riots. Estimates of the cost of BLM riots in 2020 are: I supported The total amount given by various Democrats ranges from $1 billion to $2 billion.
Between six and 20 people died in the riots.
according to Submit a RealClearInvestigation report. One police officer was killed and more than 2,000 people were assaulted or injured. At least 97 police cars were set on fire and another 300 were damaged. Many government buildings were surrounded, vandalized, and set on fire.
Once again, the radical left is probablypeacefulThis time, rather than centering on identitarian or anti-police themes, the focus is primarily on criticizing Israel for its counterattack against Hamas terrorists after the October 7 attacks.
MSNBC “Morning Joe”
took a risk About bringing Al Sharpton on Thursday to discuss anti-Israel protests on college campuses. In a rare moment of clarity on the network, Sharpton said Democrats, who have long been silent about the Jan. 6 protests (which reportedly caused less than $2.7 million in damages), are He suggested that he may not be in a morally high position considering the current situation. A bout of violence.
“If what you’re protesting becomes secondary to what you’re doing, then you’re not really protesting,” Sharpton said.
Said Co-hosted by Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, footage of the Los Angeles Police Department’s overnight efforts to shut down an illegal camp at the University of California, Los Angeles, was shown on screen.
Liberal activists say the key is “not to draw attention to the cause;[ing] Cause. ”
“That’s their problem,” Sharpton continued, referring to the pro-Hamas protesters. “I think they lost the message.”
Talking heads seemed willing to accept that extremist behavior was the problem, not the underlying message. But they were less than willing to accept Mr. Sharpton’s message about Democratic hypocrisy.
“How can Democrats, and all of us on the Democratic side, say January 6th was wrong when we see similar scenes on college campuses?” Sharpton said.
Brzezinski interjected: “Your Excellency, please don’t equate it with January 6th.”
“But it happened,” Scarborough said.
Brzezinski immediately tried to return the viewer’s attention to the riot visualized on screen, preventing them from engaging further with Sharpton’s perception.
Sharpton is not the first person to display such similarities on camera in recent days.
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump questioned whether pro-Hamas rioters would face the same fate as the January 6 protesters.
report The Hill.
“This entire country is rising up in arms, infiltrating our universities, and crushing Columbia University to the hilt,” Trump said. “So they took over. I know the building very well. They took over the building. That’s a big deal.”
“And I wonder if what happens to them will be similar to what happened to J6, because they cause a lot of destruction, a lot of damage and a lot of people are seriously injured.” continued the Republican president. candidate. “I wonder if it’s going to be the same kind of treatment they gave J6.”
President Trump said he would like to wait and see how the situation develops, but stressed that he had “lost faith in our court system.”
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