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Old 02-23-2017, 08:23 AM
 
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Local radio station got an audio recording of people planning the protest of a local townhall meeting. Details include how to conduct the meeting if they can get inside the townhall and if not, what will be done outside the town hall. This sounds like professional protest coaching rather than a grass roots movement.
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Old 02-23-2017, 08:31 AM
 
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I would take this with a grain of salt considering the fact that the station in question is a known right wing outfit.
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Old 02-23-2017, 08:33 AM
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IMO A paid protester and a lobbyist are the same thing
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Old 02-24-2017, 10:28 AM
 
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Here are videos of this group in action at the town hall


https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guyben...ampaign=buffer
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Old 02-24-2017, 10:33 AM
 
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Local radio station got an audio recording of people planning the protest of a local townhall meeting. Details include how to conduct the meeting if they can get inside the townhall and if not, what will be done outside the town hall. This sounds like professional protest coaching rather than a grass roots movement.
Shocker!!

Only the left thought these protests were just independent citizens expressing their frustrations.

We all knew it was orchestrated.

However, I see no problem as long as they use the proper decorum. The issue was that they were merely shouting down the representatives in most cases. It takes away from the other people who want to hear what the official has to say and have an actual debate over any disagreements.
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Old 02-24-2017, 12:18 PM
 
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Local radio station got an audio recording of people planning the protest of a local townhall meeting. Details include how to conduct the meeting if they can get inside the townhall and if not, what will be done outside the town hall. This sounds like professional protest coaching rather than a grass roots movement.

By encouraging people to use "critical theory" complain and dissent, leading and guiding them with how and what to complain and dissent about, this is nothing more than Cultural Marxism 101.
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Old 02-24-2017, 03:21 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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I really don't understand the issue here. I've helped organize several protests in my life, some successful, some not, all grass roots. For every one, we tapped into whatever resources we could. If we could pull in successful past protestors for advice, we did. If we had people involved who worked in media or marketing, we tapped into their knowledge and expertise to figure out how to position ourselves in the press. If we could get activists to speak, we did. This is just good planning and strategizing. It does not prove that the movement isn't a grassroots movement.
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Old 02-24-2017, 03:31 PM
 
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Shocker!!

Only the left thought these protests were just independent citizens expressing their frustrations.

We all knew it was orchestrated.

However, I see no problem as long as they use the proper decorum. The issue was that they were merely shouting down the representatives in most cases. It takes away from the other people who want to hear what the official has to say and have an actual debate over any disagreements.
Judging by the footage of one town hall protest : one woman shouts and rants then sits down with the line "have to sit down like Liz Warren" , just appeared so very staged and badly acted.

Apparently, Liberals know now the show is up and are trying to sink the whole ship with them.
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Old 02-24-2017, 04:37 PM
 
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By encouraging people to use "critical theory" complain and dissent, leading and guiding them with how and what to complain and dissent about, this is nothing more than Cultural Marxism 101.
Exactly. The group leader was condescending and conniving. Fill the seats to push out the non-protestors, and "Too bad for them". What a jerk.
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