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Old 05-30-2020, 07:18 PM
 
Location: Nashville, TN
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The protests have erupted into the streets of downtown. The metro courthouse is on fire and they knocked over a statue of congressman Edward Carmack.

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news...tral-precinct/
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Old 05-30-2020, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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To me the worst part so far is that they shattered a plaque dedicated to the civility of protesters in 1960 who peacefully marched to the courthouse to denounce the firebombing of Councilman Alexander Looby's house, an African-American city councilman.

They don't even know the history, or it just doesn't matter to them ...
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Old 05-30-2020, 07:36 PM
 
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These are not the Nashville people who were protesting earlier. These are dissidents that are bussed in by outside organizations.

Some good coverage here: https://twitter.com/natalie_allison

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Old 05-30-2020, 08:46 PM
 
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These are not the Nashville people who were protesting earlier. These are dissidents that are bussed in by outside organizations.

Some good coverage here: https://twitter.com/natalie_allison
So where are they from? What state...and how'd they get to every city and town in America right now?
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Old 05-30-2020, 08:55 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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So where are they from? What state...and how'd they get to every city and town in America right now?
Yeah, St. Paul, MN is already walking back their claims about outside agitators.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/...e-4467d04da7cb

I know the rally this afternoon was peaceful and seemed to go well, but how does anyone already know that the people rioting down there later were not from here?
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Old 05-30-2020, 09:48 PM
 
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I guess we will find out. If they are from middle Tennessee then they are white folk from middle Tennessee.
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Old 05-31-2020, 05:31 AM
 
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Goes hand-in-hand with how Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga have turned from red to blue. I fear that cancer will creep to other areas of the State as well.
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Old 05-31-2020, 06:14 AM
 
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This is pathetic. Stay safe real residents of Nashville. Like many other cities, y'all don't deserve the chaos. Big setbacks.
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Old 05-31-2020, 10:01 AM
 
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Welcome to the new urban America where you can be arrested for opening a business, but not for looting one
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Old 05-31-2020, 10:05 AM
 
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I guess we will find out. If they are from middle Tennessee then they are white folk from middle Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee has many black residents. Don't blame everything on white people.
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