Protesters at 2008 Republican National Convention - St. Paul

[7octopusgarden18]

this is infront of my building. NOT the sight of the RNC.its about five blocks away in mears.

[caseyavery5]

you dont see republicans doing this..........................­........

stupid democrats, honestly. just makes me want to fucking punch everyone in the face

[rainbowsixmaster1990]

LOL looks like gas town canada vancouver bc

[porpman01]

Time to break out the dictionary:

Anarchist: Definition 3 - A person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom.

Or

Anarchy: Definition 3 - A theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society.

So yes, Anarchists can organize and they don't necessarily want no order, just no gov't.

[mavericklax4]

"Dear Diary,

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[CamFlame18]

So... I have a question.. These people claim to be an Anarchist oginization..

But they meet...

But they organize...

They have a systematic and orchestrated effort against the GOP convention..

Doesn't that completely erase the term ANARCHIST from the ticket? Idiots.

[blair9123]

and considering they are fighting against the party that actually wants to reduce government...instead of expanding...ya..there idiots all right.

[cyanleopard]

Anarchist by definition are stupid, there a bunch of kid who don't know what anarchy really is. They can read about it in the dictionary all they wont but until they see it they have no idea. I for one have seen it first hand, and trust me its not something anyone wants to go throw. When I was deployed to Bosnia I have been throw towns were all the man above the age of 5 were executed, and all the woman above the age of 8 were raped. Thats anarchy, people throw that word around because its cool.

[tventers]

True Anarchy means "without rulers"  it doesn't mean, kill and rape everyone.

They were probably paid mercenaries and death squads that ravenged Bosnia and many other countries...

[cyanleopard]

Trust me with out rules or rulers there will be killing and raps, there will be death on a scale you could not even imagine. Anarchy is a tool for change not a form of government. Mankind has not evolved enough to self govern without losing all rule of law, and descending into chaos.

[tventers]

I don't believe that

Most people of the world are family people who want to live their lives, people should know in their hearts what is right and wrong. I am not letting anyone tell me what to do and I am not out killing or raping anyone. It is government and all these stupid laws that are fucking the world over. People of the world need to COOPERATE together for a better future.

[cyanleopard]

That in it self is a beautiful way of thinking and you are right most people want a family and a community. However for every 1000 people that want that, there will be 1 that wants to do what he wills. Those are the people that would ban together and run tanks over your homes and take what you have. These are the type of people that are willing to go to any extent to take whats yours and enslave people like you and your family's because they can.

[tventers]

*sigh* Well this is where mob rule comes into play. If there were anarchy then most people are good and will stand up against evil. The problem today is that evil has so much power over good even tho they are few in number. Plus many people who commit acts of evil don't know what they are doing and are being manipulated by someone else... I dunno... just want things to change for the BETTER

[cyanleopard]

Well now your talking about war, and war is won by the person that with the greatest will. The only way to fight chaos is by rule of law, and the only way to insure that the law continues to serve the people is to be interactive with your government. I believe that people should try to make this the America that it could be, but I think people think its easier to just tare it down.

[killqboyz]

like anarchists, and druggies?

[cyanleopard]

Well anarchists are just miss guided, there disillusioned with the proses because they feel they have no other way to voice there opinion. That level of frustration can drive people to do things, look at are four fathers for instants. Revolution can be looked at as anarchy, how ever I believe that we can have a revolution of ideas that could change the world.

Why I don't do them my self, I believe its a mater of personal freedom. Destroy your body if you want, who is any one to get in the way.

[JohnandMarlenafreak]

There is a right way to protest and a wrong way,those who broke windows and other stuff did it the wrong way,how is breaking things getting a message across,it just puts your butt in jail,marching is the right way.

[FestivalFairy]

Hey, I protested all day, and I'm a white suburban law student. It's ignorant Conservatives like you, alphnk2000, who are responsible for the thousands of lives lost overseas and in our own backyards, which necessitated a protest in the first place. Keep in mind that the anarchist rioters were a separate set from the rest of the peaceful demonstrators, and don't represent us all. Just like uninformed people like you don't represent the conservative mind of Minnesota. You're an embarrassment.

[mortonhill]

FestivalFairy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were fought to give the people there democracy! That was one of the reasons at least. The other reasons being that those countries posed a major threat to world peace through their sponsership of international terrorism and attempts to get hold of weapons of mass destruction.

If you are so in support of democracy then let the democratic republican party exercise their democratic rights by holding their national convention in peace.

[demonicadverse]

Um, what is a protest like this supposed to do other than piss off Republicans? As it stands they are just exercise their constitutional right to assemble peaceably. In any case, if you feel so strongly on the matter of people dying overseas, do something about it other than a worthless protest aimed at people with values different from your own.

Of course I'm not supporting alphnk2000 in any way, but I'm still just perplexed by this situation...

[CamFlame18]

Any person with half a brain would be conused at the protests.

[audiogeek2496]

Hey FestivalFairy faggot, take your bullshit glass is half empty thinking and go live in a country that does not give you the choice or freedom to peacefully protest, and see how many lives are lost. Your lack of explaining how many lives were "SAVED" from our involvement in the Middle East is bias. You have associated yourself with a group of do nothings in this country that have no idea what it's like to "EARN" your freedom, and help those that beg for it. You're a disgrace.

[cyanleopard]

As a man that has served this country as a infantry man in the US Marines I would say I have earned the right to say something here. Why I do not approve of violent protesting, people do have the right to voice there opinion. Now saying that maybe we should focus less on other people problems and more on the social, and economic problems of are own country. The vary infrastructure of this great nation is falling apart right under are own feet and all we have done is watch it happen.

[tventers]

The powers that be are destroying the USA on purpose, they are not just letting it happen, they are MAKING it happen

[cyanleopard]

Well as citizens of this nation we most take responsibility for allowing it to happen. If we as a nation would do more thin be concerned with what underwear Lindsey Lohan is wearing today, maybe we would not be in the situation we find are self in today.

It is not only the right of every citizen to get out and vote. It is there duty to insure that the government is working for the people of this nation. The politician are simply doing what any human would do, what ever they can get away with.

[tventers]

it would be nice to actually have politicians that cared for and served the people. The problem is that people are aware of the false rigged 2 party dictatorship system we have been given. McCain/Obama both controlled by the same dark forces that control Bush. People are aware and apart from spreading information there is not much else to do but protest, and look what happens there

[cyanleopard]

See that in it self is a bull shit. If we as Americans began to do what are four fathers intended we would be talking about the problems we face and getting out there and make a change. Instead on elation day 75% of Americans that can vote will be setting at home watching American Idol. We are the only ones to blame for the world we live in today.

[tventers]

Yes, but HOW can we change it? if all the voting is rigged and the election is a fruad, HOW do you change?? Also all of the statistics reguarding voting comes from mainstream media which cannot be trusted. The people have been manipulated and brainwashed from all sides, they are not to blame. It is the people in charge of government and media that shape the people and their views

[cyanleopard]

10 people plan and carry out the Kennedy assassination, 9 of them people are in holes some were. Thats how you keep a conspiracy quiet. Now I not saying that how it happened I'm just using this as an example. For what your saying it would take thousands of people will to remain silent. I just don't think its possible.

Even if it is, it up to us to raises are children, and to teach them. If we as a society want to let the TV watch are kinds thin we should take responsibility for the out come.

[alphnk2000]

why am I not surprised that most of these protesters are negroes and poor people and basically low lives. Hey, the rest of us descent folks don't owe the underprivledged like you a damn thing. So die. Thank you.

[Arondeus]

I don't think I saw a single minority in that clip.