Biden says peaceful protests are welcome, but violence is not

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"We've all seen images, and they put to the test two fundamental American principles," Biden said from the Roosevelt Room. "The first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard. The second is the rule of law. Both must be upheld."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-speaks-college-protests-israel-gaza-war/story?id=109870179

Far left Twitter has truly lost its mind. They're now mad at Biden for giving this .... very normal statement today. These people have lost it.

I think they need to realize how out of step they are with the average person. They need to touch grass. Most people would look at what he said and say, yeah... I agree. People should be allowed to protest peacefully, but smashing windows, breaking into buildings, barricading yourself inside, getting violent with each other (UCLA) or police getting violent with the peaceful protesters ... yes all of those things are wrong.

Imagine getting mad at that. He wasn't saying all protests are violent, that's literally nowhere in this. But judging by their reaction to it, you might as well have thought he pulled a Trump and teargassed the protesters or something.

[wbrocks67]

It's not just far-left Xitter (pronounced with "sh" instead of the "X" sound) that has lost its mind. Until recently I was on BlueSky, an app trying to replace it, and oh boy...those people are insane. There are literally people saying that we should all be willing to do what Aaron Bushnell did.

Like Twitter is a giant cesspool and awful, but I was genuinely shocked at the vitriolic reactions to the speech today. These people live on a completely different planet. Imagine getting upset at someone simply saying "go and protest, just don't smash windows"

[wbrocks67]

It's not just far-left Xitter (pronounced with "sh" instead of the "X" sound) that has lost its mind. Until recently I was on BlueSky, an app trying to replace it, and oh boy...those people are insane. There are literally people saying that we should all be willing to do what Aaron Bushnell did.

Like Twitter is a giant cesspool and awful, but I was genuinely shocked at the vitriolic reactions to the speech today. These people live on a completely different planet. Imagine getting upset at someone simply saying "go and protest, just don't smash windows"

Ultimately this is the biggest reason why I'm so pessimistic about Biden's chances in November. Part of it is because I don't want to be disappointed (which is why I usually set my expectations low), but a larger part is because there's a fundamental difference between the two parties' bases. The red team's base will vote for Trump no matter what, whereas the blue team's base looks for any reason possible not to vote for Biden. There's just a vast asymmetry that I feel extends to the campaigns themselves, and I'm very glad I deleted my BlueSky account for the sake of my mental health. That being said, in six months I likely won't be able to escape the reality of what these people have wrought.

I mean I think the thing to remember is that these people are the same types of ones who have been anti-Biden/anti-Dems for years, since 2016 lol. Not to say that it won't hurt Biden if he loses any votes, because he can't really afford to, but also important to remember that these people do not represent actual people in the real world that much.

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https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1786477125538590783