It’s a good bet that most of the protesters who continue to march against the election of Donald Trump don’t have an end game in mind; Hillary Clinton isn’t going to be president regardless, and many seem to be treating the occasion as a dumping ground for every grievance ever. Just take a look at the mess of signs carried by those high schoolers who camped out at the Lincoln Memorial Tuesday.
Protesters who marched in traffic in Philadelphia Wednesday night were supposedly anti-Trump, but they didn’t have a lot of love for the police, either.
Anti-Trump protest starts, calling for abolition of police, citing roots to racism. So far, police outnumber protesters about 150-to-1. pic.twitter.com/LUeRkNr7Nt
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Now calling Mummers racists. "They will mock anyone who isn't them & most of them live in South Philadelphia," noting many cops live there. pic.twitter.com/NqApQ5QB4t
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Protesters now marching up 7th, shutting streets down. "Back up, back up, we want our freedom, freedom." pic.twitter.com/dGY65r1QoS
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Protest is only about 200 or so people, but unusual in that they're matching through active traffic. Likely caught police off guard. pic.twitter.com/G9rB9PlEtb
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Marchers: "Got got these racist-ass cops, we don't need 'em, need 'me." pic.twitter.com/YPifRTIOm3
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Marchers: "Who do you serve? Not us! Who do you protect? Not us!" pic.twitter.com/z1MrVDLzTJ
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Those pallid progressives toting the professionally printed banners are probably well aware they were provided by Philly REAL Justice; e.g., these guys:
Erica Mines, @REALjusticePHL: We need white race traitors, not white "allies." Destroy what your white ancestors started. pic.twitter.com/Qfs1oX1XkE
— Workers World Party (@workersworld) November 12, 2016
Erica Mines from @REALjusticePHL: No president of this country has ever been a president of mine pic.twitter.com/Uc7xbWukBO
— Moorehead/Lilly '16 (@wwp2016) November 13, 2016
Marchers: "No justice, no peace! Take to the streets, and fuck the police." pic.twitter.com/uGmCr90Ajg
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Wasn’t this an anti-Trump rally? Here we go … somebody remembered.
Now heading toward City Hall on Broad. Crowd: "No KKK, no fascist USA, no Trump." pic.twitter.com/oGhp9EayT9
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Things getting testy as police block protester access to Walnut St. by Rittenhouse Sq. pic.twitter.com/1XC4USLQAx
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Watch this next video if no other … it’s only 12 seconds and well worth it.
This guy, yelling behind police, heckles protesters. Asked, "Did you even vote?" Was eventually walked away by cops. pic.twitter.com/CQpZWQswKb
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 16, 2016
Police brutality protest happening now at Rittenhouse Square. Protesters yell "Make a circle around the cops." pic.twitter.com/BN8L7RLbB9
— The Philadelphia Citizen (@thephilacitizen) November 16, 2016
OK, I'm leaving, crowd thinning. But police now say: Four protesters arrested. At least one punched a cop. So not all issued just summons.
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) November 17, 2016
Pity the poor sucker who’s been doing this for free all week:
Spontaneous protest huh? Try again @CNN @Msnbc @Foxnews
Craigslist in #Philadelphia
Soros is funding @LindaSuhler https://t.co/aA05xUOG9a pic.twitter.com/Ffci9Y8Gw8— David Wingate (@wingate_david) November 11, 2016
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