Thursday, March 31, 2016

Violence at Campaign Rallies

This election seems to have our country showing its craziest of colors. I am not a big fan of politics, but I do not believe I have ever seen anyone protest possible presidential candidates before. When Donald Trump began to run for president was the first time I have ever seen this, and the protests are not always silent and peaceful. The may start off that way but tend to turn violent once supporters antagonize them and vice versa. This happened recently on March 9th in Fayetteville, NC and again on March 12th in Chicago, both at Donald Trump rallies. In Fayetteville, at the Crown Coliseum there were protesters being escorted out, while supporter booed them out of the door.  As they were being escorted out a protester held up his middle finger to the booing crowd, which almost immediately after got his punched in the face by a supporter. The protester was then retained and removed from the coliseum. In Chicago, before the rally could start, the supporters, demonstrators, and protesters already had high tension. Shortly after Trump arrived in Chicago the deemed the rally unsafe and postponed it, this caused an uproar at the University of Illinois. Protesters and supporters began to fight while the non-violent protesters and supporters were shouting their favorable candidate.

Questions to Ponder
How do I you feel about the way people respond to Trump?
Is there a better way to express you feelings without it leading to violence in this situation?

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2 comments:

  1. Tom CMarch 31, 2016 at 6:58 PM

    Sticking up a middle finger to a crowd of people doesn't seem wise. He had balls to try and pull that one off unscathed.

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  2. Ajane JacksonMarch 31, 2016 at 8:24 PM

    Donald Trump is using racial matters as means to get votes, and when a person cast a certain group as inferior to another, there is bound to be some racial tension. I don't think Trump minds the issues that he is causing as long as he is gaining multiple supporters along the way. This isnt the first time a presidential candidate has used race matters to gain popularity, but is odd timing. The tension will only get worse and the violence is bound to follow. Great Post

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