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Israel/Palestine

ericson00

(2,707 posts) Wed Jul 27, 2016, 09:00 AM Jul 2016

Protesters torch Israeli flag outside Democratic National Convention [View all]

http://www.jpost.com/US-Elections/Protester-torch-Israeli-flag-outside-Democratic-National-Convention-462504

Left-wing protesters demonstrating outside of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday night torched Israeli and American flags amid chants of "intifada!" and "go home, F*** Hillary!"

Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau tweeted images from the scene along with video of the demonstrators igniting a number of pro-Bernie Sanders posters placed on the fence outside the convention venue at the the Wells Fargo Center.

Scapegoating, anyone?

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Protesters torch Israeli flag outside Democratic National Convention [View all] ericson00 Jul 2016 OP

Are Americans now required to have reverence to that particular foreign nation's flag? notadmblnd Jul 2016 #1

They chanted F--- Hillary and burnt the USA flag too King_David Jul 2016 #3

if Republican National Convention delegates ericson00 Jul 2016 #4

I may not agree with what people do. But I do still believe n the 1st Amendment and I will defend notadmblnd Jul 2016 #7

Is there any other foreign nation's flag that was burned at this protest? oberliner Jul 2016 #5

I don't care what nation's flags were burned. People exercising their 1st amendments notadmblnd Jul 2016 #8

Just saying it's not really about showing deference oberliner Jul 2016 #9

No, it's about people exercising their 1st Amendment rights. notadmblnd Jul 2016 #10

They have a right to burn whatever flag they want oberliner Jul 2016 #11

IMO, if it pisses one off- one has no reverence for that particular amendment of the Constitution. notadmblnd Jul 2016 #13

So when those nazis marched in that leftynyc Jul 2016 #31

You don't see Trump supporters Mexican or Chinese flags ericson00 Jul 2016 #12

One only has to look at this board to know that others are not always civil notadmblnd Jul 2016 #14

Your hyperbolic bullshit is nothing but a strawman leftynyc Jul 2016 #32

Look through- I never said they were notadmblnd Jul 2016 #33

I'M hateful? leftynyc Jul 2016 #35

Is English your second language? notadmblnd Jul 2016 #36

Insults don't sway me one bit leftynyc Jul 2016 #37

I don't know why you bothered to begin with. notadmblnd Jul 2016 #38

I may not like what Trump or his supporters say, but I defend their right to say it. notadmblnd Jul 2016 #15

That's not the issue. Fozzledick Jul 2016 #16

Neither was it was the with the poster I was replying to. notadmblnd Jul 2016 #17

No. You're the one who deflected. aranthus Jul 2016 #18

I began by asking questions which no one yet has bothered to answer notadmblnd Jul 2016 #19

False questions. aranthus Jul 2016 #20

No quetion is false. However, many many answers are outright lies. notadmblnd Jul 2016 #24

So you're dodging. aranthus Jul 2016 #25

They certainly have the right to do so... harrose Jul 2016 #21

I never told anyone not to express themselves notadmblnd Jul 2016 #34

They should join a different party King_David Jul 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #6

Disgusting. grossproffit Jul 2016 #22

this kind of thing is precisely why during the primary, ericson00 Jul 2016 #23

This bunch wasn't "with" Bernie or anybody else. They are anti-establishment anarchists. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #26

Trump's obnoxiousness seems to be contagious. Doodley Jul 2016 #27

Israel is the US's staunchest ally in the Middle East TeddyR Jul 2016 #28

agreed! That kind of idiocy shown in the pictures really are best not partaking in the electorate ericson00 Jul 2016 #29

Flag burning is never OK. Little Tich Jul 2016 #30