(End of the American Dream)—Do you remember what happened when the Democrats held their convention in Chicago in 1968? The Democrats are really hoping to avoid a repeat of what we witnessed 56 years ago, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson insists that law enforcement authorities in his city are ready. We shall see. Tens of thousands of protesters from 264 different radical protest groups have descended upon Chicago, and the war in the Middle East is what they are upset about more than anything else. They are determined to get as much attention as possible, because so far the Biden administration has not been responsive to their demands.
According to Politico, after Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Kamala Harris became the nominee, pro-Palestinian protesters “paused to rethink their approach”.
But then they remembered that Kamala Harris has supported every move that Joe Biden has made in the Middle East, and so they decided to go “full steam ahead”…
“We all came to a consensus that it’s not going to make a difference, that [Harris] represents this administration,” said Hatem Abudayyeh, chair of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network. “We’re going to stay full steam ahead.”
And he noted, his organization referred to Harris as “Killer Kamala” even before she topped the ticket and continues to push for harsher restrictions on the Israeli government, like an arms embargo — something that a top Harris adviser has said she doesn’t support.
So what does “full steam ahead” look like?
According to NBC News, there will be over 20,000 protesters from over 264 different protest groups…
More than 20,000 protesters are expected to cram into a 1.4 mile-long court-approved protest route near Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, creating a potential standoff between demonstrators and a police department with a history of excessive force.
The 264 protest groups that have said they will participate are primarily focused on Palestinian rights, ending the war in Gaza and reducing U.S. aid to Israel. Others represent a patchwork of left-leaning causes: climate activists, socialists, anti-racist organizations, queer and trans rights groups.
Considering what is currently happening in the Middle East, this is literally the worst place that the Democrats could have picked for their convention.
Today, Cook County has the largest Palestinian population in the entire country…
And they’ve got a lot of power behind them. Cook County, where Chicago resides, is home to the largest Palestinian population in the United States.
“It’ll be the largest protest in the history of Chicago for Palestinian rights, specifically,” said Hatem Abudayyeh, national chair for the U.S. Palestinian Community Network.
Needless to say, they are going to come out in force for these protests.
The first major protest is scheduled for Monday…
There are at least six major protests planned on the streets of Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. The biggest is planned for the first day, Monday, when “tens of thousands” are expected to march just blocks from the United Center, where Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will give their acceptance speeches.
The “family-friendly march” is organized under a pro-Palestinian umbrella coalition that includes groups devoted to a variety of causes. Organizers are busing in protesters from Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana and Wisconsin, and activists are also coming in from New York and California, too.
Will there be violence?
Let’s hope not.
The city of Chicago has erected a vast array of fences and barricades that are designed to keep protesters in approved areas…
Fences, barricades and parked snow plows have already limited movement in key downtown areas, with helicopters buzzing overhead. Grumpy business owners are worrying about lost sales, and some residents and tourists say it all appears a bit overblown.
Will those measures be enough?
Not taking any chances, some Chicago businesses have already been boarding up their windows…
Several downtown Chicago businesses have been boarded up as concerns run high over protests and potential unrest as the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicks off on Monday.
“We have experience with this, and the city doesn’t have a great track record with protecting their businesses or their citizens’ property. So we want to be preemptive and board up and in advance of the Democratic convention,” Scott Shapiro, owner of Syd Jerome, told Fox News as he boarded up his business.
If I had a business in downtown Chicago, I would be boarding it up too.
The Democrats are supposed to be against walls, but in this instance they are so terrified of violence that they have actually constructed an enormous wall around their entire convention…
For years now, Democrats have insisted that walls are racist and don’t work but those rules apparently don’t apply when it comes to their safety.
The Democrat National Convention kicks off in Chicago this week and with the anticipation of massive protests by the radical left, Democrats are building a protective wall around the event.
For once, the Democrats have made a wise move.
If that wall wasn’t there, what would have happened?
Thankfully, we will never find out.
Of course prominent Democrats will need to be on guard when they are away from the United Center too.
Axios is reporting that House Democrats are being urged “not to book hotel rooms under their own names” due to the threat of potential violence…
House Democrats attending the Democratic National Convention next week are being advised by congressional security officials not to book hotel rooms under their own names or engage with protesters if confronted, Axios has learned.
Let’s hope that nobody gets seriously hurt over the course of the next week.
Hopefully the protesters will find ways to blow off steam that do not involve causing physical injury to anyone.
Before I end this article, there is one more item that I wanted to mention.
Those that are applying for jobs with the Harris campaign have “nine different options for pronouns” that they are allowed to choose from…
The presidential campaign for Kamala Harris is now including special pronoun options for job applicants, as part of their commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The job application for the Harris campaign includes nine different options for pronouns, including ‘xe/xem,’ ‘ze/hir,’ ‘ey/em,’ ‘fae/faer’ and ‘hu/hu.’
‘Fae/faer,’ indicates a gender-fluid person but non-masculine, sometimes of Celtic origin. ‘Hu/hu,’ pronouns are third person gender-neutral pronouns referring to both a man and a woman.
Can you imagine how exhausting it would be to try to remember the correct pronouns of everybody that you are working with?
Our country is literally going insane, and that should deeply sadden all of us.
I just hope that we don’t see too much insanity in Chicago this week, because political violence is not a solution for anything.
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