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TexasTowelie

(122,439 posts)
Thu Mar 20, 2025, 08:43 PM Mar 2025

Police end Democratic lawmaker's town hall after fiery confrontations - CNN



A heated confrontation broke out at Democratic Congressman Sean Casten's town hall in Downers Grove, Illinois forcing police to escort constituents out of the building.
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Police end Democratic lawmaker's town hall after fiery confrontations - CNN (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2025 OP
Propalestinian protesters should confront the slob. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1
the vast differences between the piles of corpses in Gaza is a cause for msongs Mar 2025 #2
Matt Mowers former trump admin official "throws around the Z word " dweller Mar 2025 #3
Agents provocateur Bobstandard Mar 2025 #4

msongs

(72,095 posts)
2. the vast differences between the piles of corpses in Gaza is a cause for
Thu Mar 20, 2025, 08:55 PM
Mar 2025

concern for many people. those protestors could have had their say at the Q&A bit however. the congressman ought to have to defend his positions.

Bobstandard

(1,984 posts)
4. Agents provocateur
Thu Mar 20, 2025, 09:06 PM
Mar 2025

An "agent provocateur" is someone who intentionally incites or provokes others, often into illegal or provocative actions, typically to expose or discredit them, or to create chaos.

I don’t believe anybody thinks this kind of behavior will result in achieving their goals. So there has to be something else going on. Tearing down the Republic seems a more likely goal than achieving peace and justice for Gaza. Doing the former ensures that the latter can’t happen. It also earns my enmity. Which may be the point.

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