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But it has to be a referendum on Trump. If it’s a referendum on the demonstrators we’re ******.

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After a while, the crowd began to drift east, toward the Capitol. Some stayed behind at the White House, where the scene was quieter than it had been for hours. Holding aloft a yellow sign reading “Trump Coward,” Anita, a Virginia woman with long blond hair, told me, “I am a registered Republican. This man has disgraced my political party. I will be changing political parties after this.” She wore black capri pants and a white T-shirt with the American flag on it. For a while, she explained, she had credited Trump with a strong economy. For more than three years, she stayed loyal; she liked to imagine that he was best for business. She said, “I gave him that much time. And, as the days have gone by, the insult from this President is just too much to take. All he’s done is hide in his ******* house over here.”

I asked Anita when she had decided to change her political affiliation. “Yesterday was it,” she said. She had watched the video of Floyd’s death, and it left her shaken. “Any one of us with even a little bit of humanity, it absolutely broke our hearts.” Her voice cracked. “Every police department in this country needs to change. They should never be allowed to touch a person’s head or neck. Why would they even need to do that?”

She went on, “It makes you question—what have they done in the past that we don’t know about, that’s not on video? All of the complaints from the black community now become just real complaints that have been happening. The reality of what they’ve been living in for years just becomes that much more real.”

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She had watched the video of Floyd’s death, and it left her shaken. “Any one of us with even a little bit of humanity, it absolutely broke our hearts.”

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“It makes you question—what have they done in the past that we don’t know about, that’s not on video? All of the complaints from the black community now become just real complaints that have been happening. The reality of what they’ve been living in for years just becomes that much more real.”

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Originally posted by rontuner:
Had a talk the other day with an aunt and uncle after the first night of looting in Chicago. They see the police as that "thin blue line" maintaining peace. They were appalled that the police didn't step in and use force (lethal??) once a window was broken downtown...

So yes, there are probably a lot of others looking for stronger police and military action to preserve their version of reality in America.

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They see the police as that "thin blue line" maintaining peace. They were appalled that the police didn't step in and use force (lethal??) once a window was broken downtown...

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Originally posted by Piano*Dad:

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Originally posted by rontuner:
Had a talk the other day with an aunt and uncle after the first night of looting in Chicago. They see the police as that "thin blue line" maintaining peace. They were appalled that the police didn't step in and use force (lethal??) once a window was broken downtown...

So yes, there are probably a lot of others looking for stronger police and military action to preserve their version of reality in America.

Would they have voted for Biden but for? Do they plan to vote for Trump because of?