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Don't forget Sessions, Gorsuck, Perry etc

Here are some thoughts:

First, the pro-trump crowd picks the most hostile place on earth to hold their "free speech" rally, Berkeley CA. Do they have a right to? Yes. But is it a good idea? No. Will they be outnumbered? No question. Given the circumstances are police likely to get heavily involved in protecting them? Probably not.

It's no different than if the anti-gun crowd decided to hold a free speech rally in Texas or Wyoming. Do they have a right to? Yes. But is it a good idea? No. Will they be outnumbered? No question. Given the circumstance are police likely to get heavily involved in protecting them? Probably not.

Next, I think most level headed left and right leaning individuals in this country see the individuals who participated in the mayhem this weekend in Berkeley as a bunch of extreme leaning nuts who are both fighting for narratives that aren't factually true. It's like they are fighting "past" each other.

Although I tend to lean right, you won't catch me with a red hat and a stick stirring up trouble under the false pretense of free speech. I would have much more to lose than to gain. Just my 2 cents.