What the difference between the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the coming 2024 DNC event? Well, in 1968 the mayor was on the side of law-and-order. Today, the mayor sides with Antifa and so-called “pro-Palestinian” protesters.
And comments this past weekend from Mayor Let’s Go Brandon further illuminate the difference between how the city will respond to lawless “peaceful protesters.”
Chicago is gonna burn, folks.
BURN THIS INTO YOUR MIND: You don’t want to be within a quarter tank of gas of the DNC event August 19-22.
From WirePoints:
Mayor Johnson deepens concerns about what side he will be on if DNC protesters become lawbreakers and challenge police
Whose side will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson be on if protesters become lawbreakers at the August Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and how will he direct police to respond?
Concerns that Johnson will side with lawbreakers already are common, and Johnson’s interview published Sunday by the Chicago Tribune should increase those concerns.
The interviewers asked Johnson whether he agreed with police who forcibly broke up a recent protest at the Chicago Art Institute, arresting many protesters. Johnson answered that his primary concern was protesters’ rights. The reporters pressed further, asking, “Was the final response, the outcome — which led to dozens of arrests — was that necessary?”
Johnson’s answer:
Well, in some instances — and I’ve been a part of these demonstrations — in some instances, arrests are part of the objective. I’ll say it like that. I’ve taken arrest before. It’s not unprecedented for demonstrators to take arrest. The most important thing, though, here is that the First Amendment? Protected. Keeping people safe, it’s the primary goal, and we’ve done both of those.
In other words, getting arrested for breaking the law while protesting is no biggie.
Again, you don’t want to be within a quarter tank of gas of the DNC in August. Just sayin’.
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