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I got invited to a trump rally in colorado springs, tuesday...should I go? (Original Post) Demonaut Oct 2016 OP
Go, take pictures of the crude stuff, Ilsa Oct 2016 #1
A while ago, I would have found that interesting jberryhill Oct 2016 #2
Be careful blue cat Oct 2016 #3
Maybe. Do you already own a hazmat suit? Kber Oct 2016 #4
Flak suit might be better. Or Kevlar Warpy Oct 2016 #7
Fair point Kber Oct 2016 #8
Is there beer? Are the girls cute? AngryAmish Oct 2016 #5
No grubbs Oct 2016 #6
Who invited you? TXCritter Oct 2016 #9
Honestly? Yes you should brooklynite Oct 2016 #10
Absolutely. But be careful and stay in character. nolabear Oct 2016 #11
I would be unable to force myself to *pretend* clap at a Trump speech pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #14
Then if you go be very careful. nolabear Oct 2016 #17
Be careful, don't let them know/see you're not one of them. Some are mentally ill and over the RKP5637 Oct 2016 #12
Be careful. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #13
Also, as others have suggested, you'll probably be okay if you... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #15
what if I become "one of them"..get bitten by a tromp zombie..would/could I turn? Demonaut Oct 2016 #16
Heh heh. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #18
I'm sorry that those assholes hurt you, fuck them and what pieces of shit to cold cock you Demonaut Oct 2016 #23
For me it would GWC58 Oct 2016 #19
Stay away, seriously. roamer65 Oct 2016 #20
Don't do it. Call someone you haven't seen in a while... LuvLoogie Oct 2016 #21
Don't put yourself in danger vercetti2021 Oct 2016 #22
There was an article about an international student, newly in the US going to a Trump event salin Oct 2016 #24
Is Trump paying your travel expenses? JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2016 #25
If you go you'll have to play along... JNelson6563 Oct 2016 #26
A free ticket to the circus?? JoePhilly Oct 2016 #27
Go to get photos. Vinca Oct 2016 #28
I went to the one in Charlotte yesterday. cwydro Oct 2016 #29
My blood would boil True Dough Oct 2016 #30

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)
1. Go, take pictures of the crude stuff,
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:33 PM
Oct 2016

Post the revealing pix on facebook. Maybe someone will get fired for wearing a nasty tshirt or swastikas or something.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
2. A while ago, I would have found that interesting
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:33 PM
Oct 2016

But now, ugh.

I'd go check out the vendor area outside if they have one, and see all the woodland creatures in their native habitat.

Warpy

(111,352 posts)
7. Flak suit might be better. Or Kevlar
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:37 PM
Oct 2016

You never know when someone will be inspired enough to pull out that hidden gun and start shooting.

His fans both scare and disgust me. I don't think I could keep a neutral enough expression at one of those things to make it through alive.

grubbs

(356 posts)
6. No
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:36 PM
Oct 2016

You do not need to go. we know the enemy. do not expose yourself to the idiocy. We need you here. Also, unfriend anyone who was sincere in asking you to a trump rally.

 

TXCritter

(344 posts)
9. Who invited you?
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:43 PM
Oct 2016

Is this a chance to change someone's mind? You both watch the same insanity and maybe you can fix their brain?

brooklynite

(94,738 posts)
10. Honestly? Yes you should
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:48 PM
Oct 2016

I went to one of his rallies during the New Hampshire Primay. This is a piece of cultural history you'll want to remember.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
14. I would be unable to force myself to *pretend* clap at a Trump speech
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:58 PM
Oct 2016

I would attract suspicion very early on by just sitting quietly, trying not to make faces. I'm afraid it wouldn't end well for me.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
12. Be careful, don't let them know/see you're not one of them. Some are mentally ill and over the
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:50 PM
Oct 2016

edge, and others rage with hatred. Be careful!!!

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
13. Be careful.
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 10:55 PM
Oct 2016

I wandered into a redneck/biker bar in my area a few years ago on a whim.

One of the patrons approached me, saying he'd never seen me before, and how I should become a regular. Maybe he assumed I was racist because I'm super-white and I had my hair clipped to almost skinhead-level? (I had basically decided to embrace my male-pattern baldness rather than maintain thick hair along the sides and back, which I personally think looks ridiculous.)

The guy then proceeded to badmouth Obama and make all kinds of racist remarks. I could tell he was a lunatic, so I mostly stayed tight-lipped or said things like, "Well, I think it's more complicated than that." He eventually glared at me and walked back to his "gang."

When I left the place, I was apparently knocked out cold by a blow to the back of my head. Then the attackers must've decided to beat me in the face for awhile because I needed stitches around my eye sockets.

I woke up in an ER several hours later while getting the stitches. Cops had found my unconscious body in the parking lot and called for an ambulance. Brain scans and the like were done while I was unconscious (supposedly revealing no major damage). It all cost a fortune, but my insurance paid for most of it. I reached my yearly out-of-pocket max from that one trip to the ER, despite only being there a few hours. (I thus decided to finally get a long-time hernia surgically repaired later that year!)

Here's the kicker...
The cops entered the bar and asked what happened to me, and they were told that I did it to myself by banging my head against the brick outer walls! I was thus charged with "disorderly conduct," but the judge reduced it to "public intoxication" (because I admitted to drinking some alcohol in there) with no fine after I showed her the injuries... including the fist-shaped huge shiner around one of my eyes.

With so many people and security at those rallies, you'd probably be okay, but I don't think it's worth the risk.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
15. Also, as others have suggested, you'll probably be okay if you...
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:10 PM
Oct 2016

... pretend to be one of them.

Not "playing along" was apparently my mistake in that biker bar.

I understand the curiosity because I've tended to be that way in the past.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
18. Heh heh.
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:21 PM
Oct 2016

I'm kind of depressed right now after recalling my assault, so I think I'll log off.

You should be fine. It's the smaller groups of thugs out of public view who are more dangerous.

Demonaut

(8,927 posts)
23. I'm sorry that those assholes hurt you, fuck them and what pieces of shit to cold cock you
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:58 PM
Oct 2016

fuck them and their miserable lives

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
19. For me it would
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:41 PM
Oct 2016

not be a tough call; I would NOT go. I just know how I am and how so very much he nauseates and sickens me! 😡

roamer65

(36,747 posts)
20. Stay away, seriously.
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:48 PM
Oct 2016

I can assure you there are "certain people" there who are taking pictures and making note of the attendees.

You don't want to be associated, trust me...you really don't.

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)
22. Don't put yourself in danger
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:58 PM
Oct 2016

These people are crazy and you shouldn't put yourself in harms way. We know these folk are vile humans and it shows. Besides you might need bleach to get clean afterwards.

salin

(48,955 posts)
24. There was an article about an international student, newly in the US going to a Trump event
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 06:43 AM
Oct 2016

and when she didn't "look" like a fan (not hooping and hollering) a member of the audience began interrogating her. My take away - if you are going to go - act like you fit in. The mob mentality is in full force.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,367 posts)
25. Is Trump paying your travel expenses?
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 07:12 AM
Oct 2016

Colorado Springs might be nice this time of year.

And, if you get lost on the way to the rally, so much the better.

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
26. If you go you'll have to play along...
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 07:21 AM
Oct 2016

unless you have a martyr complex. It is a good opportunity to get footage & pics of this shit show.

Vinca

(50,308 posts)
28. Go to get photos.
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 07:57 AM
Oct 2016

I'd be looking for the women wearing t-shirts saying "Trump Touch Me Here" with an arrow pointing to their crotch. Idiots. Total idiots.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
29. I went to the one in Charlotte yesterday.
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 07:59 AM
Oct 2016

You didn't even need a ticket. The crowd was small.

I took pics and posted to my facebook page. It was a surreal scene.

I was curious for the same reasons you are. I lasted 30 minutes. Ugh.

True Dough

(17,331 posts)
30. My blood would boil
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 09:24 AM
Oct 2016

I couldn't be among that crowd for more than 5 minutes without my head exploding. The torture!

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