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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI got invited to a trump rally in colorado springs, tuesday...should I go?
I'm curious to see the chaos and hate he generates
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Post the revealing pix on facebook. Maybe someone will get fired for wearing a nasty tshirt or swastikas or something.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)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.
blue cat
(2,415 posts)And don't leave early.
Kber
(5,043 posts)Warpy
(111,352 posts)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.
Better make a Botox apt ahead of time.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)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)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)I went to one of his rallies during the New Hampshire Primay. This is a piece of cultural history you'll want to remember.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)And video.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)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.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)edge, and others rage with hatred. Be careful!!!
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)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)... 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.
Demonaut
(8,927 posts)terrifying to think
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)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)fuck them and their miserable lives
GWC58
(2,678 posts)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)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.
LuvLoogie
(7,034 posts)Maybe treat yourself to a nice steak dinner.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)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)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)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)unless you have a martyr complex. It is a good opportunity to get footage & pics of this shit show.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Vinca
(50,308 posts)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)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)I couldn't be among that crowd for more than 5 minutes without my head exploding. The torture!