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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:09 PM
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How volatile is the situation in Madison?
If paid agitators were sent in to stir trouble, could a riot be easily started? That would cause the police having to break up the demonstration, a tactic often used. Have there been any reports of this kind of trick being tried?

Could this come to violence?
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northoftheborder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:11 PM
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1. Absolutely possible.
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:13 PM
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3. So when were you there? And why is your profile disabled?
NGU.

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Viking12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:15 PM
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5. Extremely Improbable!
I was there twice last week, the rallies have been very upbeat and peaceful.

Turn off Fox News, dude.
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:13 PM
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2. Not at all. There were signs all over the center of Madison Saturday that said...
..."Remember, this is a peaceful protest." And it sure looked like people didn't need the reminding.

NGU.

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knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:14 PM
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4. one ridiculous governor has had the national guard
tour the prison in preparation to fill in for the "fired" state employees. the problem with this nonsense is that the "police" are government employees that face termination. this is a klusterfuck that sheds light upon the ridiculous mind set of our "elected" officials. bought and paid for by those living so high on the hog that they are unable to produce clear thinking for necessary governing. I am so enjoying the humpty dumpties falling off their walls.
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:16 PM
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6. It's mellow and energizing
everyone is VERY positive...

they'd have to send in a whole lot of "agitators" I think to do anything really.

(And have you seen the size of these union guys?? lol...)
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 11:47 PM
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7. Only if teabaggers come riding in on horses and camels.
So Wisconsin, keep 'em locked up.
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:50 AM
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9. I think the OP was talking about people busting heads...
not busting a gut laughing. A teabagger on a camel... :rofl:
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:49 AM
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8. Not that likely, IMO. If some agitators did try to start something, the true protesters
might simply sit down, as some of the protesters did in Egypt when informed that the police were coming. Given how long the protest has been proceeding with no arrests, any violence is going to seem highly suspicious. Blaming the protesters will be an uphill battle.
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:56 AM
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10. They play hockey there
it wouldn't hurt long.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:58 AM
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11. They tried Saturday
per calls to talk radio today... all they got was people asking them to go back to their side of the line. Politely mind you.

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