Their "message" was in lockstep with the Democrats' response to the r**ting, and just because you wish to revise history doesn't change the reality.

I saw downtown Santa Monica after the r**ts and spoke to business owners, and I've seen independent video of the r**ting there as well.

The police were barely even a presence, they drove around with sirens going and never stopped or exited their cars, even while passing by some people ripping an ATM out of a wall.

Simply put, the Democrats in charge told the police not to get involved.

This is the kind of behavior that results when a major political party aligns itself with the radical left, and the effect of that cause is 100% on the Democratic Party.

People were thanking the police for limiting the damage and not making thing worse..

defunding the police is a real stupid lip service term which does not even come close to the intent of these people.. t***sfering money is more descriptive but clearly not a catchy phrase..

The crowning example of good slogans may well be "pro-life"... until that was coined, I do not recall a single clinic bombed or doctor murdered.. but a catchy word phrase and wow every one on the right wing jumped on the band wagon and joined in..

And a reminder, as you seem to need it.. the r**ts while they lasted and the protesters were two different groups..as in "not the same people"

If that were true, the local Democrat politicians wouldn't have restrained the police and would have protected all those business owners who had been paying taxes for that purpose.

They also wouldn't have seconded those animals' motion on defunding the police.

Democrats like Jerrold Nadler would not have said the r**ting was all a "myth" and the Democrats & mainstream media wouldn't have tried to cover it all up as "peaceful demonstrations."

To anyone who's not profoundly obtuse, your statement holds about as much water as a sieve.

I won't waste my time sparring with a Trump Deranged lemming. Trump and Conservatives have endured four years of spiteful abuse from people like you who never got over Hillary's loss. We had Crossfire Hurricane, Crossfire Razor, the Russian collusion h**x, the totally partisan and bogus impeachment fiasco, and now v***r f***d. This whole thing stinks of f*****m. America's democracy is at stake. F*****ts gain and keep control, first by promoting big government, eliminating individual rights, control of the media, and finally e******n f***d and rigging. America is in big trouble. If Democrats get away with this fraud, no future e******n will be safe.

I'm sure that you didn't c***t, any more than my Democrat wife c***ted. I just have to wonder what the heck happened to the minds of so many people who are willing to give up freedoms to big government control.