Yes. This reminds me a lot of the 1960s Anti-Viet Nam War protests now. These likely will continue until Trump leaves office (whenever that is). We are presently in another social revolution as bad or worse than the 1960s and 1970s already right now. I hope it doesn't come to civil war like it did in 1861. I'm hopeful another civil war can be averted. This is a war between the past and the future, much like Islamic Terrorism is a war against the present from a 12th century point of view. Who is right? In the end it is not about who is right it is about who wins. That is the sad truth of history proven over and over again if you actually take the time to study history carefully.
WASHINGTON
--Protesters climbed a 270-foot construction site crane just blocks
from the White House on Wednesday and unfurled an orange and yellow
banner calling for resistance to President Trump. Officers called …
APJanuary 25, 2017, 11:42 AM
Greenpeace crane protesters near White House call for resistance to Trump
WASHINGTON --
Protesters climbed a 270-foot construction site crane just blocks from
the White House on Wednesday and unfurled an orange and yellow banner
calling for resistance to President Trump.
Officers called to the construction site in downtown Washington
found that three people had attached themselves to the crane and
another four people joined them, Capt. Robert Glover of the Metropolitan
Police Department’s special operations division told reporters.
The protesters told police they’re conducting a First Amendment action, he said.
“Time is on our side,” Glover said. “Safety is our foremost mission this morning.”
After
a few hours, several protesters dangling from the horizontal arm of the
bright orange crane opened the 70-foot by 35-foot banner that reads
“RESIST.”
Greenpeace
activists hold an anti-Trump protest as they display a banner reading
“Resist” from a construction crane near the White House in Washington
Jan. 25, 2017.
Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
The
protesters are calling for resistance to Mr. Trump and his agenda,
Greenpeace spokesman Travis Nichols said by telephone. It’s a
continuation of protests that began with Mr. Trump’s inauguration.
Greenpeace said in a statement that the protesters are “calling for
those who want to resist Trump’s attacks on environmental, social,
economic, and educational justice to contribute to a better America.”
The
protest comes a day after Mr. Trump’s administration moved to delay
implementation of at least 30 environmental rules and froze new Environmental Protection Agency contracts and grant awards.
“While we respect everyone’s right to protest, today’s actions
are extremely dangerous and unlawful,” police said in a statement posted
on Twitter.
Police would consult with prosecutors about
appropriate charges, Glover told reporters. There was no continuing
threat to anyone outside the site and minimal disruption to the area, he
said.
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