Shades of Chicago?

[rn79870]

I remember seeing the evening news in 1968 as an army of police smashed through protesters in Chicago. At my age I couldn't understand why police would smash their batons over the heads of the protesters for merely speaking against the war. I didn't fully understand the issues at that time, but it did make a lasting impression.

Now, it appears that we may well be headed back to Chicago except it might be in Denver. I wonder what is in store for the RNC when their turn comes.

Hundreds of anti-war protesters have demonstrated amid heavy police security in the US city of Denver where the Democratic national convention is set to kick-off on Monday. It was the first in a series of protests by the group Recreate 68, whose name echoes the anti-war protests outside the party's convention in Chicago in 1968. Al Jazeera spoke to five protesters about why they were marching, and their hopes that those attending the convention would listen.

Some interesting points of view.

http://english.aljazeera.net/n....html

[Cold_Zero]

NPR weekend edition did a thing on the 1968 Convention in Chicago (20 Anniversary) and Richard Daley. They also compared and contrasted the son (current mayor) to the father.http://www.npr.org/templates/s...44540

Was a pretty interesting story.

If the Democrats tear up Denver like they did Chicago in '68, I will never forgive them. Denver is a very nice city, we fell it love with it back in 2006.bud

[audtatious]

So, the warehouse with chain link holding areas (razor wire now removed) may be for Democrat protestors at the DNC instead of for Republican protestors?

No Wai!!!!!

[rn79870]

Calling them democrats is a little bit of a stretch. I would call them something like the 'Peace and Freedon, but if we got to get violent that's okay too, Party." I suspect they will protest at the RNC.

[audtatious]

Of course they will protest the RNC. They will probably protest more violently at the RNC than the DNC because a lot of the Dems in office cater to their causes.