Velshi: Protests Are The Sound Of Democracy In Action | MSNBC

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi says Trump’s use of federal troops in Portland violates the fundamentally American right to protest and represents a shift from democracy to fascism.» Subscribe to MSNBC:

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Velshi: Protests Are The Sound Of Democracy In Action | MSNBC

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  1. It’s unbelievable that you still have to convince America what America stands for . The whole world knows it .

    1. @d2.r76.421 presumably you’ve seen the full video of Mayor Ted Wheeler surrounded by a hostile mob looking terrified as they hurled abuse at him?

    2. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

    3. @fsf dsfa The protesters you don’t want to protect haven’t killed anyone, how about you make a distinction?

    4. fsf dsfa never mind, these geniuses don’t need the police, if they get attacked or robbed they can call Antifa who will be around straight away and blow their whistles and chant a bit.

  2. Every republican president has given a recession but this takes the cake 🤕

    I see the problem now, why red states have poor economy!

    1. @Randy Welsh Hmm I dunno… fox news doesnt have a habit of getting caught lying, like cnn, msnbc etc, have multiple times. Those are the real fake news. You are too far gone to be convinced of these facts.. Good luck.

    2. @Anonymous one Not sure what you’re talking about. I’m an Independent and there is no Presidential candidate in my state. Maybe you ought to take that cognitive test Trump took recently.

    3. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

    4. @fsf dsfa Folks! This is a perfect example of the ignorance right wing media breeds Bet, he doesn’t know or is it a she this month? That right wing Boogaloo Boys killed 2 cops in California

  3. Funny how Trump is now trying to blame the spread of the virus on the protests!!

    Wasn’t he the one encouraging Republicans to protest against the lockdown back in April?

    1. @Real Deal Most of the states – I believe 41 – have some kind of requirement for facemasks to be worn in public. If both people are wearing masks, the transmission rate is very low, even if one person is infectious. That doesn’t hold true if only one person is wearing a mask. The virus is transmitted through the air and not just directly from one person to another. Small viral particles can linger in the air for at least 3 hours after someone without a mask on exhales. Even an N95 mask only offers 95% protection against inhaling these small particles. The US is a very dangerous place right now, and the only way to lower the danger is for everyone to take this virus seriously and start wearing a mask when they are in public.

    2. @Tera Tokomi Seriously? You don’t see the hypocrisy of encouraging Republicans to protest against the lockdown in April, yet blaming democratic protesters in June for the spread of the virus?

    3. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

  4. 2nd Admendment was made for times like this. Where are the proud boys? At home in there parents basements.

    1. From the comments I’ve read they are backing the ATF’s efforts to reduce gun crime. I think they are confused by their Dear Leader.

    2. One lesson to be learned from fascism is that it’s initial supporters mistakenly think that their common ground issues (mostly based on fear and hate) will not put them under the jack boots of those same fascists.

      Fascists find conservatives to be useful tools to help them gain power but as the Lincoln Project and others can attest, the fascists (Trumpists) have gone far away from anything resembling actual conservatism.

      The anti-government militias might delude themselves that they are not going to be stomped on at a later date but history has proven they are on the list unless they put on the jack boots and fall in line; many of them already have but this just indicates they were never actually patriots in the first place.

      We have one shot to stop this in November but that appears to be dissipating as the Trumpists realize they may not win the election and so must rig it, steal it or in some way hijack it to their advantage.

    3. LOL ask the illustrious NFAC…they shot eachother yesterday. Stupid fools. While the real trained militia stood proud organized and safe feet away.

  5. The troops in the streets is both camouflage for the real crimes happening by this administration and a signal to the base

    1. @joris suffurt I look forward to seeing Trump win again in landslide. Americans reject the communist Democrats.

    2. @KentBalzer Trump will lose easily, as currently he’s still letting a virus run rampant. If he pushes schools to open you’ll have dead kids and even more disruptions to parents lives when they have to stay home with Covid positive kids for 2 weeks. Not to mention the flu season will be picking up right at election time, and the states that don’t have mail in voting will be a life or death choice for Trumps core of senior voters.

    3. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

    1. Donald didn’t have to go too low. He was already among the lowest. It’s the Country being informed and guided by elements of white supremacy, it’s the country that’s been brought very low. Hopefully not to oin of no return. For the sake of the country.

    2. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

  6. Protesting peacefully is 100% American, Red White and Blue… I support the protesters and hope that we can all work together to correct the part of the justice system that has no place in our society…

    1. @Fritter Foof agreed but those being slaughtered by the virus don’t really have a choice other than if they just let themselves be killed by it, or if they attempt to fight for their lives

    1. Satan himself is setting up all this chaos, so the Antichrist can pretend to set up a false peace and a false economic boom. “And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by PEACE he shall DESTROY many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes: but he shall be broken without hand” (Daniel 8:25, KJV).
      The Antichrist shall set up the Fifth Temple in Jerusalem, but he is a false Christ: A) His Temple will not match the dimensions given in Ezekiel 40 (KJV); and B) The Antichrist will allow Roman Catholicism to exist…temporarily. By the time the Lord Jesus Christ returns, Rome shall have been totally destroyed (Revelation 17-18, KJV).
      candlestickpress.faithweb.com/blank.html

    2. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

  7. Pluck a chicken one feather at a time, nobody will notice’ – Mussolini on making a dictatorship out of a democracy
    ‘I think it’s very important for us to make clear that Trump has over-plucked’ – Madeline Albright

    1. Wise and true… sociopathic liar easily does that and it appears, people of the USA became Trump’s toys. Children are good at manipulating toys because they are curious and feel satisfaction in their interests. In the president’s case, he has clear psycho-neurotic traits and no satisfaction.

    2. @Anonymous one there’s plenty of dictatorships already in existence that you can move to, you don’t need to make America one

  8. They should be ashamed of themselves and refuse to break their vows to the Constitution!!
    Those troops need to stand with the people!

    1. @jollyandwaylo yup 🙂 the term “troops” here is misleading, these aren’t “troops” they are various law enforcement personnel. When it comes to the overthrow of dictators to replace with a democracy, the police/law enforcement will almost universally side with the dictator, but the military are the swing vote. If the protests remain non-violent, like these ones have, then the military will generally choose to respond to violence from the dictator’s employees by turning on the dictator & standing beside the people & protecting them …. & so the power shifts & the people take control of the country

    1. @Truth 90 don’t forget ALL the Campaign stays and countries like Saudi Arabia taking up a whole floor at a tRump hotel, which at the time was struggling to turn a profit, much like his other businesses…take Turnberry for example, he told the US Ambassador to the UK to get the British Open moved to Turnberry as it was losing millions…the man is a criminal, plain and simple, hopefully he will be in an Orange Jumpsuit to match his Orange Face Paint

    2. @Pam Deshane give the trolling a rest pal, the whole World is watching America turn into a Fascist State in front of their eyes

    3. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

    4. @Leroy Gibbs . Biden is tied up with the BLM thugs to get the black vote and Sanders communist utopia to get the progressive vote! Real Americans will re elect Trump!

    1. this is an armed coup d’etat. They’re going after local authorities and ‘dominating’ them with force. Trump-Putin wants this to spark violence and create the chaos he needs to stop the election.

    1. Ron Iwankovitsch, yup we are. In my lifetime I have watched the fall of 2 great superpowers now, first the USSR & now the USA

    2. @MR DEW thats what he tells you! But the reality is completeley different and the world knows it. Something is wrong in USA. Can you see it?

    3. @Lilac Lizard yet here you are on YouTube(American company) watching MSNBC(American news) and claiming America is dead. You really are a dumb foreign troll…😘

    4. @Some Person no they were going to burn down a federal court house in Portland and the feds prevented it because local police was weak. Thats vandalism

  9. These aren’t just protests against police brutality against black people.,they’re against everything Trump.

    1. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

    2. What about Bernell Trammell? Shot dead because he was a trump supporter? That’s facism!!

  10. DeSantis, Scott,Rubio and Trump can be credited for the Graveyard Theme Park, that is now Florida

    1. You’ve just had your ventilator plug pulled. Whatcha gonna do now? “Im going to Disney Morgue”!

    2. The rioters you promote and protect have now killed over 100 innocent people since the start of this more than the police in 2019 and 2020 combined you msnbc are complicit and truly fakenews.

  11. we are not talking about rioters and looters and the ones that want to over turn our gove..they are not the people..they are thugs..mobs..gangs..bad guys..

    1. Wow. As opposed to Hail BLM or you get beaten, fired and in some cases killed. Nice try though.

    2. @Anonymous one I meant: If the USA does not change you will turn into a dictatorship! You cant do that! Get Trump out!

    1. and democracy barely exists in America already because of a lack of protests over the last generation. This is long overdue & the only chance to save America from total destruction

  12. Remember it was other countries around the world flying the baby Trump blimps in protest of the impeached extortionist Donald Trump

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