Free Speech Trumped in Chicago

Faced with a University of Illinois arena surrounded by angry protesters, while hundreds more demonstrators infiltrated it, the Trump campaign cancelled his appearance. Anti-Trump forces erupted, throwing barbs and blows at those whose event they invaded. This is the post-Occupy Wall Street/Black Lives Matter circa America where holding cities and speeches hostage has become a fascist norm.

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Regardless of whether you support Trump for president or not, no American with a shred of traditional values endorses jail house-style mass intimidation. We are losing civic order to pampered mobs who are allowed to run wild from coast to coast! As an urbansafetyist, I've worked with very liberal, non-thuggish marches and events for years, so please don't think this is a partisan critique. Peaceful progressives are wary of this menacing turn in their ranks. Donald Trump routinely makes statements which raise eye brows ( and blood pressure, lol ), but neither he nor his side of the political aisle has given America the riots and disrupted speeches we've seen lately. While a wise public safety decision, the cancellation of this Chicago Donald Trump rally raises serious questions about who is being allowed to bully traditionalists into silence. This is not a free speech victory- it's mob rule!

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