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The Real Marty · 06-03-2020, 07:48 AM

(06-03-2020, 07:29 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:
(06-03-2020, 06:14 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Now that Trump is saying the GOP convention will leave North Carolina over the state's social distancing requirements, Mayor Curry is trying to get them to come to Jacksonville.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2...ksonville/

My opinion is that this is a very bad idea. Wherever that convention goes, there will be massive civil unrest and probably riots. The supposed "$100 million" shot in the arm for the local economy will be completely offset by the disruption, the trash, the destruction, cost of security, and numerous other problems and costs it would bring to the city.

So what you’re saying is that the city should turn down a fiscal and image opportunity because your side can’t act civilly?

My side??? Very funny.

Do you think the people you call "my side" can act civilly? Do you think they will?  They're not my side, and I do not think they will act civilly.

Who do you think is out there doing all the rioting, looting, and burning the last few days? Do you think they'll just decide to stay away from the biggest rioting, burning, and looting event of the new century- the renomination of Donald Trump? They just gonna sit home and watch it on TV? No. If you bring the Republican convention to Jacksonville, then you also bring Antifa, the Black Panthers, international anarchists, you name them and they will be here. Every nut and flake on earth will descend on little old Jacksonville and some of them will be bent on destruction. Do you think Jacksonville is equipped to handle something like that?

I'm not saying there won't be "decent people on both sides" as Mr Trump put it, but that convention is going to bring riots. Bank on it.

We're seeing 1968 play out all over again.

NOT TO MENTION tens of thousands of people all packed together in an arena for a week, refusing to even wear masks, then spreading out all over the city to various hotels, restaurants, shopping centers. They will spread Covid-19 all over the city.