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Lorenzo Beach, 28, said that he was asked to join the gathering by his pastor. As someone who works with young people, he felt it was important “to show the youth that people do care about them, but also that some of the things they’ve been doing as of late, we don’t stand for that.”
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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Another program, more wasted money blah blah blah…it gets old after a very long while.
If these youths have no right to enter public Millenium park without a parent then why are they allowed on the public sidewalks and streets without a parent? Is the park somehow a different category of “public”?
This march will be as effective as the previous 1,200 marches throughout the years
The St. Floyd marches/riots, arguably, were successful. The world has been transformed in the name of equity now and it is nearly unrecognizable to normal people. But protests and marches only work for Democrat issues in Democrat controlled areas. Democrat marches in Republican areas are totally ineffective; and the handful of Republicans protests in blue areas inevitably lead to surveillance by the FBI and arrests, and government agents / provocateurs showing up to disrupt and sully the protest. The covid lock down protests in Chicago supposedly had people waving WWII Germany flags and other weird stuff, obviously all by provocateurs,… Read more »
Stating your opinion as fact and your relentless pursuit to derail any sort of positive change are your only consistencies.
Again, you’re speaking on behalf of others and proclaiming some divine understanding of things you know nothing about. I just schooled you yesterday on federal nominations. Do you really want to go at it again and embarrass yourself?
Appreciate the earnest effort of these men who marched this weekend.
Now I hope each man also buttonholes a youth for mentoring, instills basic rules of comportment in public spaces.
The young participants in last weekend’s mayhem are laughing at the idea that they really want and need jobs. Haven’t they made clear that they want to destroy, and money with no strings attached?
I don’t really know what happened last weekend, but it sure looked bad. Adults need to take leadership roles in our communities and snuff this stuff out, if those kids were as young as the media claims. YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok are all a major part of the problem. I’m not talking about contested free speech issues. Some of these kids are clearly committing crimes and everybody looks the other way. Gavin Newsome recently signed a bill limiting the use of rap lyrics in criminal proceedings! https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/politics/rap-lyrics-in-court-california-gavin-newsom/index.html How is this video getting so much traffic? It’s obviously amplified and… Read more »
In any community there will be criminals who will shoot, loot and carjack no matter what the possible consequences. But there will be many more who will only behave this way if they feel confident that they can get away with it. Our justice system has created many more “provisional criminals” by making it clear that this behavior will be tolerated and excused.
Yup! I get it. That’s why I’m all for protesting against violence. Let’s force Johnson into a position and deal with him accordingly.
I’d like to see less protesting and more action. Firstly, get control of your dang kids.
How? The state is moving to take full control of kids via the education system. Social media fills in the leftovers. Social media / mass media are parties to every major social transgression.
Protesting is the best way to verify numbers and get the message across.
Did you know that TikTok in China shuts down past a certain hour in the evening? In Chinese TikTok, they promote friendship, homework, good deeds, etc. Social media in the United States promotes violence, twerking, division, infidelity, etc. There’s a formula.
This assumes the CPS propaganda is working. All I see are undisciplined and uncivilized ruffians intentionally causing mayhem. Our politicians can call their behavior protests but I don’t think any of the wildings believe they are protesting. I think they just want to have some fun and destroy things, cause mayhem.
Hmm, the picture looks like a Red for Ed rally!
Dumbest people on the planet and explains why the communist Johnson got elected. They remind me of the story about frogs in a slowly heating pot of water. They stay until the water boils and by then it’s too late. Look at all the frogs.
What solutions do you have? Marching and denouncing violence is usually the first step. Do you trust The Sun Times to report accurately or your eyes that can easily identify giant “NO MORE VIOLENCE” signs?
Jail.
Well, you need to draw attention, mobilize, and ostracize the people in power first. Building up a grassroots movement raises awareness and contradicts Johnson and Lightfoot’s narrative. This presentation rebuts their position that “wilding” behavior is socially acceptable or some form of protest. If you march with a “JAIL” sign, it pushes the conversation a little bit more. These guys are giving you a forum for promoting your jail solution and setting the agenda.
Marching is all for show, accomplishes nothing.
“Marching is all for show, accomplishes nothing.”
This is the dumbest thing I’ve read all day.
Here’s a detailed account of the MARCH that ended communism.
https://extravaganzafreetour.com/1989-velvet-revolution-a-peaceful-protest-which-can-inspire/
“Dave Hardy, Dave Hardy, There’s a phone call from Joseph Stalin on line 2 for Dave Hardy”
The ‘people in power’ weren’t looting and rioting last weekend, so they don’t deserve ostracizing.
These incidents require a firm and immediate response – which isn’t going to happen.
I hope that the march this weekend has some positive effect.
Solutions? Yeah here’s one, how about a certain ethnicity stops acting like rabid dogs. How about a certain ethnicity start with parental responsibility. How about a certain ethnicity become contributing members of society. How about going to school and actually trying to get a basic education. How about a certain ethnicity getting off the generational welfare train. How about a certain ethnicity stop being the major cause of murder and mayhem. How about a certain ethnicity quit blaming everybody else except members of their ethnicity for all of their troubles. How about a lot of other things as well.
That’s such a lazy answer. I’m posting a link to a Bill Cosby speech on the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Unfortunately, his bad conduct has taken prominence over his good deeds, and the media is partially to blame. It’s a real eye-opener, and he’s even more critical than you.
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/2004-bill-cosby-pound-cake-speech/#:~:text=I%20wanted%20a%20piece%20of,your%20butt%20kicked.%E2%80%9D%20No.
Troll, just go away. As noted above answer the call from your buddy Stalin. Your postings are direct from the communist manifesto.
As useless as the “Pink Pussy Hat” women marching to “protest” President Trump’s election, lol…
Protesting is not useless! Those goofy hats and, more importantly, the people behind the scenes pushing them have achieved some ambitious goals.
PROTESTING AND DENOUNCING VIOLENCE IS THE CORRECT PATH TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. The Sun Times is taking you for a ride by denouncing it and framing the entire movement as useless. Don’t fall for it! It’s too early. Get involved. Share your voice. Steer it towards your proposed solution. Here’s a chart that illustrates how things generally play out.
Where were Brandon Johnson & Lori Lightfoot while this was going on? How about other local politicians? You can’t tell me none of them knew! How about the teachers & CTU? It’s pretty sad none of them bothered showing up.
What churches sponsored this, and where are their materials? I’m curious to hear what they have to say about it. I give them credit for trying to make a difference. I might donate to some of them.
Perhaps we could do a bigger rally when it gets warmer.
What sad, pathetic people.
Emptyblabber suits you better.