In general I support most forms of peaceful protest. The founding fathers did too, evidently. Since the 60's we've seen civil disobedience and protests change the discourse and eventually the laws of the land. It's a fundamental American idea that if I see a politician who I disagree with walking down the street, I can go talk to them, or shout at them if I want to or tell them to **** off. That's a 1st Amendment right, works equally for everybody. People of all ilk protest all the time and have been doing so for decades. The fact that two cabinet members of this administration got shouted down in public does not surprise me. Nor do I necessarily disagree with it.
What I disagree with is violent protests of any kind. Neither of these were. A group of people walked up on Kiersten Nielson eating dinner with her aide in a Mexican restaurant, the same night she had spent lying through her teeth about the border situation. Yes, that pissed people off, whoop whoop. She first denied that families were being separated in a tweet, two days later she's point blank stating the opposite.
It's not shocking protestors walked up on her, started chanting and disrupted her dinner. Poor Kiersten, she had to cut a meal short and get whisked off into comforts of her regal life. Huge ******* casualty. Say stupid **** in public, you're gonna get called out on it....in public.
And speaking of saying stupid **** in public, Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets refused service cause she's been lying non-stop for what seems like a lifetime. If I owned a bookstore or a coffee shop and she walked in, I'd flip the Sorry, Closed sign in a heartbeat. Just like I'd lock the door if I saw wolves approaching.
Not sure why either of these are so heart-breaking.
There is a line to draw with protests, for me it's any type of violence, bodily harm, damage to property, etc. Throwing a pie in the face of
any politician is okay by me, as long as it's deserving.