And I see that several Dem PACs funded by George Soros are again running craigslist ads in CA, WA and OR (and perhaps NY) offering young people nice sums of money to protest against the election of Trump and cause cities to have to spend a lot of money on extra law enforcement.
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These thugs/kids are losers who can’t get regular jobs and are probably flunking out of college.

Why would Soros need to pay people to protest? Plenty of willing people considering that 40% of NY is foreign born and has had it up to the tits with his (and his supporters’) rhetoric for the past year and a half.

Most of the protests are at night or on weekends, outside of working hours, BTW.

All this being said, the election was what it was. Trump won, no sense in protesting it. Let’s keep the guy accountable for the next 4-8 years. I think he’ll turn out to be more of a moderate on social issues. In the 90s, he was pro-choice, and supported universal health care. Even recently, he’s come out in favor of most parts of ACA/Obamacare.

On the other hand, his authoritarian impulses are worrisome.

From 1990:
Q:What were your other impressions of the Soviet Union?
A: I was very unimpressed. Their system is a disaster. What you will see there soon is a revolution; the signs are all there with the demonstrations and picketing. Russia is out of control and the leadership knows it. That’s my problem with Gorbachev. Not a firm enough hand.

Q: You mean firm hand as in China?
A: When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak … as being spit on by the rest of the world—