Which group(s) have been responsible for violent political protests in the US?

Question

Have there been any?

Answer 1

There have been cases of civil unrest that turned violent throughout our history. The 1960's were a time that unrest on several fronts arose. There was the civil rights movement which was mostly peaceful on the part of the demonstrators while violence including murder was committed against the protesters by anti civil rights groups like the KKK and even some authorities. The anti war demonstrations also resulted in much civil unrest and demonstrations. Some were peaceful while others turned very violent. The National Guard was sent to quell riots and demonstrations at college campuses. Most of the 60's civil unrest or anti government movements have been from the left, some who are in Obama's administration. These same people are now using rhetoric to raise more anti government unrest among the fringe elements. A result in their favor could be martial law and a suspension of voting if violence were to erupt.

Answer 2

Your hearing that tone because the Republican ticket is on the defensive. Since the beginning of the campaign, no one has given them much of a chance. The colleges, Hollywood leftists and the media have already elected Mr. Obama. But, they have forgotten about the silent majority in America. They have neglected to factor in the fact that Americans don't like being told what to do by anyone. This silent majority, may just vote McCain/Palin, out of pure spite.

Answer 3

This weekend thwere was a rally held by white supremicists in Los Angeles.



All of the violence came from the counter-protesters. Aparently - the skinheads were better behaved than the liberals. (Has any of them thought of just what kind of message they are senidng?)

Answer 4

Look at the violent protests around the world and they all have the same thing in common...Liberal wackos.

Answer 5

Riot police, National Guard, Anarchists, Pro-Lifers but MOSTLY the government/organizations that REFUSE to listen to peaceful protest.

Answer 6

Chicago police at the peaceful demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention in 1968, National Guard at Kent State, Police and dog attacks in the civil rights protests in the South...National Guard at Jackson State...Weatherman bombings 1969-70...pro-lifers in anti-abortion violence...The United Freedom Front bombings in 1970s-80s..Anarchist bombings of 1919.. Alderman's Wars 1916-21... White supremacists in the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898...unknown person at Haymarket workers riot in 1886...Pacifists/police at the New York Draft Riots of 1863..John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry...The American Party in the The Know-Nothing Riot of 1856....you could go on...Freedom fighters in the Revolutionary War...Secessionists in the Civil War...

Answer 7

Southerners are responsible for trying to secede from the U.S. in order to preserve slavery. That was certainly the most violent political protest in the history of the U.S. In the 1930s, southern textile mills called out the National Guard on occasion to shoot and kill striking workers, who were demanding better hours and the end to 72 hour work weeks. When Timothy McVeigh killed 76 people in a terrorist act, he was active in right-wing militia movements.

Answer 8

In 60's?

Answer 9

Detroit sports fans.

Answer 10

Mayor Daley and the Chicago police force.



"...The climax came Wednesday night, as a melee broke out near the Conrad Hilton Hotel across from Grant Park, and police began beating bystanders as well as protesters, using clubs, fists, knees and Mace. Some militants fought back with their own caustic sprays, bottles and concrete chunks, enraging police all the more. Officers pushed people through a plate-glass window and then, according to witnesses, attacked the dazed victims as they lay amid broken glass. A group of police cheered a soldier as he bashed a demonstrator and attacked a photographer who filmed the scene. About an hour later, film of the violence was shown at the Amphitheatre, with the effect of a thunderbolt. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, at the podium to place Sen. George McGovern's name in nomination, decried the use of "Gestapo tactics." A livid Mayor Daley stood up as TV cameras zoomed in but what he shouted has never been precisely determined. Later that night, as the riots continued, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota easily won the nomination. There were hundreds of injuries, but no deaths. A national inquiry chaired by Chicago Crime Commission director Daniel Walker, later elected governor of Illinois, called the confrontations a "police riot."



http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics/elections/democratic-convention-%281968%29-EVHST000046.topic

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The National Guard murdering in cold blood four students at Kent State.



"In response to Nixon's announcement of a new invasion, students across the United States began to protest.

Protests by students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio began on May 1, 1970. At noon, students held a protest rally on campus and later that night rioters built a bonfire and threw beer bottles at police off campus. The mayor declared a state of emergency and asked the governor for help. The governor sent in the Ohio National Guard.

On May 2, 1970, during a protest near the ROTC building on campus, someone set fire to the abandoned building. The National Guard entered the campus and used tear gas to control the crowd.



During the evening of May 3, 1970, another protest rally was held on campus which was again dispersed by the National Guard.

All of these protests led up to the deadly interaction between Kent State students and the National Guard on May 4, 1970 which is known as the Kent State Shootings or the Kent State Massacre.



On May 4, 1970, another student rally was scheduled for noon at the Commons on the Kent State University campus. Before the rally began, the National Guard ordered those congregated to disperse. Since the students refused to leave, the National Guard attempted to use tear gas on the crowd.



Because of the shifting wind, the tear gas was ineffective at moving the crowd of students. The National Guard then advanced upon the crowd, with bayonets attached to their rifles. This scattered the crowd. After dispersing the crowd, the National Guardsmen stood around for about ten minutes and then turned around and began to retrace their steps.

For an unknown reason, during their retreat, nearly a dozen National Guardsmen suddenly turned around and began firing at the still scattered students. In 13 seconds, 67 bullets were fired. Some claim that there was a verbal order to fire. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded. Some of the students who were shot were not even part of the rally, but were just walking to their next class."



http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/qt/kentstate.htm

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Timothy McVeigh





"On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m., an explosion ripped through the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. It was the worst terrorist attack ever undertaken on American soil. The blast killed 168 people - 19 of them children - and injured hundreds."

Answer 11

obamas friend bill ayers "Weather Underground

Answer 12

There have been and liberals have been responsible for them..

Answer 13

Liberal hippies and black extremists.

And unions

Answer 14

Treehuggers and pro-lifers.

Answer 15

CONSERVATIVES, TEA PARTY, THE SARAH PALIN CULT

Answer 16

Teabaggers, teabaggers, teabaggers