{"id":2236699,"date":"2024-05-03T16:41:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-credits-protests-for-eliminating-segregation-in-america\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T16:43:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:43:19","slug":"bernie-sanders-credits-protests-for-eliminating-segregation-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-credits-protests-for-eliminating-segregation-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders acknowledges protests for &#8216;ending segregation in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernie-sanders-credits-protests-for-eliminating-segregation-in-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont defended the right to protest in a video, \u2064attributing much of America&#8217;s progress to peaceful demonstrations. He expressed support amidst pro-Palestinian protests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boxer-floyd-mayweather-jr-sends-jet-with-aid-to-israel-following-terror-attacks\/\" title=\"Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Sends Aid to Israel After Terror Attacks via Jet.\">condemning \u2063antisemitism<\/a> while advocating \u200dfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-purge-has-begun-where-it-stops-nobody-knows\/\" title=\"The Purge Has Begun. Where It Stops, Nobody Knows.\">nonviolent<\/a> student participation. Sanders emphasized the vital role of protests in American history,\u2063 citing \u200dadvancements in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">civil rights<\/a>, gender equality, \u2064and LGBTQ rights \u2063due to past demonstrations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) defended the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>right to protest<\/a> in a Friday video, crediting nonviolent <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protests<\/a> for much of the progress American society has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-glenn-youngkin-call-covid-19-relief-unnecessary-in-a-may-12-interview\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Glenn Youngkin Call COVID-19 Relief \u2018Unnecessary\u2019 In A May 12 Interview?\">made historically<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders made his stance clear in a post to X amid reports of pro-Palestinian protests across the country, with some resulting in on-campus encampments. From the beginning of these protests, the senator has condemned antisemitic chants and themes as \u201cdisgusting and stupid\u201d but also maintained the students participating in nonviolent ways should be left alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support the First Amendment of the Constitution,\u201d Sanders said before reciting it. \u201cProtests and demonstrations have played an enormously important and positive role in modern American history. Without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-citizenship-mean-much-anymore\/\" title=\"Does Citizenship Mean Much Anymore?\">protests led<\/a> by Dr. King and others, we would not have made progress in eliminating segregation in America and combating racism. Without protests, women in America would still be second-class citizens, unable to control their own bodies or have equal opportunities in the workforce. Without protest, many of our gay brothers and sisters would still be hiding their sexual identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Without protests, we would still live in a segregated country.<\/p>\n<p>Without protests, women would still be second class citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Without protests, the LGBTQ+ community would still be hiding their identities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/se0VhtQN80\">pic.twitter.com\/se0VhtQN80<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders\/status\/1786435539228307742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The senator acknowledged the war in Gaza between the Israeli government and the terrorist group Hamas. Approximately 34,000\u00a0Palestinians\u00a0have been killed during the conflict in Gaza, according to the local health ministry, whose count doesn\u2019t distinguish between combatants and noncombatants but alleges that two-thirds of the dead are women and children. Sanders pointed out that missile raids have destroyed all 13 universities in Gaza and over half its housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my view, demonstrations must be nonviolent. Not only is that the right thing to do, it is the most effective thing to do,\u201d Sanders went on. \u201cThe focus must be on the suffering of the people in Gaza, not bricks flying through windows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reference to a brick could have been an allusion to the Stonewall riots of 1969, an incident between police officers and clients of a gay bar that resulted in thrown bricks, among other objects. Various universities have reported bricks as a weapon of choice among some extremist protesters, which has led to vandalism of campus buildings on some occasions.<\/p>\n<p>This video comes as Sanders\u2019s senatorial term comes to an end. The senator has not made it clear if he plans to run for reelection at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) champions the right to protest in a recent video, praising nonviolent protests for driving significant historical progress in American society. Sanders expressed his support in a post, amidst a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations nationwide, some leading to on-campus encampments. This reflects his consistent advocacy for peaceful and impactful demonstrations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2236700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24113671326659.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2236699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24113671326659.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2236700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}