Barstool Founder, Others React Angrily to Protests
Twitter users in Boston were quick to sound off on protesters who blocked traffic on I-93 Thursday morning. The protests, which began around 7:30a.m., took place in Medford and Milton. Protesters, who chained themselves to concrete-filled oil barrels, held up traffic until they were removed from lanes around 10 a.m. Police report that 29 arrests were made by the end of the proceedings.
In a city known worldwide as the site of another famous protest, folks took to social media to voice their frustration. Some sympathized; some wished protesters had chosen a less-trafficked location.
Others seemed to miss the point entirely:
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Not to be outdone, Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy registered his complaint:
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In the blog post to which the tweet links, Portnoy went on to call the protesters “homeless, jobless, losers,’’ wanting them all “harassed, dead, [and] murdered.’’
Opinions on the actions of protesters––who recently released a statement––are sure to differ. But in light of recent world events, calling for the deaths of with the right to protest seems unnecessary. No matter how late for work it makes you.
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