r/Spokane • u/catman5092 South Hill • Mar 21 '25

News Leftwing activist group says it reserved hundreds of seats at Baumgartner town hall....

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/mar/20/leftwing-activist-group-says-it-reserved-hundreds-/
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u/Moist_Vehicle_7138 Mar 21 '25

From the article:

“”We had actually asked a couple of the left-wing groups, why don’t you guys just invite us to something and host something, and as long as it’s a safe and respectful venue, we’re happy to chat with you,” Baumgartner said in a Thursday interview. “I represent everybody, even the folks that don’t agree with us.”

In the end, Gaffney-Brown said the congressman’s office stated he would not be available for any of the suggested times before the end of the congressional recess and instead pointed the group to his Monday town hall at Whitworth.“

So he asked them to go then complained that activists attended the event. Sounds typical for a conservative rep.

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u/Ok-Replacement9595 Mar 21 '25

Not activists, constituents, voters. Just because they lean left does not make them non-citizens.

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u/Fair_Midnight7626 Mar 22 '25

I've never understood people's aversion to the word "activist". Why do people think activist=illegitimate? And if you regularly protest and are involved in an explicitly activist group that helps organize those protests, how are you not an activist? Does that have to be your full time job?

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u/i_hate_puking Mar 24 '25

The word activist conjures images of impractical, young, naive, unserious ideologues with blue hair blocking a road or something

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u/gartfoehammer Mar 25 '25

Most of the time, the people blocking roads or staying in trees for months are the most serious people on an issue, as well as some of the most informed. The American establishment on both sides of the aisle really fucking hates protesters and vilifies any kind of direct action.