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 Rolling Thunder shows up when student suggests he’ll burn a flag on Inauguration Day
Greg Piper - Associate Editor •January 23, 2017
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Warning for college students who publicly suggest they’ll host an event to discuss “what burning an American flag might achieve,” and then burn a flag if they feel like it:

Don’t be surprised if a bunch of veterans on motorcycles shows up.

Dartmouth College student Timothy Messen wrote a blistering column Thursday that said without evidence that President Donald Trump’s November election victory was followed by “an increase in sexual and racial violence.”

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http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2017/01/crowd-gathers-for-discussion-on-flag-burning

...Campbell estimated that there were approximately 25 counter-demonstrators from across several organizations, including the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association and the Live Free or Die Riders, also based in Claremont.

With a group of supporters carrying signs, Messen arrived and read a statement that he had prepared for the discussion. Speaking through a megaphone, Messen was interrupted several times by the crowd around him. At one point during the statement, Messen clarified that he would not burn a flag but did want to have a discussion. Messen's statement included a critique of Trump's policies and cabinet selections. Messen was also cut off for several minutes as counter-protestors recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Several Safety and Security officers as well as Hanover Police officers surrounded the scene....
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This is how America is supposed to work folks.
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