The Democrats have been running this playbook for decades... pic.twitter.com/aDGFCbuVn1

— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) November 3, 2025

"There were people who wanted to see that kind of confrontation and were anxious and happy, really, to get that kind of forum to work in. You know, ‘street theater’ so to speak… It meant having a big crowd to be able to intimidate in one way or another – either – for whoever was playing the game."

"There was always that guy who just decided, ‘Let’s convert the potential of this crowd to violence, right now. Let’s not wait.’ And that would be the guy. As far as I was concerned, that one guy, whoever he was, whoever he was in any of those situations, was the Main Asshole, regardless of who else was playing in the game." Jerry Garcia