Berkeley Wants to Fight Left Wing Violence With… “Laughter Yoga,” Singing and… Bubbles?

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By Kody Fairfield

The City of Berkeley has floated the idea of setting up areas for “fencing with sponge noodles” or “laughter yoga” (among other things) and having “quiet conversations” with “anti-fascist” groups  in order to stop violence, reports Heat Street.

You heard that correctly, the campus city which is run by Mayor Jesse Arreguin, a man who has been tied to the Anti-fascist (Antifa) group “By Any Means Necessary,” is looking to calm the civil unrest that has come to a boil on its streets with bubbles and more. (RELATED: Exposed? Berkeley Mayor Accused as the Organizer Behind AntiFa Riots)

According to Heat Street:

In an email dated April 20, Downtown Berkeley Association CEO John Cainer come up with a genius idea to stop the violence—have “quiet conversations” with the radical anarchists and ask them to stop committing violence.

He shared his idea to Mayor Jesse Arreguin and his chief of staff Brandi Campbell, writing “Do you think there is a possibility of having quiet conversations with leftist activist groups to see is they would be willing to stand down and not show up for May 2 and/or other events?”

“I know it is probably a long shot, but there would seem to be little risk in quietly doing so,” he added.

The idea and competency to handle the proverbial war ongoing inside the city is frightening, and honestly laughable.

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Heat Street continued:

In an email chain, received by multiple council members and the Mayor, City of Berkeley volunteer Commissioner Phoebe Anne Sorgen suggested starting a peace force to stop the violence with things like “bubbles” “singing,” and “laughter yoga”.

“Envision Wavy Gravy, bubbles, singing, laughter yoga! Occupella. Buddhist Peace Meditators. Fencing with sponge noodles,” she wrote. “Will Edwin set up the Empathy tent? How about a volleyball game in the middle of the park and/or a square dance? Will Code Pink pls bring peace symbol cookies to pass out, and daisies”.

Interestingly, the commissioner’s suggestions for an “Empathy Tent” was actually realized at a protest at UC Berkeley on April 27.

From Heat Street:

Sorgen went on to suggest people shouldn’t “malign the black bloc”—an anarchist tactic when a mob of activists wearing masks committ violence—because “most were ok”.

“And don’t malign the black bloc. Tho they have their bad apples, and provocateurs take advantage of the (tear gas protection) bandana look regrettably, most were ok and, as usual, they also provided the medics last time,” she wrote.

On that note, good luck Berkeley.

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