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It was literally at the peak of the Bund's popularity - which is pretty damning for anyone claiming that they were popular.
So when someone claims that the Bund was popular, citing an event, and I cite the actual details of that same event showing that the accusation of popularity is highly dubious, the burden of proof is on me.
Is that what you're saying?
I didn't realize "When the biggest event they ever manage to have is outnumbered by counterprotesters 5-1 maybe they just aren't that popular in the country" was such a huge leap of logic.
According to the article and specially the first quote you took from it, it was not. Their popularity was declining and the event was a response to that
No, the claim was that the movement was popular and then declined. You cannot take half a claim and make it whole
So if I claim Michael Jackson was blank and then turned white, you cannot show pics when he was already white and claim he was never black
I think I will explained that already bud