that passed through florida for more perspective on the upcoming election we're now joined by dr gerald horne author and historian from chicago dr horn thank you very much for being with us. but i do want to me well let's get right to it then the city of charlotte has been braced for much larger protests than what we have been seeing do you think the demonstrations will eventually reach the levels authorities are predicting. i don't think i don't think that strongly there's not a problem but i had with regard to an impending hurricane likewise i think that the community in north carolina that is very much interested in raising quite simply learning the war in afghanistan and the intervention in syria the debacle that actuated and libya and of course what is hanging over all of the pending attack on iran that may think well for the first to remember that they may think lection well and if you actually look at the protesters they say they want to and i'm quoting here raise up the demands of the people what do you think of their message . well i think what they mean by that is that the ninety ni