No surprise there.

Same with women burning their bras - their cloth to burn.
Same with people burning their books - their paper to burn.

If you want to get angry at any of these - great on you. I think you're being played.

But if they mess with other people's stuff or their lives or physical well being, then I agree that's worth getting angry about and passing laws against (fortunately that is already the case.)

People want to outlaw an action that would otherwise be legal - if it weren't for the symbolism involved - precisely because the idea expressed elicits angry emotions. "Unclear on the concept" of the first amendment comes to mind.

Sounds like they had no choice but to evacuate through the fire.

But you quoted me.  If your reply was meant for gimp, quote him. 

You asked "Which previous presidents have come out and openly criticized their successors?"
I posted an answer.
Acrogimp was the only one to mention a time span, hence my reference to his post when you claimed a different time span.

Which previous presidents have come out and openly criticized their successors?

I don't recall LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHWB or GWB railing against their successors.  I vaguely recall Clinton making some criticism of Bush, but nothing news worthy.

Lincoln was publicly criticized by some of his predecessors:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-lincoln-saved-the-union-and-freed-the-slaves-five-ex-presidents-tried-to-stop-him/2014/06/27/21de5d80-f0ba-11e3-9ebc-2ee6f81ed217_story.html?utm_term=.b690f70d80be

Sure you do - we have a nice house and everything up in DC.

"My car" - it goes in "my garage." I get to use both as I see fit and am held responsible for any use I make of them.
"My house" - I get to live in and use it as I see fit.
"My White House" - I have all the rights and privileges to use it as I would my neighbor's house. Which means in no reasonable sense do I have any personal claims or responsibilities on it. Neither does any other individual U.S. citizen.
"My parent" - Someone who I do NOT get to use as I see fit and am NOT held responsible for their actions.
"My child" - Someone who I do NOT get to use as I see fit (but am allowed some control over,) and AM held responsible for some of their actions.
"My boss/job" - see "My parent".

My first post was meant as a joke on the subtle effects of possessive pronouns  in our perceptions.  I submit that the "Not My President" protesters appear to me to be using "my" in the sense of "my house" or "my car" and NOT in the sense of "my parent" or "my boss/job" because they didn't get the president they chose (as you can your car, house, or boss/job) or because they think the president should do as they see fit (as you can your car, house, or child to some extent.)

TPP is so good Paul Krugman said "there isn't a compelling case for this deal, from either a global or a national point of view."  And it's so good it was negotiated in secrecy. 

 Remember a big piece of legislation that was also developed in secrecy and we were told  "We Have to Pass the Bill So That You Can Find Out What Is In It"?

 "Handing China a big win" is pure bullshit.

Are you referring to the same Paul Krugman who wrote, right after the election:

"It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover?

Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty. The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects that the economic ramifications are way down my list of things to fear.

Still, I guess people want an answer: If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never."