Archangel1313

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 20 hours ago (6 children)

I don't think Hasan actually read Bernie's post.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 20 hours ago

Imagine getting fired as a journalist for simply stating an objective fact.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

Man, I would love to be as delusional as you are. It must be so much fun thinking life is like a video game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

What the people of LA are doing is so much more than optics. They are actively saving lives and guarding their friends and neighbors from police violence.

They are resisting in the most material and direct way anyone can ask.

That is true. But escalation will get those friends and neighbors killed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Is that why they're shooting random protesters with rubber bullets, even though there's no justification? What are they trying to "prevent"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not opposed to protests...the LA protests in particular. I'm opposed to violent confrontations with Trump's thugs. I'm opposed to citizens being the ones to escalate the situation. Trump already wants this. All I'm saying is don't give him what he wants. Let them be the ones to escalate. We all know it's coming...so why give him the satisfaction of making him look justified?

Don't just hand him an excuse. Stare them straight in the eyes, and make them take it. That's what protesting is all about. Your defiance is not about hitting back...it's about taking a hit, and standing up again. Make them look like the bullies they are. Don't legitimize their excuses. Prove that they're hollow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

Dude...that is a massive difference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

No. The problem is, the situation will only get worse with escalation. Not better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There is a massive difference between rubber bullets and live ammunition.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Almost everything Trump has attempted to do, has to some extent, been blocked in the courts. Sometimes temporarily...other times completely. And the temporary blocks are all still active cases, that stand a good chance of getting permanently blocked in the future.

The problem is, the media isn't covering that enough. They like the drama...so, all they report in is the shit that gets clicks. And boring court details don't attract a lot of interest. Especially considering that by the time anything is resolved, the news steam has long since moved on to other, more recent scandals.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I disagree. Keeping these protest peaceful, is exactly what the Trump administration doesn't want. If they are looking for a justification to escalate the situation, then NOT giving them one, makes it that much harder for them to accomplish their objectives. Every single opportunity to prove them wrong about what they are doing, is a victory. It needs to be demonstrated at every turn.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

At this point, at least they're still using rubber bullets. But, that's the entire plan at the moment...keep shooting non-lethal rounds until someone shoots back.

Then...the safeties come off, and a lot of people die. It all depends on how long the protesters can keep their shit together before someone changes the nature of the conflict.

Right now, most of those soldiers are not going to be ok shooting civilians. But the instant they're getting shot at, there are no civilians anymore. Just targets.

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