▲ 944 ▼ What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot. (www.thenation.com) submitted 1 year ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/news@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) Imo, when the feds/police start attacking without provocation, fight back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Uh... You mean like this? Or this? Edit: Not trying to be hostile, but it's important to be honest about these things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the reason they shot those two women was because they gauged that no one around would do anything about it. If people begin to threaten harm to these cowards, I'd hope they think twice about it. There's more of us than them, and they'll eventually push people to the point where they feel they have nothing left to lose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If people begin to threaten harm to these cowards, I'd hope they think twice about it That's exactly what Trump is saying about you. Is it working? permalink fedilink source parent [–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago That's been happening for decades, so permalink fedilink source parent [–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Even though you’re painted as the bad guy? (I agree with you, but want to flesh it out). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago They can paint a giant dick all over me for all I care, and they can still go fuck themselves. Anymore, all discourse is plagued with disinformation and dishonesty. It seems like anyone with a microphone is trying to spin every possible situation to gain followers or attract people to their side of the conversation, and at some point we need to ignore the chatter and start looking at the world with our own eyes, not through a phone screen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Uh... You mean like this? Or this? Edit: Not trying to be hostile, but it's important to be honest about these things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the reason they shot those two women was because they gauged that no one around would do anything about it. If people begin to threaten harm to these cowards, I'd hope they think twice about it. There's more of us than them, and they'll eventually push people to the point where they feel they have nothing left to lose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If people begin to threaten harm to these cowards, I'd hope they think twice about it That's exactly what Trump is saying about you. Is it working? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the reason they shot those two women was because they gauged that no one around would do anything about it. If people begin to threaten harm to these cowards, I'd hope they think twice about it. There's more of us than them, and they'll eventually push people to the point where they feel they have nothing left to lose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If people begin to threaten harm to these cowards, I'd hope they think twice about it That's exactly what Trump is saying about you. Is it working? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If people begin to threaten harm to these cowards, I'd hope they think twice about it That's exactly what Trump is saying about you. Is it working? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago That's been happening for decades, so permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Even though you’re painted as the bad guy? (I agree with you, but want to flesh it out). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago They can paint a giant dick all over me for all I care, and they can still go fuck themselves. Anymore, all discourse is plagued with disinformation and dishonesty. It seems like anyone with a microphone is trying to spin every possible situation to gain followers or attract people to their side of the conversation, and at some point we need to ignore the chatter and start looking at the world with our own eyes, not through a phone screen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago They can paint a giant dick all over me for all I care, and they can still go fuck themselves. Anymore, all discourse is plagued with disinformation and dishonesty. It seems like anyone with a microphone is trying to spin every possible situation to gain followers or attract people to their side of the conversation, and at some point we need to ignore the chatter and start looking at the world with our own eyes, not through a phone screen. permalink fedilink source parent