• @WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
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    46 months ago

    Then there’s pretext, and the leftists get painted as thugs - appropriate targets for more aggressive crackdowns.

    It’s a lose-lose, but protesters will almost never benefit by responding to police brutality with an armed response. Counter-protests are generally a lesser problem.

    • @DragonTypeWyvern
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      -26 months ago

      The boot will get tired of getting blood on it eventually.