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Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops (apnews.com)

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[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

That picture is pretty badass

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Exactly what they wanted

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You do nothing they win, you do something they win...

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 18 points 2 months ago

If you do nothing they win faster.

I am not as pessimistic about the doing here though.

The mire brutal authoritarian regimes become, the more fragile they become. Challenging them and responding to their escalation might be what they want in the short term, but it will be their downfall in the long term.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not saying you shouldn't do anything, just that it's the reason why they deployed the Guard in the first place.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They illegally deployed the NG on a peaceful protest. Assaulting peaceful people tends to make the peaceful people slightly less peaceful. They picked the fight. They caused the violence.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 2 months ago

AND THAT IS EXACTLY MY POINT

it's their intention to escalate