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‘No Kings’ organizers in Georgia want peaceful protests but are armed with deescalation tactics (www.wabe.org)

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From WABE Politics News:

Five years ago, an Atlanta protest that began peacefully ended in chaos with burning police cars and tear gas canisters. With mass protests over the Trump administration’s policies set to take place […]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

isn't it funny how only protesters are expected to stay "peaceful"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

@noxypaws @WabePoliticsNewsBot Trump and the cult *want* violence. For him, it helps escalate his power grab; for them, it justifies their hatred.
And don't forget, they like to talk about "paid protestors"; it's quite possible (probable?) that a right-wing agitator is doing exactly that. 🤔

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

They don't need an actual justification, in the absence of meaningful resistance they'll make shit up and do everything they wanted to do anyway

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

Oh, honey...