• CatZoomies@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The key thing to call out is those L.A. protesters were peaceful and orderly. They remained calm even while being attacked by Trump’s goons. There were no fights and no murders. They protested civilly, and employed civil disobedience and organisation.

    They are not completely non-violent though, as a handful did damage property by setting fire to Waymo’s (equipped with police surveillance). But that does not apply to all the protesters as, if I recall correctly, they had a massive turnout. Only a handful destroyed property.

  • There’s a reason it’s not the Trump Administration but the Trump Regime. He’s using federal resources not to execute the law and perpetuate national services, but to serve his own interests. Trump is not enacting the duties of the office, but instead is looking to profit personally from his powers.

    The White House has literally gone rogue, and is not at all engaging the responsibilities of government.

    Think of him and his staff as organized embezzlers.

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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        3 months ago

        elections are less of a way to voice our opinion and more of a pop quiz for the elite to see what they can get away with

  • takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    They weren’t sent to LA to say protesters. They were sent to intimidate and test if they can similarly deploy them to other states.

    They don’t really have much to do here anyway.

    Oh and to summarize. Together with NG that’s nearly 5,000 troops. The protest (which was already under control by the time troops arrived) had 1,000 people and was contained within 5 blocks of the city.

    The protest was just excuse.