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[–] shaquilleoatmeal@lemm.ee 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I’m afraid he’ll declare martial law. What happens if he does?

[–] chuymatt@startrek.website 5 points 2 hours ago

Zero consequences, as usual.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 30 points 7 hours ago (6 children)

I'm not actually surprised that the second american civil war starts in California. Cali always seemed like the most progressive state.

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

This is nothing really. If people wanted war they would have strategy. It's just pissed off people, not people with a plan.

Watching the riot over the past few hours it looks like it's just bored people with mob mentality.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 5 points 3 hours ago

Progressive as in Pride-themed anti-homeless boulder

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[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 23 points 9 hours ago

Repeat after me: A government that is bluntly sending weapon to bomb kids have no concern of it is own citizen.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

yup. next stop: martial law.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Probably the most likely scenario - do ppl remember during COVID & BLM how parts of Portland were reclaimed for a time? There were lots of spontaneous mini-riots all over the place but Trump didn’t declare martial law. Will he this time? Will these protests spread? Is Trump gonna way over react this early, setting off more and more protests?? Is this the start?

[–] ModestMeme@lemm.ee 123 points 15 hours ago (24 children)

I just want to take a moment to say the “Biden was no better than Trump” crowd can go fuck themselves.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago

How about "America has always been a shit show, and Trump is the parody version"?

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[–] mhague@lemmy.world 98 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

These people are protesting against extrajudicial deportation, deporting children, harassing legal immigrants, the Nazi government, etc.

It's not a fucking immigration protest. They didn't deploy the military for immigration protests. People spoke out against Nazis and the military was called in.

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