I'm confused about the "preparing for civil unrest" stories

[orangecrush]

Reading lots of articles about cities preparing for "civil unrest" on and after the election.

I can't figure out if they are preparing to deal with militia type whackjobs, or preparing to crush the massive protests that will no doubt kick off if Rump refuses to accept the election results.

[beachbumbob]

1. I am not too concern about any of it

[pwb]

2. Two people talking to each other on T V passes for a story

today. It is just talk filler.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I'm inclined to think of these stories as a lot like

the ones about how airplanes were going to fall out of the sky at midnight, December 31, 1999.

[Baclava]

4. Clearing out guns and ammo to protect from the upcoming riots and looting, everyone is boarding up