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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2020, 01:49 PM Jul 2020

I want to be clear that I am not calling for or condoning this but, if Trump does send more of [View all]

his unbadged mercenaries to "Democratically governed cities", I think it is possible that some of them will be killed and their deaths may be used to justify mass arrests and killings of protestors.

Chaos and divisions benefit Trump's re-election chances. The smart opposition would be to scrupulously avoid giving them any possible excuse to attack peaceful ptotestors.

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I want to be clear that I am not calling for or condoning this but, if Trump does send more of [View all] Atticus Jul 2020 OP

Take a hint from Mohandas Ghandi's playbook? grumpyduck Jul 2020 #1

Many Portland demonstrators did not take that hint. Sneederbunk Jul 2020 #3

Problem is, all it takes is one LiberalLovinLug Jul 2020 #11

True that brother Glamrock Jul 2020 #2

If they try this in other cities there will eventually be push back. brush Jul 2020 #4

even if barr wanted to stop trump, it would never work Andy823 Jul 2020 #9

I'm with you on this. It won't work. He's done too much damage already... brush Jul 2020 #14

Mister Ed, the talking horse, was the only true stable genius. LastDemocratInSC Jul 2020 #10

There is actually a danger it WILL work. LiberalLovinLug Jul 2020 #12

Trump is trying to radicalize protesters SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #5

He's sending 150 to Chicago this weekend jimfields33 Jul 2020 #7

And is Delphinus Jul 2020 #17

Not that I'm aware of. jimfields33 Jul 2020 #18

They cannot stop the election!! The dates are set by congress Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #8

keep telling yourself that SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #13

The whole point is to cause something. He desperately wants the VIDEO. themaguffin Jul 2020 #6

There is only one way to avoid violence sanatanadharma Jul 2020 #15

I'm almost to the point where I think NOT confronting these goons is more harmful maxrandb Jul 2020 #16