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LA police begin 'mass arrests' as mayor imposes overnight curfew on city's downtown
(www.france24.com)
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I kinda agree but also kinda disagree with the whole curfew idea. On one hand Trump is trying to incite violence in LA right now and this could potentially make it more difficult by limiting the amount of people in the area. People like looters that are taking advantage of the situation tend to wait until the sun goes down. But on the other hand this could feel like an unnecessary crackdown in and of itself against the protestors and could make them more anxious.
Also, around 20 people being detained is not "mass arrests." The article says that more than 500 people have already been arrested in recent days so this number almost seems low by comparison.
Trump is trying to kidnap residents for unlawful imprisonment and exile to blacksites and torture centers.
Protecting those residents must be the community's top priority.
And you're not wrong, but they are going to be doing that during the day for maximum effect. The kidnapping is the kindling and the police and military are the ignition. It's not an accident that they are doing this as cruelly as possible. It's literally the point. They are purposefully pushing us to a breaking point by kidnapping people in broad daylight so they can crack down and make themselves the heroes of the story for their propaganda machine. It's perfectly reasonable to be pissed off at everything they are doing, but if we don't look at the bigger picture then they win.
Every day another neighborhood resident is successfully kidnapped is a day closer to Trump having a stranglehold on your city.
The bigger picture is one of attrition. First they come for the migrant workers, and if you don't stand by them it's only a matter of time before they come for you.
You're acting like I said we shouldn't protest or fight back while I'm literally just talking about the curfew. And I'm not even saying it's 100% a good idea to have it in the first place, I'm just saying why I think it makes sense and how we can use it since ICE has been almost exclusively operating during the day to make it as obvious as possible. They have been and will continue to use our anger and fear against us and if we act on impulse we are doing exactly what they want us to do. These aren't just random ICE raids in random communities, they are specifically targeted raids in blue states in specific communities in order to manufacture a crisis that they can "respond" to.
If anything, we need to protest more and resist more. We are way past the point where we should have a general strike. I'm just saying that if things get more violent on our side we are absolutely fucked.