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Additional reporting from Bring Me The News. They have removed the following text from their coverage:

Federal agents briefly detained our reporter at the scene, who says he was tackled to the ground and had a gun put in his face.

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[–] [S] 25 points 8 months ago (5 children)

The video seems real enough, and is exactly as described. They're trying to incite a violent response so they can justify calling in the paratroopers who are on standby

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    If they think that a lack of justification is going to stop the fascists, they've got another think coming. Even if the response is completely non-violent, the fascists will just get tired of waiting and invent their own excuses, like they always do.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    It won't stop them, but will make it easier to rally the broader public against the Nazis. Having more people siding against them is important

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Yeah, I feel like they're going to go martial law in October no matter what, but in the meantime violence from protesters is just going to a) fracture the anti fascist coalition b) provoke retaliation from ICE that will hit bystanders

    Things may get worse no matter what but violence is likely to make them worse

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Paratroopers?

    As fucked up as it is, I hope someone wants to see how resistant those parachutes are.

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