Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh issued a grave warning that the Trump administration is planning to “incite” violence during Saturday’s “No Kings” protests, which he said he expected to be the “largest peaceful protest in American history.”“Trump and his people, they want violence, and they'...
Understand that it won’t matter. They will find a way to make it fit the narrative and do exactly what they are planning to do, even if this somehow ends up being the most peaceful protest of all time.
These movements will only be effective with wide public support, though, and if they’re able to loop footage of protesters ‘being violent’, public support will collapse.
Even when they provoke us, we need to remain as peaceful as possible, not because doing otherwise will incite more violence from them, but because we need it to be obvious that the violence is entirely one-sided and unwarranted.
They’re already lying about us – we can’t verify their lies.
It still matters. A video of peaceful protestors being abused by cops/soldiers/ICE is powerful, and even with all the corporate media in Trump’s pocket, those types of videos still get seen.
Understand that it won’t matter. They will find a way to make it fit the narrative and do exactly what they are planning to do, even if this somehow ends up being the most peaceful protest of all time.
These movements will only be effective with wide public support, though, and if they’re able to loop footage of protesters ‘being violent’, public support will collapse.
Even when they provoke us, we need to remain as peaceful as possible, not because doing otherwise will incite more violence from them, but because we need it to be obvious that the violence is entirely one-sided and unwarranted.
They’re already lying about us – we can’t verify their lies.
Yeah fair.
It still matters. A video of peaceful protestors being abused by cops/soldiers/ICE is powerful, and even with all the corporate media in Trump’s pocket, those types of videos still get seen.
LA tells us differently.
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You guys protest on the sidewalks to not disturb the cars?
Yeah, exactly.
Not the same as murdering them.