• Ice@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Having seen a couple of vids from folks on the ground it seemed akin to a proper French riot. Folks lobbing bricks, makeshift barricades, vehicles burning etc.

    Yeah folks may feel justified an upset but it isn’t exactly surprising when authorities crack down to restore order in such a situation.

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        35 minutes ago

        Sure they can, that’s called a revolution - in that case those who caused the disorder get called “heroes” and “freedom fighters”.

        If they get smushed by the current authorities coming back in force, then they get written into the history books as “criminals”, “rebels” or “insurrectionists”.

        Winner writes history and all that.

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          19 minutes ago

          People don’t just instantly forget the moment after an event ends, especially now.

          The point I was making, is that bringing in cops and the national guard to beat protesters does not restore order to a crisis caused by ICE kidnapping people. It is an escalation that will very likely be matched if CA hasn’t totally forgotten their past. Which they haven’t.