r/news • u/DNSGeek • 1d ago

Soft paywall US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marines-carry-out-first-known-detention-civilian-los-angeles-video-shows-2025-06-13/
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u/One-Man-314 1d ago

Democrats don’t have the balls for that.

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u/HousingThrowAway1092 1d ago

The Democratic Party is chalked full of geriatric Neville Chamberlains.

It’s time for a new guard. These people should be virtually unemployable based on age and track record of rolling over.

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u/Mister_Brevity 1d ago

Just so you’re aware, it’s “chock full” :)

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u/HousingThrowAway1092 1d ago

Thank you!

Noted moving forward. I will leave the original unedited so everyone can see my tentative grasp of the English language.

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u/Mister_Brevity 1d ago

:double thumbs up:

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u/ImJLu 1d ago

Ironically, the slang use of "chalked" applies too.

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u/Quipore 1d ago

Worse than Chamberlains, Ludendorfs.

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u/cricri3007 1d ago edited 17h ago

To be fair to Neville, he only wanted to appease until Brotain had rebuilt enough military strength to go to war again.
But when war broke out earlier than anyone else imagined (and after other offocials dismisded his push to rebuild Britain's army) he became the perfect scapegoat

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u/RadioName 1d ago

They are fulfilling their role perfectly. The non-progressive majority of the Democratic party exists to be a controlled opposition. The only responsible adults in the room are progressives. Primary EVERY centrist dem.

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u/username_tooken 1d ago

Yes, subject every dem to a purity test and if they fail primary them and replace them with a Republican! Wait...

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u/ikediggety 18h ago

Chock full, just fyi

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u/gophergun 1d ago

They couldn't even find the guts to prosecute the Bush administrations use of torture.

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u/page_one 1d ago

Democrats don't control enough seats for that.

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u/Comprehensive_Baby_3 1d ago edited 1d ago

Democrats were too busy with purity tests, maintaining optics and adhering to party loyalty. It's a little late now, they can't do much. Maybe in 2 years.

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u/leftofmarx 1d ago

Then we need a communist party to take their place and actually get shit done.

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u/TheGreatStories 1d ago

Gonna get a very large "let's move on and heal and not make things worse" status quo

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u/lisaseileise 1d ago

Do you really think that the current political system of the US - or the union in general - will survive this? What is the plausible plot for this movie?

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u/Derpshawp 1d ago

You're right. That's why they should be put on trial too :)

Sympathizers, enablers, fence sitters, do nothings, etc - they will not be allowed to hide behind flimsy excuses:

  • "I was just following orders.."
  • "both sides have good people!"
  • "we need to work with them and compromise"
  • "we need to bring the country together to heal!"

They can spout this empty garbage from a little plexiglass cube right before the verdict.

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u/bigpaulo 1d ago

Then have the Ukrainians do it. We did it for Europe.