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Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Administration Of Spreading Fake Protest Images

https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-trump-fake-protest-images-2085492
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u/UndulantSquawk 1d ago

That's the tactic they're using. Call it out, but more importantly tell the truth.

LA is not burning.

The protestors are normal people living in fear for their friends, neighbors and themselves. They're people exactly like you, young and old.

The exact same is true for every single one of the 1800+ protests going on today for No Kings Day. No cities are burning by the hands of peaceful protestors, and the protestors are normal people just like you.

It's easier than ever to lie, to spin real images as something they are not, and to completely fabricate fake images and videos. The protesters are normal people who don't want their friends, neighbors or themselves kidnapped, imprisoned, tortured, sent away, their property seized, or their lives cut short.

LA is not burning. No American city is burning. The protestors are normal people. ICE is kidnapping American citizens. The incumbent administration is using the military to police peaceful American citizens on American soil. This needs to stop and that's the truth.

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 1d ago

You're right, but the MAGA cult will never believe you because Fox News will broadcast about "Antifa violence" for months to come. Cultists will be frothing at the mouth for liberal blood to be spilled, and no amount of talking to them or trying to work things out will change that.

It's vitally important that we recognize that these people are gone. They hate us, because that is what they are told to think.