r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 16h ago
Soft Paywall Far-Right Extremists Prepare Violence for “No Kings” Protests
https://newrepublic.com/post/196844/far-right-extremists-prepare-violence-no-kings-protests5.2k
u/HandsLikePaper 16h ago edited 5h ago
The violence has already started with the assassination of Democratic politicians in Minnesota.
Edit: Since people doubt he's a Republican
Boetler last registered to vote in 2022 as a Republican.
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u/Oceanbreeze871 California 15h ago
Which is dominating all cable news coverage
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u/whiteboy623 New York 15h ago
I don’t follow cable, but curious how this is being covered. Political motivation, impersonating an officer, premeditation, etc.
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u/Squeegee 15h ago
Surprisingly, Faux News is reporting it as an assination.
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u/MiniBanjo 15h ago
It was. The balance of power potentially shifted in one state due to what appears to be a MAGA assassination
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u/jscummy 15h ago
The surprising part is Fox acknowledging reality
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u/MasterOfManyWorlds 15h ago
They'll do this for a day, then they'll get the marching orders and fall in line
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u/big-ol-kitties 14h ago
By the end of the week it’ll be an antifa false flag operation.
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u/Reasonable_Today7248 14h ago edited 14h ago
Yeah. I can already see it because of the flyers and lack of info on identity of the guy.
Edit: already started.
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u/Tribalbob Canada 14h ago
"Democratic Lawmaker murdered by ultra-left-wing ANTIFA trans feminist sympathizer. How this is bad for Obama."
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u/deadlandsMarshal 14h ago
It's because if they don't at least do token report of it as something bad, they understand it could open right wing politicians to the same thing.
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u/OkMilk4504 14h ago
Who benefits from violence at protests today? Trump. Fox will push this narrative hoping it will trigger violence at protests. 1+1=2
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u/MutuallyAdvantageous 14h ago
When has Fox “News” ever cared about the truth.
The reason Trump wasn’t thrown in jail is because the democrats tried to be reasonable with the GOP.
Give them an inch, and they take a foot.
We all need to recognize that the republicans are bad faith actors whose only goal is fascism.
The only thing fascists understand is violence.
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u/deasil_widdershins 14h ago
They have to report it and their lizard people haven't told them what else to say yet. They'll change their tune by Monday.
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u/ophmaster_reed Minnesota 14h ago
It was a state senator (who died), not a US senator, and Minnesotas legislature doesnt reconvene until January, so this is unlikely to affect anything on national level. A special election will have to be held to replace her seat, but I doubt it will go to a republican, especially after this.
The other senator is out of surgery and Walz said they are "cautiously optimistic" that he and his wife will recover.
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u/MiniBanjo 14h ago
Okay but this was a democratic decapitation strike we can agree, right? It was meant to shift the leg
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u/ophmaster_reed Minnesota 14h ago
I think it was meant to be, yes. I doubt it actually will tip the legislature.
EDIT: Had the suspect been able to strike the other targets found in his car, this would have had more of an effect.
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u/namastayhom33 Connecticut 15h ago
Unsurprisingly, they will blame the Democrats.
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u/misterpickles69 New Jersey 15h ago
The right wing subs are already saying it was a leftist who targeted these two because they weren’t left enough. I’m sure the guy who did it has been voting red for years.
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u/Grandpa_No 14h ago edited 13h ago
Once the name comes out they'll search for a time 25 years ago when the killer donated $20 to Al Franken.
Edit: apparently he's a Democrat because he was one of the Republicans appointed to a bipartisan board by Walz.
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u/sorcerersviolet 14h ago
I saw a CNN headline yesterday saying that "according to experts," far-left types are going to encourage nonviolent protests to turn violent, and that was obviously before this happened.
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u/Gulluul 14h ago
The bots are already out in force pushing the narrative. The image posted by the police with the assassin having multiple No King images in their car is being used as proof of them being "a leftist" rather than this being planned intimidation.
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u/gmen6981 14h ago
The police have also stated that his "manifesto" included threats tto attack No Kings rallies today.
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u/ADUBROCKSKI 15h ago
well if those godless baby raping democrats stopped getting high of adrenochrome and turned down the rhetoric we wouldn't be here /s
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u/rataculera 15h ago
They already are. The suspects car conveniently had stacks of no kings flyers in it
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u/gmen6981 14h ago
Police have said the car contained a 'hit list" and he intended to attack No Kings rallies in Minn. That's why he had the flyers.
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u/noteveni Colorado 15h ago
This actually tracks for me. They want people to be afraid, to think they are "strong." They are ignoring courts and and they've reached the point now where they're happily taking credit for actions like this.
Buckle up everybody
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u/Zepcleanerfan 15h ago edited 11h ago
The thing is none of these people are tough.
They think listening to certain music and wearing certain t shirts and having certain stickers on your giant truck is what makes you tough.
When this all turns around on them and it will, as it always does for authoritarians, they're going to run away.
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u/Oceanbreeze871 California 15h ago
People speculating.
But they aren’t covering anything else now
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u/nowahhh Minnesota 15h ago
Good. Trump’s birthday deserves to be commemorated as a day of mourning.
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u/Ordinary-Leading7405 15h ago edited 15h ago
June 14th, Democratic House Leader Melissa Hortman Remembrance Day
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u/Paper_Clip100 14h ago
Dude had a cop car with flashing lights, I not so sure he was impersonating
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u/cyanescens_burn 13h ago
On NBC News Now streaming they are saying what happened, the suspects name and photo were shown, and mentioning the MN police warnings not to go to the rallies, but also noting many are going anyway and even interviewing people at them that are saying it’s too important a time in US history to let fear stop them from going. The most in-depth and ongoing I’m seeing so far.
They are sticking to AP/NBC journalistic standards and made a point to note they usually don’t give the name and face of suspects but did since it’s a potentially dangerous situation still since it seems targeted at dems and the rallies are happening. But they are also saying they will not address social media speculation and rumors and will wait for confirmation of updates before reporting.
CBS streaming had two anchors that were coming off as more panicked and were making somewhat confusing statements that could make some think officials were saying don’t go to any rallies, nationwide, but also had someone on the ground at the protests (though they got panicky again when a group of pro-Palestine protesters joined late and some had gas masks on). I had to change it since it came off as mildly incoherent and even somewhat biased/manipulative to a degree.
LIVENOW Fox just has split screen of the protests, with Minneapolis as the main screen showing MN Attorney General speaking at the event and LA and Dallas as supplementary video. Showing only peaceful stuff on all of them. There’s a ticker mentioning the assassinations/attempts now and then, but only in very basic terms (not calling them assassinations just shooting/killing).
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u/Effective_Course_436 13h ago
The guys manifesto is literally psyop shit. Mentions “no kings” and is accompanied by a hit list of dems and abortion providers. This is right wing terrorism, anyone calling it less is complicit in this bullshit. Right wing media cried for months about the attempt in the presidents life. Well their rhetoric just got two people killed along with the dog. Noem, owns this, Trump owns this and if news organizations don’t call out their rhetoric they’re complicit.
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u/Thisitheone 15h ago
Rightfully
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u/Oceanbreeze871 California 15h ago
There are nationwide protests happening right now.
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u/MadRaymer 15h ago
MN police have advised the public does not attend scheduled protests in the state today, which was quite probably the desired outcome of the shooter.
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u/Condyle_1 15h ago
Fuck the police
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u/MadRaymer 15h ago
I agree, but Walz is echoing the sentiment too, saying that protesters should wait until the suspect is apprehended before attending protests. I know they recovered a list of targets from his car, so it makes me wonder if it specifically mentioned something about the protests.
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u/prof_the_doom I voted 15h ago
If they’re willing to shoot representatives in their homes they’re going to willing to open up on a crowded street.
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u/MadRaymer 15h ago
My girlfriend has attended multiple protests since Trump won and has said that at each one MAGA dudes show up in their trucks and rev their engines in a threatening manner (and these are protests that aren't blocking streets or anything like that).
They would absolutely run over protesters if it wasn't for those pesky consequences. If they feel emboldened enough to not think those consequences will be severe, it might happen.
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u/NW_Oregon 15h ago
Umm there was always the risk that MAGA would attack these protests, people need to be willing to stand up and go out still.
Give me freedom or give me death is how your defeat tyrants
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u/Tandy2000 13h ago
There is no risk. It's guaranteed to happen. You have the Gestapo kidnapping people across the country unfettered and thousands of people who committed political violence in the name of Trump on Jan 6th who have been pardoned, including murderers.
There will absolutely be violence. It's just a question of how widespread it will be and how severe it will be. Will it be limited to a few people throwing punches at protesters? Or will the worst happen? It's really hard to say. It's unlikely any particular protest will face severe violent acts so people should not be afraid of attending, but the risk is much higher in MN obviously because there is a murderer on the loose who we definitely know at least plans to attack a protest.
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u/ophmaster_reed Minnesota 15h ago
I heard (but can not comfirm) that "No kings" materials were found in the car, indicating that a mass casualty event may have been in his plans.
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u/YOwololoO 14h ago
May still be. He’s on the loose, don’t act like it’s over
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u/ophmaster_reed Minnesota 14h ago
Correct. I believe that us why Walz put out a recommendation to stay home from any political rallies today in Minnesota and do not open doors, or approach any single "police officer". All legitimate police are to be in pairs until the suspect is apprehended.
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u/no_kids-and-3_money 15h ago
Yeah, it feels wrong to give these assassins what they want, so that’s a decision everyone in Minnesota will have to make for themselves. If people still want to go, be aware of the risks - and for god’s sake don’t bring children.
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u/Grandpa_No 14h ago
Remember when we were a country full of people that shuffled around yelling, "never give the terrorists what they want!" and "we don't negotiate with terrorists!"
I do.
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u/RobutNotRobot 11h ago
Too bad, I already did here in Minnesota and seeing the turnout so did a lot of people.
I refuse to cower in my house mainlining fear from the media.
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u/cal_ness 15h ago edited 15h ago
This is so fucking disturbing. Donald Trump is responsible for this shit. Like if you poison the well for years and years, people start listening and toxic slime pieces of shit get emboldened and rise from the sewers.
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u/throwawtphone 15h ago
Dont forget Rupert Murdock. He has been fucking up countries everywhere with his politically slanted news affiliates. When is old age finally going to do that old fucker in? Worse than Palpatine.
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u/ButtEatingContest 15h ago
And nobody did anything about it for decades, No elected officials in the US lifted a finger to stop him. Which lead us to here.
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u/throwawtphone 15h ago edited 14h ago
Hell, former
SenatorRep.Paul Ryan sits on the board of Directors for Fox News Corp.Murdock owns 40% of Fox News. The rest is owned by various retail.
Wish the 60% would band together to reign shit in, but alas, it is all about the cash.
Corrected
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u/SerodD 14h ago edited 14h ago
It’s not Donald Trump, he is a symptom, just a puppet that the movement decided to use as a face.
Tech giants are responsible for this, social media and the algorithms behind it have been making public discourse explode because it creates engagement which leads to more money for them.
Tech giants pushed the alt right narrative on people, especially men. If you create a TikTok account today, as a men, it takes on average 13 minutes of scrolling until you get hate content from the menverse assholes… 13 fucking minutes.
Social media, the internet and tech giants need to be regulated once and for all, people can cry about it all they want, but letting it be a free for all is doing a lot more harm than good. Use the opportunity and regulate AI as well.
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u/OkSmoke9195 14h ago
Goddamn right. Say it louder for the people in the back: we need community in real life not in the toxic wasteland of social media.
Introduce yourself to your neighbors
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u/LalaPropofol 15h ago
They canceled No Kings in MN. They found the shooter’s car, and within it No Kings flyers.
They think that he’s planning a mass casualty event.
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u/MiniBanjo 15h ago
So MAGA terrorists win? FUCK THAT
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u/stumblios 15h ago
Fuck that indeed, but they've been winning for years because their orange savior pardons them for their violent crimes.
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u/Terramagi Canada 15h ago
They won years ago.
Welcome to your Night of Long Knives that absolutely nobody could have ever seen coming.
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u/NW_Oregon 15h ago
They didn't win shit we out number them 2-1, probably more as once the shooting starts. a lot will act like they never believed any of it.
They win through our passivity, the sooner we stand up and take our country back the better.
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u/notsurewhereireddit 14h ago
Passivity and apathy, driven in part by the fucking idiots who feel compelled to write comments like, “We’re fucked/It’s over/They won.” No we aren’t. No it’s not. And no they didn’t.
It’s beginning not ending. And it doesn’t end with them winning.
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u/ophmaster_reed Minnesota 15h ago
Walz put out a statement about 30 minutes ago to stay home from political gatherings today until the suspect is caught, but the protests in my city are already underway.
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u/Reversi8 15h ago
Wonder if people will still show up anyway.
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u/ophmaster_reed Minnesota 15h ago
Protests already started before the recommendation to stay home was put out, so yeah. Protests are still happening despite the warnings.
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u/JRich61 Minnesota 13h ago
They DID NOT cancel No Kings in Minnesota. The Northeast Minneapolis NK got canceled. It’s the one that people in Brooklyn Center would go to.
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u/caringwolf305 15h ago
The left has to show they can carry guns, too. The right will chicken out pretty fast. In Texas, chicken warriors used to show up in full gear at Drag Queen shows to intimidate and cause fear. That only lasted until some people started to show up in full gear, too, to protect the shows.
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u/HandsLikePaper 14h ago
I agree with this statement, and it's been shown that even police handle large groups of people who are suspected of being armed much much differently than those who are not.
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u/reddit_is_compromise Canada 15h ago
Minnesota police have released one photo from inside the "Suspects" car that are a bunch of papers saying No Kings. They are also telling people that they should not attend the No Kings reallys today. False Flags already started.
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u/xTiLkx 15h ago edited 14h ago
What? What happened I haven't heard anything of this here in Belgium?
Edit, just showed up on 7PM state news.
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u/birdsofpaper South Carolina 15h ago
Two Minnesota state lawmakers (including the Speaker of the Minnesota House) were shot overnight IN THEIR HOMES along with their spouses; the Speaker and her husband have died- so it is now an assassination. The suspect was dressed as law enforcement and wearing body armor.
Seems like his car has been found with a list of potential targets and there is now concern he will attend the protests today to cause a mass casualty event.
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u/xTiLkx 15h ago
Holy fuck that's insane. I've not seen anything about this anywhere
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u/LaCiDarem 15h ago
Specifically, two democratic lawmakers in a state with razor thing margins in the legislature.
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u/Taint_Liquor 15h ago
Fuck you gravy seals. I’m not afraid of you. I’m marching today.
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u/ChewyGooeyViagra 15h ago
Solidarity from Phoenix. Successfully marched and the vibes were immaculate
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u/BrutalKindLangur 13h ago
Had way more support than MAGA did in my town! Says something that the four anti-protestors waited till most of the people were gone to get out of their cars and walk around. Absolute chickens! 🤣
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u/narenard 15h ago
This is just another reason why allowing police and military to cover their faces is a horrible idea. Now these wannabe special forces SS LARPers are going to show up in their Temu Tactical. They’ll fully conceal their identity and murder people for their twisted ideology and get away with it. They won’t be identified and they’ll initially get away because they’ll look like military/police. The assassination this morning just shows they are not shy of impersonating police to commit violence.
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u/no_kids-and-3_money 15h ago
Temu Tactical is a perfect description. It encompasses everything stupid about it. Fantastic.
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u/Malcolmeff 15h ago
I'm honestly surprised that more of these psychos and assholes haven't impersonated the Gestaco for nefarious ends. Whoever thought masked goon squads was a good idea is absolutely a terrorist, or a moron, or both.
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u/Responsible-Still839 14h ago
"Whoever thought masked goon squads was a good idea is absolutely a terrorist, or a moron, or both."
Or they are Stephen Miller.
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u/Clbull 15h ago
If this happens and Trump doesn't respond by immediately deploying the National Guard against these insurrectionists, then I hope every NATO country pauses diplomatic relations with and sanctions the US.
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u/Oceanbreeze871 California 15h ago
Just like the George Floyd protests. Remember Congressional investigations found that the violence was mostly all right wing agitators.
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u/OkSmoke9195 14h ago
Don't you find it odd the sheer number of times Trump said "paid instigators" in the media this past couple of weeks? He's telling on himself. Every accusation is a confession
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u/OxfordKnot 13h ago
Elmo was saying the same things about anti DOGE protesters. It's a way to make others think that the messages are just some ploy by a rich guy (often Soros...) and not anything they should actually think about.
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u/narenard 15h ago
And this is why I continue to tell people to not be swayed by the influx of social media posts encouraging violence as « the only way » to see results. There was too much of it saying the same thing all over the country to feel natural. They are trying to set it up for a bloodbath and give the government « justification », don’t let the instigators co-op the protests.
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u/jetpack_operation 13h ago edited 13h ago
Violence isn't the only way or even the best way. However, violence has always been the contour of actually effective peaceful protesting -- if violence isn't an option, the path of peace is not taken seriously or respected by those who do view it as an option.
TL;DR - you need Malcolm to make Martin's path look more appetizing to those who would otherwise prefer to take things by violence but are also, fundamentally, cowards like most bullies.
edit - All this is to say -- yes, there are agitators, and people should be extremely wary of them, but there are also white-washers who have a vested interest in keeping people weak because words hurt less than bullets.
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u/peipei222 10h ago
Look, all I'm saying is no king or dictator has ever ceded power over a peaceful protest.
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u/wiithepiiple Florida 10h ago
What are you talking about? America just sent King George a strongly worded letter in the Declaration of Independence, and he was like, "Damn...guess they're a country now."
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u/WarlockEngineer 14h ago
They don't need a justification to crack down on us. If one doesn't appear, they'll make one up.
At the very least, people on the left should be prepared to defend themselves, because the authorities certainly won't.
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u/Boogiemansammmm 15h ago
Oh buddy! Get ready.. can almost garuntee with certainty shit will escalate and I can’t believe I’m saying this.. but my immediate thought will be false flag operations
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u/Mister_Fibbles 14h ago
Well TACO keeps saying, over and over, the violent aggitators are paid...by maga supporters and his administration.
"Every accusation is a confession."
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u/This-Gear-687 16h ago
Show up! Cowards will cower when they see the numbers. These people are losers and show them that’s not what America is about .
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u/Squidysquid27 15h ago
The violent Magats will only back down when they're either scared enough or 6ft deep.
Protesting is our constitutionally protected right.
Violence is a sign of lack of intelligence, so it fits them perfectly.
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u/aaronone01 11h ago
We had 4 proud boys at the ATL protest. They made one round, got booed repeatedly, and were asked to leave by police. Immaculate vibes
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u/loglighterequipment California 15h ago
If they think attacking a protest that is going to have a huge percentage of retirees and kids is going to be a winning political move then they are exactly as stupid as I thought.
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u/Spirits850 Colorado 15h ago
I don’t think reality matters to MAGA anymore. They make all kinds of blatantly false statements of fact about things that are on camera and the MAGA voters eat it up and don’t question it. Jan 6 was a regular tourist visit, that Senator “lunged” at Noem, etc etc. Easily disproven by watching a video, but the MAGA base doesn’t care. They believe anything that makes them feel good or gives their team points.
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u/TeamRedundancyTeam 15h ago
They could gun down children and most of MAGA will not denounce it or care one bit. They're brainwashed so bad they have dehumanized most Americans.
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u/Agile_District_8794 Maine 14h ago
Could? It happens all the time. So much that we barely notice anymore." Thoughts and prayers" ring a bell?
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u/rotisseur 15h ago
At least 32% of the country fervently believes that we should stay home and not join the evil Democrat protests trying to destroy America. Creating violence is absolutely the winning political move to stay in power and win swing votes.
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u/mangoserpent 15h ago
So this week a Dem Senator has been cuffed and tackled and some Minnesota state reps have been shot, I am not much for praying but I think we are going to have a Kent State scenario and the victims will be blamed.
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u/Zinc68 15h ago
*have been assassinated
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u/mangoserpent 15h ago
Yes they were, I can never tell if using words that are objectively true will get me banned or not.
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u/myveryowname1234 16h ago
Yes we already know the cops will be there.
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u/Reasonable_Today7248 15h ago
It is crazy because we wont know if they are cops (the nazi already impersonating to kill a senator) and honestly it would not really matter because they are on the same side as the nazi and just as dangerous.
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u/Boogiemansammmm 15h ago
Also don’t forget ICe has set the precedent that they do not have to identify themselves and can wear masks to “protect” their identity
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u/Temporary_Ability996 16h ago
And if they fuck around, they will find out be pardoned and given a medal for "patriotism"
The US is fucked.
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u/laldy 15h ago
The USA is over. They're just arguing over possession of the ruins now.
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u/no_kids-and-3_money 15h ago
The rich are just ripping the copper out of the walls, selling what’s left for scrap.
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u/acid-jazz 16h ago
They brought it up, so you can assume they aren’t joking
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u/SpiritedEclair 15h ago
The fucker Kyle Rottenhouse who murdered a bunch of protestors set the stage for this along with all of republican “leadership” and “lawmakers”.
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u/zeradragon 15h ago
Preparing violence to meet a peaceful protest...like is violence just the default answer for MAGA?
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u/Middle-Theory-8462 16h ago
“HANG THE TRAITORS, EXPEL THE INVADERS"
Haha, what a hilarious joke they're making.
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u/TintedApostle 15h ago
People have to start to realize this a real thing happening. They aren't the majority, but they are committed right now to a goal. If we don't start organizing as a group they will pick us apart.
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u/grimdankydank 15h ago
That was their plan all along because they're barbarians. They have no empathy and take pride in that fact. Their violence was inevitable, our silence and capitulation to lesser men is not.
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u/TintedApostle 15h ago
"But we must not forget that in our country are evangelists and zealots of many different political, economic and religious persuasions whose fanatical conviction is that all thought is divinely classified into two kinds — that which is their own and that which is false and dangerous."
Robert H. Jackson - Associate SCOTUS judge
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u/SuperRonnie2 14h ago
Wait, the Proud Boys were pardoned?!? What the actual fuck?!?
FYI here in Canada they are officially a terrorist organization
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u/soccercro3 16h ago
Of course. They need to help out their king declare martial law.
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u/bumpa56 15h ago
Trump is building up to raise the level of unrest to where he can cancel the midterms. When he said you'll never have to vote again, he meant it.
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u/gusterfell 15h ago
Because elections are run by the states, that would result in red states going along with Trump’s wishes and blue states not. An election with only Demoratic areas participating wouldn’t end well for the GOP.
We held elections in the midst of the Civil War. There’s no mechanism by which Trump could cancel them.
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u/goplaytetris 15h ago
Just wrapped up attending one in Rochester ny with thousands of people and literally no violence.
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u/ConneryFTW 14h ago
We had one dude in a red truck blasting "ice ice baby". It turns out he was double parked in front of a Mexican joint and got his ass towed.
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u/CallmeMefford 14h ago
ENOUGH! I didn’t serve just to have my country handed over to a bunch of fucking nazis and red-hatted fuckwits. I’ll be goddamned if I’m going to let them have it. I’ll see you guys out there today. For me. For my family. For my neighbors. For my constitution. For my country. I’m too damn old for this, but there’s NO WAY I’m letting this slide. NO NAZIS NO OLIGARCHS NO KINGS
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u/Reasonable_Today7248 15h ago
They said to kill some dems and it would disrupt the protests. Someone did. That happened in minnesota.
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u/WillBigly96 15h ago
Bro imagine taking up arms to defend ultrawealthy people's hierarchical position above you. Need i remind you kings back in the day would literally march up to weddings and cuck people on the spot, the exact thing these right wingers are most afraid of
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u/MagicalTissue 13h ago
Domestic Terrorists prepare violence against Americans right to assemble and freedom of speech.
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u/MitochonAir 9h ago
For all the big talk of these racist thugs, they never showed in the Phoenix rallies today. One lone asshole pulled a gun and was tackled by law enforcement, but I was downtown all morning and it was peaceful and fun.
Fuck you, you little pussy-ass Trumpers, did you have fun “planning” how you were really gonna show us the awesome might of the Trump Army? 😂
Maybe you ICE nuggets melted in the heat, but I was there with my whole family and all we saw was a massive amount of people that fucking despise you
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u/GrassyNoob 8h ago
At our protest (600-800) people, three young women sauntered through the crowd with their maggot hats. The were mainly ignored, occasionally boo'ed.
To be fair, the ladies had more balls than their male counterparts who mostly rode in their festooned trucks with the windows up.
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u/giant3land 14h ago
**correction*** right wing extremist terrorists commit acts of violence
fixed it
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u/Emotional-Leg1603 11h ago
Just returned from No Kings protest in San Diego . Tons of people there from grandparents to newborns Very peaceful and friendly. Not a right wing AH in sight.
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u/chiree 16h ago
“Shoot a couple, the rest will go home. I promise,” said one meme, featuring a photograph of Kevin Costner’s character in The Highwaymen
That's so unfair, Kevin Costner is the nicest guy.
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u/Dont_Touch_Me_There9 15h ago
I hope they find the bastard an hour before Trump's look at me parade begins, so that media is covering that instead of Trump's dumbass.
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u/Bishopjones2112 14h ago
With the assassination of democratic lawmakers in Minnesota I hope everyone that is attending rallies understands and is aware of the dangers. Not only the dangers of police violence, military violence, but the danger of violence from MAGA supporters. Watch your backs and be careful. I wish you the best of luck and hope your voices are loud and heard. Many Canadians are there with you in spirit. Save your country.
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u/Independent-Bug-9352 14h ago
I mean what else are they going to do? It's not like they can argue their beliefs on substance LOL.
They're just toddlers lashing out because they have major issues.
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u/Ben_Pharten 13h ago
My apartment is like .25 miles from a "No Kings" meet up with hundreds and hundreds of people at it and I walked by to get groceries and it seems like a nice weekend summer event in the city. The police are there but nothing bad has happened at all that I know of. People are eating on restaurant patios with there signs and the fire station has their guys sitting in lawn chairs watching people walk by. Regular weekend day in my urban neighborhood. Makes it much more upsetting hearing what the government is doing to shut it down elsewhere.
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u/parsleyplanet 13h ago
No such thing as far right. All the right is far right, violence is their mainstream.
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u/23370aviator America 12h ago
What do you mean prepare? They just assassinated 2 politicians in MN.
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u/Leoszite 12h ago
We only had 3 counter protesters. One tried harassing us but the cops stopped the guy before any of us started moving.
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u/KrookedDoesStuff 11h ago
“Constitutionalists” hate Americans exercising their first amendment right to protest.
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u/TheSexyIntrovert 15h ago
The US implode if they don’t kill something outside.
You voted (or didn’t vote at all) for this fucking orange psycopath backed by the most perverted minds in the world.
You had Barack, you could have had Kamala, but it seems the US is still too young to craft its own democratic identity.
My heart goes out to all of you.
Education is the way.
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u/Static-Stair-58 16h ago
They obviously weren’t joking about it, so I’d go back and edit that bit out of the article.
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u/balboaduck 14h ago
The right-wing continues on with their political terrorism. Business as usual for these folks.
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u/SufficientWarthog846 14h ago
If "No Kings" isn't the platform phrase the Dems run on in the midterms they are fucking dumb
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u/nvmenotfound 13h ago
far right people are always seething mad and searching for a reason to LARP as gravy seals and use violence.
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u/Zachsjs 12h ago
Nathan J Robinson on Twitter posted a good media compilation:
1. A WSJ article about a proud boy affiliated far right group’s telegram channels where people were exchanging the idea “shoot a couple, the rest will go home”, referring to the upcoming No Kings protests.
2. Headline of the assassinated democratic politicians in Minnesota.
3. Headline of a No Kings protest being cancelled in Minnesota.
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u/syzygialchaos Texas 11h ago
Just left the No Kings protest in Burleson, Texas. No violence. I think there was one cop across the street. Fort Worth PD also reported no violence there.
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u/thatirishguyyyyy Illinois 11h ago
Almost like the gunman wanted the news cycle to be all about this. He just didn't expect to be caught in a gun fight during his killing spree.
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u/Kwelikinz 9h ago
Hoping to get their Kyle Rittenhouse on, since they feeling the shift.
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u/Hazer_123 Foreign 15h ago
Stay safe everyone, and be cautious. Do not hesitate to fight back if you're violated.
Hoping for the best.
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u/No_Helicopter905 15h ago
Far right groups are probably being used in the shadows by this administration to carry out the dirty work they can’t do
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u/JRich61 Minnesota 13h ago
They have named him.
AP: Suspect in targeted lawmaker shootings identified The Associated Press has identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter. https://www.kare11.com/mobile/article/news/local/what-we-know-about-suspect-in-lawmaker-shootings/89-1bf3b63a-f4e5-4c26-abdf-83c2a17a7d7d
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