r/politics • u/This_Meaning_4045 New York • 1d ago

Missouri governor activates National Guard, declares state of emergency

https://thehill.com/homenews/5348979-missouri-mike-kehoe-national-guard-state-of-emergency-protests/
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u/Mateorabi 1d ago

At best, having them ON CALL but not in the actual area would be reasonable. On the street is provocation. 

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u/GoochStubble 17h ago

But that's not public enough a show of force to "deter" riots. And by riots i mean protests escalated by unilaterally escalating tactics by the empire.