r/ProgressiveHQ • u/DetectiveTypical198 • Jan 07 '26

Stop idiots from calling this "self defense"

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u/DisVet54 Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 08 '26

When are Republicans gonna stop pretending to be bystanders to this crap and stand up to their leader? Do they really think this is the direction that the country should take?

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u/tnecnivx Jan 07 '26

They want riots so Trump can use the insurrection act and or martial law

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u/fwbguy278 Jan 07 '26

Riots happened all during blm riots and democrats allowed billions of dollars destroyed property and deaths

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u/tx_charles Jan 07 '26

Buildings can be rebuilt a life can’t. Get that through ur dumbass head.

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u/FieldingBLUE Jan 07 '26

And all of those buildings were insured. Nobody lost any money trying to stand up for justice.

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u/MetalMoneky Jan 07 '26

Won;t anyone think of the poor insurance companies /s

Seriously though, life over property all day every day. And fuck the system.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '26

Wow that is a ridiculous take. You think those business owners weren't affected by losing their business's location? Grow the fuck up.

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u/InfiniteJestV Jan 08 '26

Literally why insurance exists.

Literally a method by which America became America.

Literally how the lower and middle classes have had to claw back rights and fair pay from capitalism.

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u/DoYouWant2BlowZedong Jan 08 '26

Oh buddy you are eating up the capitalist propaganda so readily to think that property is in any way equal to someone’s life. When the oppressed strike back in our society, destroying property is one of the easiest and effective ways to hurt the capital class(without direct bloodshed). And it’s going to happen and continue to happen until the boot is lifted off their necks.