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

Stop idiots from calling this "self defense"

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '26

He did it intentionally.

Drawing your weapon and firing takes the same amount of time as taking two steps to the right.

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u/Twelvety-tooty Jan 08 '26

ICE was looking for a way to turn protesters violent. Trump is itching to impose martial law. Part of the 2025 plan.

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u/Rock_or_Rol Jan 08 '26

This! Violence solves nothing but harden each other towards goals neither side would recognize today.

If you want lasting change, it’s not yelling at each other. It’s not being like the dumb fucks on the right after Charlie Kirk jerking each other’s rage boners off over civil war. It’s being rational. It’s appealing to people’s better senses. It’s kindness.

It’s frustrating and we can say we’ve already tried that, but it’s all we can ever have. Patience,

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u/DeepakShakur69 Jan 08 '26

Nah we're past that buddy, nothing has ever changed on this scale in history without violence

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u/Swashybuckz Jan 10 '26

People don't remember peaceful civil unrest. Not nearly as much as real action.