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lostnfound

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4. Who benefits? trump.

Reply to Wingus Dingus (Reply #1)

Wed May 28, 2025, 12:24 AM

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He will use it to stir up support for cracking down on freedom of assembly, and turning public opinion away from current politicians in California. He’ll use it to make liberals look bad, and justify pro-police anti-people policies.

I’m suspicious. The tactic of paying a crowd to engage in disruptive behavior dates back to Kermit Roosevelt and attacking Mossadeqh in the 1950s in Iran.

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Can't have anything nice. What did they get out of this pointless destruction? Wingus Dingus Tuesday #1

Who benefits? trump. lostnfound Wednesday #4

Because of a party shutdown? efhmc Tuesday #2

I believe it's more fundamental than that, the toxic flows downhill. Uncle Joe Tuesday #3