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ProgressiveValue

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3. I've said this for a while now.
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 06:42 PM
Aug 2017

They are using a few real examples of ANTIFA bloodying Trump supporters from Berkeley, just after his election and a few other rallies as a broad brush that paints all protests against Trump and racism as violent.

I've seen some of their reactions online to places like Berkeley where a couple of antagonizers made the left look bad. Their reaction is along the lines of "let them come to our so and so pro gun state and try hitting us". What they are wanting is to go armed and provoke an antagonizer (who isn't really there for progressive reasons even if they think they are) without being physical, in the hopes they take a swing over words so they can shoot them. They'll claim they feared for their life and disparity of force.

I hope it doesn't happen, but if it does, the shooter may find that saying "I fear for my life" isn't a magical phrase that gets them off for murder over a punch.

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