National Guards to Deploy to L.A. as More Protests Are Planned
www.nytimes.com
Protests over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area are set to continue for a third day. Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump’s decision to call in National Guards was “purposefully inflammatory.”

Note that the violence, as usual, is almost entirely on the part of the cops

        • borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          6·
          16 days ago

          Marines aren’t allowed to wear their cammies off base while doing errands between work and off base housing. They can stop under limited circumstances, like filling up gas if absolutely necessary, and drive thru stuff is fine. The reasoning for this is because cammies are the Corps war-fighting uniform, and the Marine Corps doesn’t wage war on US soil. This is instilled in boot camp, through SOI, and especially when you hit the fleet.

          It’ll be interesting to see what comes of this.

      • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
        35·
        16 days ago

        In the past a guy with a clipboard would walk into a restaurant to talk to the owner about how many fines they would be getting. That should be all it takes. If you want to actually catch people, you set up at the exits before Mr clipboard goes in.

        Rolling in swat style is looking to pick a fight.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
      436·
      16 days ago

      That’s why we’re here. ICE hit and run a protestor, protestors began throwing cinder blocks and M80s, ICE deployed tear gas, now the National Guard is dispatched.

      Hegseth has the Marines standing by, and the Insurrection Act will be next. This is what happens when we get violent before we have the numbers to fight. We’re fucked because people are acting on emotion and completely unaware that this is Trump’s Reichstag Fire.

      Edit: Please share this.

      Oath

      • Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml
        13·
        16 days ago

        Fascism will escalate regardless, in the absence of real resistance they will simply lie to justify doing what they were always planning to do anyway, passively accepting their actions will do nothing to help, resistance is the only correct answer and it will absolutely have to be violent

        • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
          15·
          16 days ago

          The VAST majority is peaceful. Many are throwing rocks. A few are taking even further.

          I get that they’re pissed, but this isn’t the solution. Refusing to walk into a trap isn’t cowardice, it’s strategy.

          • Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml
            7·
            16 days ago

            You watched and learned nothing, resistance isn’t a trap and your passivity won’t save you

            • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
              15·
              16 days ago

              I never said resistance was a trap. I said violent resistance was. Violence will hand Trump his Reichstag Fire on a silver platter.

              • Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml
                5·
                16 days ago

                Nonviolent “resistance” is worthless, idk what part of “they will make shit up anyway” you’re not understanding

                • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
                  15·
                  16 days ago

                  Trump is itching to enact the Insurrection Act. That will make growing our numbers far more difficult. Meanwhile, you’re advocating losing resisters to incarceration, scaring people back into their homes due to unsafe protest conditions, while giving Trump the justification he needs to strip our rights.

                  Do you always think with your feelings? You should try your brain. Logic and strategy know no cowardice. They only know how to outthink the opposition.

      • watson@sopuli.xyz
        3·
        16 days ago

        I keep seeing this, but I don’t know how much I’d trust another US government entity.

  • HasturInYellow@lemmy.world
    101·
    16 days ago

    What would happen if someone with a drone flew over and dumped a few gallons of gasoline on the group of ice? I bet they would leave. Pretty fast. Doesn’t even have to get lit, once you’re drenched in gas, you probably want to go change.

  • Ascend910@lemmy.mlEnglish
    93·
    16 days ago

    We should probably start doing a Lenin and wait on the Canadian border, and make our way in to direct the revolution when shit hits the fan

  • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca
    1728·
    16 days ago

    Why wouldn’t he?

    Americans will continue to put up a token resistance (at best) and then accept it as normal after a couple weeks.