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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by rayiner on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @07:06PM (#23397583)
Yeah, I don’t believe it. Rioting is natural human behavior. In Bangladesh we have violent riots after every election. The police aren’t instigating them, they are nowhere to be found. Why would I believe that Americans are any different?
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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by krapp on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @07:18PM (#23397698)
>Why would I believe that Americans are any different?

We don't have violent riots after every election, for one thing.

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by manigandham on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @07:44PM (#23397889)
America certainly had violent riots during elections. Also after sports games. It happens.
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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by krapp on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:11PM (#23398121)
>America certainly had violent riots during elections.

Not in recent memory, and certainly not as a regular occurrence.

>Also after sports games.

Ok, you got me there.

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by selimthegrim on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:03PM (#23398033)
I’m sure you know who Shibir and Chhatra League are? Who are their American counterparts?
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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by rayiner on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:14PM (#23398143)
There are instigators involved in the hartals, no doubt. But working with the police?
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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by pnw_hazor on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:07PM (#23398075)
It's different now. Early in the presidential campaign, anti-Trump demonstrators were blocking the road to the Reagan library to deny access to people heading to a Trump/GOP fund raiser

I remember thinking, America is in for it now, the Rubicon has been crossed. Since then politically motivated violence has been embraced and celebrated by many luminaries. Welcome to the normal.

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by ShamelessC on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:33PM (#23398295)
What do you make of Trump's many pleas to handle the opposition and journalists with violence while campaigning?
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