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Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955) by ajvs on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:21PM (#25085561)
Their presence is in itself counterprotest if you're able to figure out they're right-wing in the first place. I'm not sure what type of arbitrary behaviour you're looking for here.
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Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955) by jolux on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:23PM (#25085588)
It's intimidating to be walking around with guns drawn. That's what I'm trying to get at.
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Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955) by ajvs on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:33PM (#25085716)
It's also intimidating to try to counterprotest in the face of such a huge mob when there's been numerous instances of violence from them in the past. I certainly wouldn't go without a gun if I were to show up at one of these things lest someone see me as an easy victim.
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Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955) by jolux on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:39PM (#25085780)
You're just vastly overstating the prevalence of violence at these protests. Do you have evidence for these assertions or are you just throwing them blindly?
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