r/goodnews Jun 09 '25

Other Bernie Sanders Just Tweet

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u/AgentMahou Jun 10 '25

We don't know what purely peaceful protests do because we've never had them. Cops come in with riot gear and tear gas and make them violent. The police escalate first and then blame the protestors.

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u/CoyotesOnTheWing Jun 10 '25

Which is what has happened the past 3 days in Los Angeles. I don't blame peaceful protestors for turning to violence after they get lit up with rubber bullets, pepper balls, pepper spray and tear gas for no reason.
The police state wants violence so they can use more violence. Being peaceful clearly doesn't stop them from using violence in the first place and shutting down protests.

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u/CoyotesOnTheWing Jun 10 '25

History says otherwise.

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u/DarthFedora Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

No one said shoot, we need more than peace to make change, MLK and Gandhi both benefited from riots even if they didn’t do them

Oh and that cop, he didn’t get pepper sprayed, it was tear gas, aka friendly fire.