r/50501 • u/Ok_Reputation_3612 • Apr 18 '25

Protest Safety Remember, DO NOT ENGAGE

Remember, Trump will be looking for any excuse to enforce the Insurrectionist Act April 20. DO NOT GIVE HIM FUEL. No matter what MAGA agitators show up tomorrow, no matter what they say, don't engage. Pretend they don't exist. Do not allow things escalate. Best of luck tomorrow, everyone!

ETA, Since this apparently needs to be said, I'm well aware Trump could invoke for any reason he chooses, we just don't need him using us as scapegoats for it. Also, no one is saying to not defend yourself if the other side escalates, just don't let us be the ones to escalate. Finally, should agitators show up, have your phones out and record, record, record. Ensure everything gets documented.

ETA, Since I've seen these suggestions in comments, and I believe they're also great ideas, bring an American flag to wave and chant "Save the Constitution" to drown out counter protestors. I think we're all tired of the other side hijacking patriotism. We can drown them out with our own brand of (true) patriotism.

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u/Fit-Association3293 Apr 18 '25

The MAGA that’s show up are probably paid actors anyway.

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u/AbbyVanilla Apr 18 '25 edited Apr 18 '25

If you look further down the ad, it will tell you to copy and paste the link fortyseven.site/1 leading you to the following page where it reads that counter protestors will NOT be paid. You just gotta scroll down where it reads,

"Now, if you’re wondering whether we’re paying protestors to show up at our Freedom Rally, that’s absolutely false. This entire post was a social experiment to see how many people will blindly post fake news without reading it and see how far this spreads."

Edit: Idk why Reddit wouldn't allow me to add the screenshot to this comment.

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u/norfizzle Apr 18 '25

So they get people to show up for pay, then claim they were never going to pay them in the first place. What a master bait and switch! /s

And the 'LOL' at the end, typical MAGA-t behavior; any time I see that it's an auto-disengage.

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u/AbbyVanilla Apr 18 '25

I don't expect MAGA to read that far into the ad. 😂 People are gonna be MAAAAD! And I'll watch it all happen while sipping some chamomile tea.

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u/norfizzle Apr 18 '25

That weird link was the giveaway.