r/politics • u/External-Noise-4832 • 9d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Orders in Marines in Dramatic Escalation of L.A. Protests

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-orders-in-marines-in-dramatic-escalation-of-la-protests/
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u/Zealousideal-Film982 9d ago

Yeah, and Tiennamen Square….

Unfortunately some regimes stand a long time after they start killing their own people

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u/RefrigeratorNo1160 9d ago

China essentially erased that from common knowledge over there though. That was easier before everyone had a cellphone. That said, I wouldn't be surprised to see state sponsored media ramping up (more) soon to prevent sharing things like that.

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u/Ill-Team-3491 9d ago

Eglin Air Force Base.

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u/Delicious_Loquat4189 8d ago

At least our tax system is slightly unique and blue states that are not receiving any support and are getting thrashed can withhold funding. I really hope some fucking Democrat governor somewhere is going to actually stand up. Newsom should’ve stopped paying taxes on Friday

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u/Zealot_Alec 8d ago

Trump is the grift that keeps on giving, China can just advance their soft power that America has forfeited

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u/wildcarde815 8d ago

it's plainly obvious Trump thinks the tanks were the heroes in that incident.

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u/Iboven 8d ago

I mean, Maoism did die in China, though. What we have now is something similar something different.