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Portland, Oregon And Dublin Ireland: A Lesson
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 (July 18, 2020 at 12:13 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 12:06 pm)Fireball Wrote: How do we know that these people are actually police? Because they say so? Huh. I must have been under a rock when that was admitted. Thanks!
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
 (July 18, 2020 at 1:31 pm)Fireball Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 12:13 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: They’re exactly police - it’s Homeland Security and Border Patrol agents. And we know it’s them because both agencies have said they’re the ones doing it. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/18/us/portla...index.html Quote:US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) admitted to being one of the agencies involved in arresting protesters. Boru
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(July 18, 2020 at 1:48 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 1:31 pm)Fireball Wrote: Huh. I must have been under a rock when that was admitted. Thanks! Chilling. I hope that the local and state governments prevail in getting these people out of the area. Are the people being snatched read their rights?
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
I’m not sure, but I’m going to guess ‘no’, since it appears that they aren’t actually being arrested. They’re just being snatched up, held for a few hours, and released. It’s not a law enforcement tactic, it’s a terror tactic - they’re trying to frighten people into not protesting.
But as I said above, it isn’t working - the estimated number of people in the streets has doubled over the past two nights. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
RE: Portland, Oregon And Dublin Ireland: A Lesson
July 18, 2020 at 11:39 pm
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2020 at 11:40 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Anything that's worth doing is worth doing in the most hilariously inept way possible, Boru. That's been this admins MO since day one. Elect a clown, expect a circus.
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 (July 18, 2020 at 11:39 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Anything that's worth doing is worth doing in the most hilariously inept way possible "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Stephen Fry. "If it's not worth doing then it's not worth doing well." - Daniel Dennett
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(July 18, 2020 at 11:39 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Anything that's worth doing is worth doing in the most hilariously inept way possible, Boru. That's been this admins MO since day one. Elect a clown, expect a circus. I'm given to understand that there are manuals published by the US Military (I think) that explicitly say that it's bad and counterproductive to clamp down on popular protests. The recommended actions are 1) to ignore them in the hope that they fizzle away to nothing and 2) bring them to the table to reach an accommodation (preferred). But for the current slate of sand paintings in power in the US, knowing this would require that...whaddycallit...reading. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
From my understanding this tactic has raised the numbers of protesters in the streets.
Perhaps the cops should read those military manuals. Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni: "You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
Or even read a little history of rebellions in general. Eamon de Valera said it more than a century ago: 'Don't worry about it boys - every one of us they snatch brings ten more to our side.'
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
The last insurrection worked so well, can't wait to see how the next one turns out.
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