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Presidential Memoranda to approve use of US Armed Forces against American protesters, labeling riots as an act of rebellion. (www.whitehouse.gov)

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Remember! They wouldn't do this if they didn't think they had to - this government action comes from a place of weakness, not strength.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No it comes from long experience of knowing they will get away with it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Then why didn't they do it before? Or sooner?

There's a reason they delayed doing this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Because they've been slowly sounding out how much they could get away with for a long time: pushing the envelope a little bit further, seeing what the response is, and then pushing it some more then they see they can get away with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is likely a part of the Authoritarian plan, as opposed to a response to loss of control.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's not about a loss of control, it's about maintaining control to prevent a loss of control. They don't want another BLM summer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I still think that they have been looking for an excuse, in order to change the paradigm in a fundamental way.