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      23 days ago

      Protestors or vandals and rioters?

      Yes.

      The former: to prevent government persecution and unfair retaliation.

      Why would they face persecution if they did nothing wrong!?

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        23 days ago

        The government has always had it out for protestors, to the extent that they’ll try and use agents provocateur to escalate the situation. They don’t want people to protest, they just want people to life back and take it. C’mon, you seriously asking this?

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          23 days ago

          The point I’m trying to make is that everyone is wearing a mask for the same reason: to prevent retribution for their beliefs and according actions.

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              22 days ago

              What do you think that phrase means? The gov just let’s people do whatever they want?

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            23 days ago

            There’s a difference between wearing a mask because you are engaging in wrongdoing and wearing a mask to prevent unjust retaliation. Even if the actual motive is the same, the implications are very different

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              23 days ago

              The only difference is what you consider to be “wrong” or “just”.

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                23 days ago

                I am not the arbiter of what is/isn’t wrong, but there are some general consensus among the public as well as pertinent legal frameworks.

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                  23 days ago

                  I am not the arbiter of what is/isn’t wrong

                  That’s what you’re doing though

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            23 days ago

            Some beliefs require retribution. Some causes are righteous. Fuck off with your false equivalencies. Rioters aren’t employed by the people- law enforcement is.