• @conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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    1410 days ago

    They’re opposing the people opposing ICE. They’re supposed to be the opposition party, but all they ever seem to oppose seriously is the left.

    • @assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works
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      1210 days ago

      Can you show me where they’re opposing the people opposing ICE? Thus far, Newsom has been strongly critical of the crackdown, and the LA Mayor has only enforced a curfew in a single area of downtown where there was legitimate looting by opportunists - other protest sites are untouched by that policy.

      Please, explain.

      • @gAlienLifeform@lemmy.worldOP
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        710 days ago

        So, per your own comment, protests in that area are being suppressed by California law enforcement who are claiming “looting” as an excuse

        Also, per that recent incident where an LAPD officer said from a helicopter that they were taking pictures and would arrest protesters at their homes, it doesn’t seem like they’re going to limit their suppression activities to that one area

        • ??? The mayor of LA, who has so far been against state escalation against the protests, indicated a small section of down town LA was under curfew because of opportunists looting. She was explicit that other protest sites were not being interfered with by LAPD.

          I don’t see why we wouldn’t believe her in this case given her history and the context.

          Re: helicopter thing, yes that comment was apparently made but hit me up when something happens. Very easy to make yourself upset when you get to invent scenarios to be mad about.