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Posted: 1/16/2021 7:46:13 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/16/2021 7:46:38 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/16/2021 7:46:55 PM EDT

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Weren’t a bunch deployed to various cities around the country?

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:47:30 PM EDT

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Probably restrained from doing their jobs by politicians. The Guard can’t act on its own without orders from the Governor’s.

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:47:41 PM EDT

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Have to be activated by the Governor of the State. Blue state governors would never call them out when their people are mostly peacefully "demonstrating." (Demonstrating arson, larceny and destruction of property).

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:48:02 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/16/2021 7:49:55 PM EDT

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The Guard joined in with them

USA: National Guard troops dance together with protesters in Atlanta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9B5_vBj_hs

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:50:38 PM EDT

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Well, you see, burning and looting businesses was completely justifiable for
the institutional racism inherent in the system.

However, threatening and harassing the politicians that are actually responsible,
well, that's just wrong!!

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:51:47 PM EDT

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Troops on the streets of America was un-American then

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:54:03 PM EDT

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how many threads you starting tonight?

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:54:08 PM EDT

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Some were, usually after the first or second night of "unrest", but never as a deterrent.

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:55:07 PM EDT

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Take a knee over there.

It’s all a psyop.

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:56:12 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/16/2021 7:56:36 PM EDT

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Pretty sure a few Governors called them up. We had them in downtown KC for a few days, IIRC. I normally avoid downtown KC and the Plaza, so I didn't personally witness them on site. But our riots weren't quite as severe as other cities.

But yes, I agree the 'handling' of the 'mostly peaceful protests' compared to last week's protest are night and day, and it disgusts me that some of the politicians that called for MAOR protests shit their pants when one showed up on their personal (tax payer provided) doorstep.

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:57:50 PM EDT

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They were shooting at people who were hanging out on their front porch/private property with pepperball guns.

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:58:16 PM EDT

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It's ok to destroy, loot, and burn when you are doing it because you're just a common criminal. But when you are politically motivated, it's terrorism.

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:58:28 PM EDT

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Well, you see, burning and looting businesses was completely justifiable for
the institutional racism inherent in the system.

However, threatening and harassing the politicians that are actually responsible,
well, that's just wrong!!

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Its a BINGO!

Posted: 1/16/2021 7:59:40 PM EDT

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BLM and Antifa were not attacking the ruling class.

Posted: 1/16/2021 8:00:52 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/16/2021 8:02:15 PM EDT

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Why would governors take action on anything when they could just point the finger and say “this is Trump’s America”. It was as political as the lockdowns. Look at all the leaders crying to open everything now. It’s disgusting, maddening, but just a game to them. We the people don’t matter. The only thing that matters is a political agenda and Trump was in the way.

Posted: 1/16/2021 8:05:41 PM EDT

[#20]

We tried

Posted: 1/16/2021 8:22:02 PM EDT

[#21]

Something some animals are something something.....

Posted: 1/16/2021 8:31:32 PM EDT

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I'm pretty happy with my boys. Here in St. Paul they stopped them from crossing the river from Minneapolis to march to the capital. Hey march to the capital that sounds familiar.

They were everywhere when they had a protest at the governors mansion. Our governor waited too long to call them yes, but they saved Saint Paul from a lot of damage. Some happened but not like Minneapolis.

Posted: 1/16/2021 8:33:00 PM EDT

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They were there with orders to allow gross bodily harm and/or death...no wait, that’s backwards

Posted: 1/16/2021 8:56:51 PM EDT

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After the second round of looting in Chicago last fall,

Chicago officials announced Monday morning that police would be placed on high alert, with 12-hour shifts and expanded patrols throughout the city after the Magnificent Mile downtown was attacked by organized looters overnight.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot stopped short, however, of calling for the National Guard, which had been used to protect the downtown area after an initial wave of riots in late May. There was no mention of federal law enforcement, either.

Lightfoot, standing alongside Governor J.B. Pritzker, said that “both of us believe this is not an incident that requires the National Guard. … We do not need federal troops in Chicago. Period. Full stop.” https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020/08/10/chicago-police-on-alert-but-no-national-guard-after-looters-ransack-downtown/ The previous "deployment" of troops saw them laagered at McCormick Place, a lakeside convention center well south of the loop.

Macy's and Gap are both leaving the Mag Mile in Chicago. Macys alone consists of 170,000-square-feet of retail space. The total numbers for the Michigan ave and city as a whole are gravely worse.

Posted: 1/16/2021 8:59:39 PM EDT

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Pres Trump threatened to call them up, but the local yokels, BLM, and Antifa screamed "FASCISM"

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:04:51 PM EDT

[#26]

Whatever 20'er.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:05:48 PM EDT

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It will be interesting to see what Bejing Biden does the next time a city burns when a cop shoots someone in the hood...

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:06:04 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/16/2021 9:06:36 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/16/2021 9:09:26 PM EDT

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The premise that the BLM/Antifa attacks and the attacks in DC are analogous is intellectually dishonest.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:09:27 PM EDT

[#31]

Democrat incited insurrection is GTG

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:11:09 PM EDT

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Making sure the people that actually lived where they were rioting didn't shoot the terrorists.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:15:52 PM EDT

[#33]

Bad optics.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:20:03 PM EDT

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And, why were Antifa and Burn-Loot-Murder not called domestic terrorists like the capitol protesters are? How many hundreds of millions of dollars in damage did they do last summer? How many buildings and city blocks were destroyed? How long did they hold the entire center of a city hostage while creating their own lawless "autonomous zone"?

It's all being done to paint conservatives in a negative light and to provide a false reason to enact a Patriot Act 2.0 that focuses inwardly on the citizens this time instead of foreign threats, and the fact that all of us aren't still protesting about it is a shame.

But now they have what they want.....everyone too nervous to do anything that might be deemed "violent", like chanting outside a building.

EDIT: I see most of this has already been posted. But doesn't hurt to say it again.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:21:18 PM EDT

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You are correct. The BLM/Antifa were much worse.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:23:57 PM EDT

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Oh that was different.gif

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:25:37 PM EDT

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Because they were 1000s of miles away from congress and company when the riots were happening, but now they are scarred and need protecting. They never gave a shit about anyone in those zones.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:27:36 PM EDT

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Dem Governors refused to call them in, Trump was afraid to use insurrection act to force them in because of optics bullshit

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:28:30 PM EDT

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Why would governors take action on anything when they could just point the finger and say “this is Trump’s America”. It was as political as the lockdowns. Look at all the leaders crying to open everything now. It’s disgusting, maddening, but just a game to them. We the people don’t matter. The only thing that matters is a political agenda and Trump was in the way.

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WINNER, WINNER^^^^^^Chick'n dinner! 10ring

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:29:01 PM EDT

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The Leftist mayors and Governors specifically said they didn't want them.

And when they were there they were taking a fucking knee as ordered.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:32:27 PM EDT

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I walked in on a conversation at work the other day when a NG guy I work with was telling another guy that:

"If they declare martial law the 1 or 2 star general in charge of that area will be in charge. Not the cops, not even the president. If they tell us "nobody can be out after 9" we'll warn people at first but after that we can light them up and not get in trouble for it! *shrugs* Hey man our orders say nobody out after 9. You don't have to go to sleep but you gotta be inside with your door locked by 9 or we're at least gonna handcuff you and you're gonna disappear."

Me: So...you're just following orders? There were other people in history who were just following orders too.

NG guy: Yeah the nazis but this wouldn't be like that. We don't care what race you are. Anybody outside would get it.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:34:44 PM EDT

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They were destroying Private Businesses, homes, cars, trucks, and threatening the lives of and in some cases taking the lives of lowly serfs.

In DC, they were attacking the elites turf, the elites lives.

It's different.

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:35:22 PM EDT

[#43]

Lol

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:48:43 PM EDT

[#44]

Hmmm. Who does Nat Guard report to...?

Posted: 1/16/2021 9:49:02 PM EDT

[#45]

They were told to get out and let it all burn in Portland.

Posted: 1/16/2021 10:01:58 PM EDT

[#46]

False Equivalence? You are a deep thinker OP!

So our country should let protestors stop the election process and transfer of power thats part of our constitutional process any time they want, no questions asked? LOL. Get fucking real. This false equivalence argument is so intellectually dishonest it's fucking laughable and pathetic. The national guard is in D.C. to safe guard the government buildings and the constitutional processes, which seems like a pretty straight forward thing they would do if called upon.

I don't see why a governor needs to activate the Guard to help out with policing a city anyways, seems pretty heavy handed and authoritarian but you are obviously into that sort of shit.

Posted: 1/16/2021 10:02:32 PM EDT

[#47]

U racist

Posted: 1/16/2021 10:04:45 PM EDT

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Pretty sure a few Governors called them up. We had them in downtown KC for a few days, IIRC. I normally avoid downtown KC and the Plaza, so I didn't personally witness them on site. But our riots weren't quite as severe as other cities.

But yes, I agree the 'handling' of the 'mostly peaceful protests' compared to last week's protest are night and day, and it disgusts me that some of the politicians that called for MAOR protests shit their pants when one showed up on their personal (tax payer provided) doorstep.

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The 'Peacefully' protestors in KC got turned back when they headed for the Carriage and KC Country Clubs. Then after arrests the cretins that run KCMO, Mayor Lucas and the goons on the City Council released most, if not all of rioters. The person who has received the brunt of criticism has been Honkey police Chief Smith.