I wonder why the "energy" came out of the looters and Antifa factions last night. Some speculation follows. . .
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I'm guessing our law enforcement people crawled so far up Antifa's ass in the past 48 hours that they were taken off the field. Probably found the leaders and shut them down. We will never hear that story.
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Obviously the number of retail "targets" has been reduced by destruction. But why didn't the looting just keep spreading to more suburban areas with fresh targets? Answer: Guns. Bodies would start dropping when Republican territory got invaded.
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I also think Trump's tough talk was received as credible. Looters, no doubt, believed the military would act more aggressively than police because the blowback would be different. The military is our most respected institution. And extra "presence" always helps.
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The peaceful protestors (I call them fine people) also seemed to turn on the brick-throwing folks. I think the fine people would have physically restrained the bad actors when practical and safe, and did, to maintain the integrity of their message.
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One strong theory is that Antifa members mostly live with their parents, and mom and dad probably shut some of them down.
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There is also an "energy" explanation. There was too much pent up energy from the coronavirus lockdown, and men of a certain age will release that energy no matter what. Maybe the energy was released by a week of protests.
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Or maybe all the looters ran home and realized that footwear of the wrong size has less value than they hoped, while Antifa was being identified by the thousands, and BLM was setting back race relations by a decade. Maybe it just didn't work for anyone, and they realized it.
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Agree in principle: what % of the overall population takes the narrative
@cnn is pushing seriously? My guess: 20-40%. It only takes a few % of the population to cause chaos.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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May have had to do with MSM reporters getting caught up in the actual violence. Fox and NBC reporter getting caught up in “protests”.
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In NYC they closed the bridges at 8 pm, limiting the number of people entering the city. Certain subway stations were barricaded. People’s ability to move as freely as they had been allowed to was diminished. Played a role.
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