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Silver Gaia

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10. I haven't seen anything yet from the people at the front

Reply to yellow dahlia (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 11:32 PM

Jun 8

of the protests that we didn't do at Vietnam War protests. We yelled at cops, flipped them off, spit at them, called them "PIGS!" We didn't burn cars, but that's the only thing I've seen that I think is probably being done by outside agitators, and we had those kind of infiltrators, too (COINTELPRO). All I've seen so far is the burning cars, though. Newsom mentioned in his MSNBC interview tonight that there are anarchists coming in to cause trouble that will play right into Trump's hands. And yes, that is worrisome, but I do not think they are the people at the front of the lines. Those are mostly pissed off young people -- and rightly so! The troublemakers are stealthy and do not want to be seen.

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I'm concerned that infiltrators and instigators are staged to escalate in L.A. [View all] yellow dahlia Jun 8 OP

Yes That would Track with Fascists Cha Jun 8 #1

Why do people think Mexican flags are a plant? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 8 #2

People do riot. They don't need "outside agitators" or "plants." Archae Jun 8 #3

The worst of the violence and ALL the murders of law officers during 2020 protests blm Jun 9 #12

I have been disappointed that there hasn't been more follow up info yellow dahlia Jun 9 #14

Doubt the Mexican flags are plants. I'm sure there are agitators, maybe even some Hegseth undercover henchmen. Silent Type Jun 8 #4

It would be unnecessary. Cops can escalate any time they feel like it, and get away with it. RockRaven Jun 8 #5

I would not put it past them in this social media / internet environment of manipulating via neurolinguistic kimbutgar Jun 8 #6

With this FBI orangecrush Jun 8 #7

That's what the Right said about January 6th Polybius Jun 8 #8

Naive to not believe the Trumpers would use agitators. NoMoreRepugs Jun 8 #9

I haven't seen anything yet from the people at the front Silver Gaia Jun 8 #10

I will follow up on several comments at once. yellow dahlia Jun 8 #11

Today an old 2020 video was used by Ted Cruz and James Woods BigmanPigman Jun 9 #13

It's a valid concern.... because it's been done in the past... liberalla Jun 9 #15