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Urban Hermit's avatar

Demonstrators also need to mentally prepare themselves for the eventuality that Trump will signal his domestic violent extremist supporters to attack peaceful protesters and provoke violence. Groups need to develop tactics to peacefully protect themselves to minimize physical injuries without becoming violent themselves, such as civil rights protesters did in the 1960's. Keep the faith. Do not yield.

Trump will eventually declare martial law and call out the military to suppress demonstrations and order his generals to use force. There are no General Milleys or Defense Secretary Espers this time to tell Trump no when he orders them to shoot protesters as he did during BLM demonstrations. Trump fired all the top JAG officers who would determine whether orders are legal. Sadly people may die. Keep the faith. Do not yield. They can't kill us all.

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Robert Dempsey's avatar

Thank you for a great comment. I agree with much of what you said. I've heard rumors that the Proud Boys and other "brown shirts" may attend these protests, so keeping it peaceful is of the utmost importance.

As for staying mentally strong (very important), I published an article on that today: https://pathfinderchronicles.com/p/protest-mental-health-guide

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Urban Hermit's avatar

Thanks for the link to your well thought out advice.

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