shaggy

Sometimes a beacon is dim. A beacon doesn't need to be perfect to do it's job. I hear you

That's a pretty important point, I think, thank-you.

• If Trump can enact the insurrection act if there's violence.. then he will encourage violence
• I'm worried that outside actors would easily decide to do this, and this shouldn't be a decision made by non-americans.
• I deeply hope that the united states maintains its presence (it is a beacon)

Educate me. I mean this with no hostility, and I'll be honest about the fact that I'm not an American and am seeing this from the outside. I'm not attacking anyone and I'm not defending any one stance, because I'd like to be educated and I'm not confident my news is giving me the whole picture.

Educate me.

Here's what I hear.

• American troops (including marines) have been deployed without the governor's consent (this sounds terrifying)
  • This has been temporarily suspended because it was a hasty move and requires the governor's consent
• If this turns violent then it can be considered an insurrection (or meet whatever terms required to be considered) and the insurrection act can be invoked (this sounds terrifying) (why would you encourage violence in this circumstance?)
• I get how pacifism can be the wrong move in some circumstances, but this post sounds like it came from people wanting to stir the pot. And that's exactly what Trump would want, right?

Please spell it out for the rest of us. And how can I help?

Isn't this exactly what Trump would want? I may be missing the point here, and as an ally I don't mean to take anyone's energy away from far more important efforts.

Please educate me (if you can). Please fight for your rights!

Also, should we be linking to Reddit at all? Every click/tap just gives them ad revenue, doesn't it? The whole Reddit discussion is really starting to sound like people talking about a toxic ex they broke up with but haven't yet moved on from.