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I have no doubt that there are agent provocateurs afoot. (Original Post) Solomon May 2020 OP
They have always wanted a race war. luvs2sing May 2020 #1
a righteous protest hijacked by common vandals, and media attention seekers msongs May 2020 #2
They had 'em back in the 60's, and they still have 'em. Nay May 2020 #3
Not just the cops Vogon_Glory May 2020 #4
Oh, sure. Nowadays you have assholes like that, too. It was bad enough when it was just Nay May 2020 #7
Who was that white masked man in the expensive 'mask'? JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2020 #5
I found those on facebook. Don't know how true it is. BlueLucy May 2020 #6
I think so as well Sunsky May 2020 #8

msongs

(67,441 posts)
2. a righteous protest hijacked by common vandals, and media attention seekers
Thu May 28, 2020, 06:56 PM
May 2020

saw that often in the late 60's

Nay

(12,051 posts)
3. They had 'em back in the 60's, and they still have 'em.
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:14 PM
May 2020

"The first member who suggests violence is the cop."

Vogon_Glory

(9,131 posts)
4. Not just the cops
Thu May 28, 2020, 09:15 PM
May 2020

I suspect that some of them are Trumpie civilians as well as the guys who want to set off a race war.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
7. Oh, sure. Nowadays you have assholes like that, too. It was bad enough when it was just
Fri May 29, 2020, 09:47 AM
May 2020

narcs or regular snitches. Now we have dyed-in-the-wool civilian Nazis smashing windows. Do I need to tell everybody this is a bad, bad sign? Kristallnacht, anyone?

JustFiveMoreMinutes

(2,133 posts)
5. Who was that white masked man in the expensive 'mask'?
Thu May 28, 2020, 09:21 PM
May 2020

Video footage showing the man who seemingly sparked the criminal damage at AutoZone in Minneapolis has become a huge talking point on social media.

Footage from the scene near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct shows protesters taking cover near the store as police fired rubber bullets and threw flash bangs, with some protesters responding by throwing projectiles.

It's at this point in the video below that smashing can be heard from behind the recorder, who turns round to see a white man wearing all black, a gas mask, and carrying an umbrella, smashing the windows at the AutoZone.





[link:https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/who-is-the-umbrella-man-who-started-damage-at-autozone|

Sunsky

(1,737 posts)
8. I think so as well
Fri May 29, 2020, 10:02 AM
May 2020

People are upset and at their tipping point and there are those providing the match to light the flame.

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