Reporters Without Borders Decries 'Wave of Violence' Against Journalists at LA Protests | Common Dreams
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RSF condemns attacks on journalists at LA protests. 27 incidents of violence, 24 by law enforcement. Press freedom must be respected, group says.
    • deranger@sh.itjust.works
      294·
      2 months ago

      Uncomfortable truth: violence has solved some of the largest issues across the history of humanity.

        • deranger@sh.itjust.works
          92·
          2 months ago

          Violence didn’t create war or genocide, those are a result of nationalism and racism, respectively. Violence is the means used to accomplish the goal, but the motivation is what does the creating.

          To be clear I’m not pro-violence or something, but it is kinda funny to me when you hear “violence is the answer” and open a history book to see time and time again that violence is the answer for quite a few problems.

          • krashmo@lemmy.world
            131·
            2 months ago

            They made up a reason to deploy marines in LA. They’ll make up a reason to do that too. Violence is inevitable at this point. Resist anyway.

            • Tony Bark@pawb.socialOPEnglish
              3·
              2 months ago

              The majority of the protest is non-violent. What is being shown in photos is isolated incidents.

          • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            12·
            2 months ago

            I’m not pro-starting-the-shooting either but let’s be real, he will find an excuse to use it whether people fight back or not.

            We can stop pretending he has any restraint we aren’t even six months in.

    • fedupwithbureaucracy@lemmy.world
      111·
      2 months ago

      Tell me how every dictatorship has been overthrown. I’ll give you a hint: those that chastize calls for retaliation tend to be labeled “fascist sympathizers” by history.