Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!
ModernBourbon Democrat
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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2023, 09:44:31 PM » |
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On distinguishing between a protest and a riot: if the property being damaged is owned by the state or state officials then it is a (violent) protest, whereas if the destruction is aimed at, say, random cars and businesses then it is a riot. The former could be circumstantially justified (say, it's 1944 and you're up against Literally Hitler) but the latter has no justification.
The past week has firmly fallen into the second category and if anything is closer to a pogrom than a protest. The thing is, nobody is going to tolerate indefinite lawlessness, not even the French. There are two possible endgames here: an escalation in police power probably accompanied by a political swing to the right, or if the police are unable/unwilling then nationalist militias will fill the void. You can just take a look at Lebanon to see where that road ends.
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