People participating in mass protests do not have to DO anything violent to be perceived as a threat by the state because—from the perspective of the state—a unified mass presence IS the threat.

State violence in response is often disproportionate because it’s a reassertion of dominance and power.

way too many people seem to be wanting to FAFO with regards to social order in a country where lethal weapon ownership is the highest in the world

I have long had zero patience with Americans who furiously post about how cool and fun a bloody leftist revolution would be, because that is the stupid shit you say when you don’t know very much about how those revolutions tend to go for people who aren’t rich and powerful