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You remind me of something posted by a BLM protester in Portland. The cops escalated in response to every step protesters took to keep themselves safe, yet the cops kept accusing the protesters of escalating things.
![We came out here dressed in t-shirts
and using hula hoops and stuff.
They started GASSING US.
So we came back with respirators,
They started SHOOTING US.
So we came back with vests.
They started AIMING FOR THE HEAD.
So we started wearing helmets.
And now they call us TERRORISTS.
[Drawing of a bearded black man dressed in black pants, t-shirt, and gloves with a black backpack on his back. He's holding a microphone. On his head is a pink head covering with black dots.]
Who's escalating this?
IT'S NOT US.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wugwgnw2oeijyylmkj7t5d2b/bafkreigql2rixgsecmrwpsbmrlgiuddqsviopgq3x2vikc3vddqefkwuom@jpeg)
June 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You remind me of something posted by a BLM protester in Portland. The cops escalated in response to every step protesters took to keep themselves safe, yet the cops kept accusing the protesters of escalating things.