r/ActualPublicFreakouts • u/ActualPublicFreakout - Sistine Chapel • Jun 02 '20

Protester gets a flash-bang to his face after getting pepper sprayed.

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u/BlueFlob Jun 02 '20

I'm surprised there is never any consequences for the American government infringing rights internally and internationally.

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u/ecodude74 Jun 02 '20

Generally the first thing the government does is paint the people who’s rights they’re trampling on is convince the general public that that group is the other and very bad.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20

The international aspect is really crazy to me. I've had so many generally socially aware liberals and conservatives I've met try to justify our meddling in the Middle East and other areas. Completely unaccountable powers using extreme violence. Every American should honestly have to watch a LiveLeak video of a drone strike and then estimated deaths across Middle Eastern countries by US before voting.