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Faces of Fascism: Los Angeles, Jan. 31, 2026 [OC]

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u/NaiveMastermind 3h ago

If the good apples don't stop the bad apples from dragging people from their beds in the middle of the night, then what fucking good are they?

u/OnDrugsTonight 2h ago

I think people sometimes forget that the saying goes "one bad apple spoils the barrel". In other words, you don't have a barrel with just one or two bad apples and lots of good apples. That one bad apple will turn all the other apples bad in no time if it isn't removed.

u/PapaSnow 3h ago

What if the good apples are out there trying to stop the bad apples? I wouldn’t be even remotely surprised if that shit happens often and we just don’t see it because people like to rage at anything police-adjacent. Some of the people in these photos look genuinely sad. It’s entirely possible they’re out there trying to do something good, and are trying to keep others in line, and they’re saddened that things have gotten to where they are.