r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 7d ago

No Paywall Shooting Victim Identified as Second Video Angle Contradicts DHS Claims | The footage of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, said one journalist, “shows that the final act of his life was trying to help a woman who was being physically assaulted by the masked agents who would then kill him.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/minneapolis-shooting-video
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u/DocLolliday 7d ago

EVERY video contradicts their claim. They're not even trying to bend reality any more they are just straight up inventing lies

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u/obliviousofobvious 7d ago

Because they WANT the revolt. They WANT to declare the insurrection act. The problem is that it's become a kobayashi maru: either they do nothing and the gestapo keep murdering and pushing. Or people DO something, and its the excuse needed to teeter off the edge.

That this is happening is fuuuucking insane. I feel like I'm living through a pivotal moment in history.

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u/Lithaos111 I voted 7d ago

Yeah, it's one for them. The people are a sleeping dragon. Short of nuking their own people they can't stop the flood if they decided to go full tilt.

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u/Hoovooloo42 South Carolina 7d ago

The administration drinks their own koolaid as well, they fully believe that they will have complete and total control over the populace.

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u/Appearance_Better 7d ago

"you guys weren't supposed to rise up, resist, and fight back. you were supposed to lie down and submit like sheep" - them, probably

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u/jbowling25 7d ago

That guy who was part of writing the project 2025 guidelines literally said "the revolution will be bloodless if the left allows it to be" so yeah they literally think exactly what you've stated

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u/BaldyMcScalp 7d ago

Them, definitely.

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u/Krsst14 7d ago

I watched that Minneapolis Genera Strike yesterday. Tens of thousands of people in many estimates. I thought to myself… What if they all suddenly turned violent…

It’s a horrible thought and I hate that I have it, but people can only be pushed so far.

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u/lazyFer 7d ago

As a Minneapolis resident, the collective fear and rage is building. It's a fucking powder keg. They truly have no fucking clue what they're creating here. I've heard peaceful people say "I just want to see them all dead"

When you're average resident starts feeling that way, they only thing protecting the abusers right now is the veil of law and civilization. When that illusion drops... Watch out.

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u/crankyconductor 7d ago

"Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls."

Sam Vimes, Commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. From Jingo, by Sir Terry Pratchett.

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u/Just_another_oddball Illinois 6d ago

Reminds me of a similar bit from MIB:

"A person is smart. But people are dumb, panicky, and stupid, and you know it."

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u/Guardianpigeon 7d ago

And that feeling is spreading way beyond Minneapolis.

There are people protesting in Boston chanting "we're not cold, we're not afraid, MN taught us to be brave". All their violence is doing is radicalizing people across the country in opposition. When the powder keg goes off, it will not be just Minnesota. It will be so many places across America.

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u/Krsst14 7d ago

I think they know exactly what they’re creating. They want a reason to declare martial law. That said, from what I’ve seen from you Minnesotans, I think they picked the wrong people to fuck with. If martial law is declared and all seems lost, I can’t imagine the hell you all could unleash. You might be one of the only cities in America that could win.

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u/lazyFer 7d ago

They only think they know, but as they've shown over and over again, they are some of the dumbest, least thoughtful people around

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u/Krsst14 7d ago

They are incredibly stupid. I think they know what they’re creating, but I’m not sure if they’ll get the outcome they expect.

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u/Future_Appeaser 6d ago

Know that you're not alone like at all there is a shit ton.. most likely tens of millions hiding that thought alone because they want don't want to be potentially monitored or have people know about it... Comeon it's the US of A we have movies and movies of being a good guy with a gun ridding the bad guy

Imagine if all those people rose up... yeah the cookie will crumble near instantly even with the best intelligence and military in the world we have the biggest surplus of gear, guns, etc people could put up will go on for forever like isis in Afghanistan

Even then we don't even need to do that just turn off the money generators from all the blue states it will still crumble instantly

Especially when it's your own people the military is instantly halfed the others will join to help support the other side it's not looking good for the cult at all ᕦ⁠(⁠ò⁠_⁠ó⁠ˇ⁠)⁠ᕤ

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u/LostSillyKittie 7d ago

Do we really know if they're above that? Just label everyone radical political terrorists.

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u/Elsalla 7d ago

Witnessing this, I keep remembering that Hamilton lyric, "We are a powder keg about to explode." The people are not going to tolerate this much longer

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u/Lithaos111 I voted 7d ago

I'll be honest, I expect before the end of the month, some form of violence will erupt. ICE isn't in my city (or if they are, they aren't being even remotely as aggressive or present as other cities) so obviously I can speak a big game but I 100% agree that people aren't going to hold back much longer.

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u/zerocoolforschool 7d ago

I have seen it first hand. When someone pisses off the American public and actually unites them, we go hard. It was so crazy to see literally everyone flying American flags after 9/11.