IcyHotStuntaz
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I agree, but, at the risk of repeating myself yet again, these mobs are performative. The protests are the new middle-class way to spend time, get asspats, meet people, and gain social cred. They're going to keep protesting because protesting is actually cool; it's the last edgy, counter-cultural activity left to them.
This is certainly true... but if they know the cops aren't taking shit, won't they just hang in the burbs and have a tofu hot dog?
I haven't watched these in depth, but they seem nowhere near the first level of protestsHere's the streams from Seattle right now. 30 minutes into a decent protest, cops already pushed them back and made 2 arrests. Current chants: "de-escalate, de-escalate!" "Listen to black women!"
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They don't have any movie theaters, concerts, or trashy 1-person plays to go to. They've bought completely into the Covid death scare, so they won't be going to BBQs or fireworks shows. All the ridiculous articles coming out saying "the protests didn't spike Covid" give them cover to do the one thing they want to do: be stupid in the streets, in front of an applauding crowd, on camera. Always on camera.
This is certainly a legit possibility... but I think the count of true hardcore radicals isn't that high... many of them will go home to mom and dad and have a diet mountain dew and vegan weiner.
Maybe I'm wrong and shit will go sideways this weekend... but.... I'm banking on a quiet weekend.