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    1. I know the Portland stuff is really distressing, but take special note of how conservatives will insist on calling all protesters "looters" when looting by-in-large hasn't taken place in these protests in months.
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    "Riot" may technically be applicable (if you consider property damage violence) but it too is an incredibly political term. We know that the police are using riot control as a means of expressing their own grievances against protesters. See this: apnews.com/13fc8b62d421eefd3fa29cad42c99d7f
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      But the police engaging in violence against civilians for political purposes completely unaccountable to any institutions is never a "riot". Basically...
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        Reactionaries use words like "looting", "rioting", and "terrorism" to justify state-repression of political dissent. What's worse, the lack of media coverage means a lot of people think the "peaceful protests" are "over", and easily buy into the right's unopposed narrative.
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          I feel like I'm preaching to the choir here, but don't get caught in an argument without these facts in your back pocket!
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