Full tweets with context: https://xcancel.com/hasanthehun/status/1932168427470516520
this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025
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No, Bernie is implying that the protesters are currently protesting violently.
He's literally calling for discipline, not to stop protesting. A small minority of people were being violent. I think you're looking for things to be upset about.
No he is implying that the protests are violent and amplifying a false narratieve.
I don't read it that way
So why is he calling for non violence at non violent protests?
To remind people to not be violent when they protest.
And because the government is trying to provoke them into violence. It's the hardest thing in the world to resist the urge to respond in kind.
Is he saying they are currently not violent?
He's not saying anything about the current situation, he is just reminding people to pursue a non-violent strategy in the face of violent oppression.
YOU have a bias that you want to confirm, and nobody is going along with your propaganda.
Is he saying they currently are violent?
You're so happy to imply one side but not imply the other. That's a you problem.
Why would the other side need to be implied?
You should not swear at people. It does not help in discussions.
"we need to succeed" does not imply previous failure or success. You're assuming it implies failure. That's a choice of translation that you're making and I disagree with it.
It does when the current argument of the other side is that the protests. Bernie is not saying that there is no violencde but we should look out for it. He is explicitly denouncing violence playing right into the accusations.
I understand that you're concerned about the optics. But the people who think there's violence wont listen to Bernie anyway. That was a message for us.
The average Benie fan these days is the generic Liberal.
What in the actual fuck are you talking about?
Go away.
Where is the swearing?
I didn't say he was swearing, why would you think that?
I simply advised him and said that swearing is not good in conversations because it does not help his cause.
I think because there are calls for violent resistance too and even if it is non violent now he is reminding people to keep their chill in the future when things can get more heated
It's amazing how much time some people spend worrying about the exact wording used by the small handful of influential people who seem to agree with them on an issue.
That statement could be written by any generic person with D in front of their name.
Then why isn't it being written by generic Democrats?
It is.
From what I have read, it is a simple fact that a nonzero number of people in LA have been protesting violently (or call it rioting). It’s even possible, but certainly not proven, these are Proud Boy agitators.
His comment may be based on the possibility they were not. It’s still a bit demoralizing when you and your thousand-strong hold back from violence, and your leaders still rebuke you for one person’s action.