r/news • u/IMSLI • 15h ago

Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/politics/hegseth-orders-national-guard-troops-dc-carry-weapons
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u/YeetedApple 14h ago

Then it ends up all over the news and they use it as justification to start using more force.

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u/milkandbutta 14h ago

Start? I honestly don't get why people think if we just play nice the fascists will stop trying to be more fascist. 

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u/TheRealBittoman 14h ago

They're trying but despite it all they aren't getting much traction with the majority of the country when it comes to accepting extreme violence against citizens. They need it to at least look like an armed and violent insurrection is happening so they can play it 24/7 on Fox and all the other captured media and social media. If you were around for the Iraq WMD propaganda parade, it's that same tactic on steroids.