fossilesque@mander.xyz to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoPresidential Memoranda to approve use of US Armed Forces against American protesters, labeling riots as an act of rebellion.www.whitehouse.govexternal-linkmessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusa@midwest.socialcalifornia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1363arrow-down1external-linkPresidential Memoranda to approve use of US Armed Forces against American protesters, labeling riots as an act of rebellion.www.whitehouse.govfossilesque@mander.xyz to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square95linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusa@midwest.socialcalifornia@lemmy.world
minus-square1984linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·4 days agoNo it comes from long experience of knowing they will get away with it.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoThen why didn’t they do it before? Or sooner? There’s a reason they delayed doing this.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoBecause they’ve been slowly sounding out how much they could get away with for a long time: pushing the envelope a little bit further, seeing what the response is, and then pushing it some more then they see they can get away with it.
No it comes from long experience of knowing they will get away with it.
Then why didn’t they do it before? Or sooner?
There’s a reason they delayed doing this.
Because they’ve been slowly sounding out how much they could get away with for a long time: pushing the envelope a little bit further, seeing what the response is, and then pushing it some more then they see they can get away with it.