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bigtree

(86,008 posts) Tue Sep 1, 2020, 10:45 AM Sep 2020

Looks like America

Will Vernon @BBCWillVernon
Today in Minsk, we witnessed OMON riot police attacking and roughly arresting groups of students who were peacefully marching through the city.

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Looks like America (Original Post) bigtree Sep 2020 OP

I remarked on that similarity the other day... malthaussen Sep 2020 #1

good point about the unidentified thugs in Trump's militias bigtree Sep 2020 #2

malthaussen

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1. I remarked on that similarity the other day...

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Tue Sep 1, 2020, 10:54 AM

Sep 2020

... there is a difference, though. In Belorus, the thugs have ID numbers on the back of their uniforms. Good luck telling the players in the US.

-- Mal

bigtree

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2. good point about the unidentified thugs in Trump's militias

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Tue Sep 1, 2020, 11:00 AM

Sep 2020

...I did a double take when I saw this clip and remembered the other one.

The difference that strikes me is the awesome number of folks in the streets of Belarus...

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