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by nathanvanfleet 3520 days ago
Not to mention if you are just protesting the wrong thing, you get arrested, pepper sprayed or worse. And somehow the media coverage is way less too.
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Like the Dakota Access Pipeline protest right now. No mainstream network talks about it at prime time, despite it probably being the most significant US national political event right now next to the email leaks. Which they also ignore, beyond claiming they are Russia's fault.
> Like the Dakota Access Pipeline protest right now.

The one where they were shooting at cops, you mean? True, that part didn't get a lot of coverage.