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by tehjoker 1996 days ago
It got cold out is the more obvious explanation. There's a reason they are called "hot summers" in the history books.

However, there is an element of truth in the fact that the Biden campaign succeeded in coopting liberal civil rights people after the election. IMO they should continue to fight hard against state oppression, which will continue regardless of the face of power.
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tuesdayrain 1996 days ago
Google trends shows major spikes in "black lives matter" searches around election time https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&ge...

It's foolish to assume that is a coincidence.

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chokeartist 1996 days ago
> It got cold out is the more obvious explanation.

Right. Because if Trump won the cold would have curtailed rioting. Totally believable.

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tehjoker 1995 days ago
That did take the heat off a lot too. Whatever happened after Trump won would probably last until temperatures fell to below freezing at which point only very committed people would be out there, which isn't the millions in the streets we saw over the summer.

It's hard to say how much property destruction there might have been, but tbh I don't really care because property is replaceable.

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