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On your knees, repeat after me, THIS IS NOT AN INSURRECTION.
Per the following thread, this is a commune, like the Columbard in Paris. Really the first communist government in Europe. Marx was a fan, a dictatorship of the proletariat.. This being the US, not 19th century France, it won't end as badly for the perpetrators.
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They still leave flowers.
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Antifa Seizes Seattle PD, Sets Up 'Autonomous Zone' Just Like ISIS and the Paris Commune
The leadership of the mob are anarchists from all over.
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They have long wanted their version of Occupy Wall Street, they want that confrontation in order to create martyrs.
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They know that this is a unique opportunity for anarchism as the mayor and police chief are unwilling and unable to clear the streets.
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That particular neighborhood is perfect for their occupancy.
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What you will see now are hordes of urban campers, reinforced barricades and armed anarchist militia.
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I predict that the city will bring in portable toilets and volunteers will set up field kitchens, further cementing the occupation.
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This will not end well. Likely their defensive position will be so reinforced that only the National Guard and armor will be able to end it.
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The Governor will eventually have to step in and that will be very slow as he is also indecisive.