• DanceMomsSavedMe@piefed.social
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      28 days ago

      It means that they’re starting to get concerned.

      Not very much yet, because they still think saying things like this will deescalate the situation. But its a good sign that the protests are at least starting to have an effect.

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        28 days ago

        I don’t think they want to deescalate… there was a surprising stream of comments from conservatives critical of their response. By announcing that they’ll deescalate, they give their supporters the feeling of being heard. That’s enough for conservatives to say: “They really tried, but the rioters just kept trying to escalate!” when the next protester is murdered.

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    29 days ago

    Its just another lie unless they do what they say. Count on them doing some weak thing and calling it deescalation.