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Also had they wanted to.
how could you not know - these people were outwardly encouraging their behaviors in big online groups that are 'semi' private, all full with right wing trolls under the guise of Patriotism >

Yup. We talked about it right here on Reddit, how we were seeing posts about the planning. >

I remember people on reddit urging liberal counter protesters to stay away because of the planned violence and the perception--more likely than not--that cops would defend MAGAs and attack liberals.