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Benny Johnson Sparks Debate Over Media Coverage Of Car Burning Protests

In another explosive moment, conservative commentator Benny Johnson shared a clip talking about incidents in which law enforcement might...

X/@bennyjohnson In another explosive moment, conservative commentator Benny Johnson shared a clip talking about incidents in which law enforcement might undermine the sometimes-violent heightened tensions between civil protest and car burning-making his contribution of further context unnecessary. Other users just dismissed the gist of the argument in the clip, one arguing that heavy policing could worsen the situation but not necessarily defending the phrase “having fun.” Yet those voices began to recede as others loudly condemned the media and the protesters. The discourse became darker when one party was convinced that the events were “a well-financed leftist op with dark money and very strategic intentions against a duly elected president they hate,” likening it to a “quasi coup.” Associating protests with insurrections has become the staple rhetoric for some.

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