Don't Forget, MAGA Lies about Everything

Over on FB, people (or maybe bots, who knows) are earnestly imploring us not to burn cities down as a form of protest. One meme explained that violence doesn't work against the state, which will always be more powerful than we are. Another said that the state can't handle non-violence, so it is trying to provoke people into violence. Another gave instructions for how to be non-violent in protests.

And so on.

It's not that I disagree with any of this (though of course LA is not on fire), but as someone who browses MAGA blogs and Extremist RW blogs from time to time, I want to remind you that MAGA doesn't care what we do. They simply will lie, bearing false witness against those they see as their enemies. 

If Trump wants to attack the protestors, he will just say the protestors did this or that violent act. Fox News and MAGA activists will cheerfully spread those lies, manufacturing evidence as necessary. 

Your attempts to fact-check those lies are entirely useless. MAGA will ignore facts, or change the subject, or claim that your fact-checking is a lie (they know it isn't; they don't care).

Non-violence only works when your opponent can be shamed. MAGA is shameless. 

The use of evidence only works when your opponent cares about the facts, or truth. MAGA thrives on lies and bigotry. They want to feel good about hating people, and they will (pretend to) believe anything that lets them do that.

An example: the governor of our state claimed violent protest would never work in Arkansas because our citizens value law and order.  The governor of California responded by pointing out that the violent crime rate here in Arkansas was twice that in California, per capita. How do our local MAGAs respond? 

(1) They ignore the fact-checked claim (they don't care about evidence)

(2) They say our high murder and violent crime rate is "only" in places where black citizens live (bigotry)

(3) They cheer Sanders on, saying what a great job she's doing (pretending to believe anything that supports their hate)

(4) They threaten violence to any protests that happen in Arkansas (pretending to believe protests are violent, even though there have been no violent protests here in Arkansas)

I'm all for non-violence as a form of protest. But we shouldn't shut our eyes to the nature and character of MAGA, or what they're capable of doing.