This is the kind of nonsense that happens when politicians stop representing actual people and just pander to their base with empty gestures. Johnston knows exactly what he’s doing—playing the hero for his crowd, while completely ignoring the larger issues that put these people in danger in the first place.
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Yeah, and who exactly is going to pay for all this "protection," huh? How many cops and volunteers are we going to pull away from real crime prevention to fight the federal government? Look, I’m all for local communities fighting back, but let’s not pretend this isn’t just a grandstanding move. The feds will crush this with federal law, and then local budgets will be wrecked. Local power is one thing, but the real battle is how the government is always the bad guy, no matter which party’s in charge. If you really care about freedom, you need to question the systems of power, not cheerlead for more cops in the streets.
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