The latter is a purposeful display of power, which only obtain to radicalise people even more, as it foster and enhances rage and anger. And exactly because of this, repression only leads to more violence and then more repression. It's a vicious cycle that moves away the attention from the original nature of the protest itself, and twist it into a violent mess of power display.
That #Academia, the place for dialogue, chose repression over negotiation is deeply disturbing
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