News item: Covidiot Rambo cosplayers planning possible armed takeover of state capitol in Lansing, Michigan, tomorrow.
At some point, these guys are going to act out their fantasies. Tomorrow in Lansing looks like a likely candidate.https://t.co/Ke5EVhFaYJ— David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) May 13, 2020
None of this is legal—or “legal” as the barbershop patriots likely would put it. But what’s legal and what’s not hardly matters when local law enforcement declines to enforce, you know, the law. https://t.co/5vBjBPXj4a— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 13, 2020
The threatening displays of white rage around the country lately, are happening with such frequency and ferocity, because participants know that they have in this president, a dedicated advocate, a willing partner, a powerful accomplice.#WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/pjKcwdguMC— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) May 13, 2020
"Generally, residents of Michigan agree with Whitmer’s approach, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll released Tuesday, in which 72 % approve of her handling of the outbreak, and only 25 % disapprove."— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) May 13, 2020
Stay the course. https://t.co/B2Nd3CD7rA
You almost have to pity someone who has to doll up in tactical gear for the cameras, toting his penis compensator around to feel "man" enough to threaten a female governor with lynching and assassination over some bullshit. But don't, ever. They're pea- brained fascists and need to be crushed. Unfortunately, since they're white- while- armed, the police will likely treat them as brothers- in- arms.
For these militant groups, the virus is just another excuse to get geared up, grab their weapons, and head out to intimidate everyone. They aren't worried about Covid because they have been brainwashed by QAnon and FOX that it's a Democratic plot to take over the country. Large doses of “I've got my rights under the Constitution” and “You're not the boss of me” are part of their vocabulary, with obligatory shouting, aggressive posturing, and threats galore.
ReplyDeleteI'm concerned about the rising levels of anger and hostility among citizens. It's understandable that people are frightened and angry about new restrictions and their financial future. But to take that rage into the streets is useless and harmful to the rest of us.
Once the virus has waned, we'll still have these hotheaded idiots to deal with, armed and ready for the next excuse to wreak havoc and posture violence. I hope we figure out how to stop them.
donnah -- well put. These dangerous goobers have always been around, and will be around once COVID and Trump are gone, too. Essentially, they're frightened people who feel threatened by the change they see around them, because it undermines the only sense of privilege and "power" they think they have left: being white and male (and I say that as a white male).
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