With Itchy Trigger Fingers, Some Right Wingers Predict The Next Civil War Has Finally Arrived | Talking Points Memo

These are not bright people. There is not a single person I know in the community or in my extended family who loves guns that I would consider a beacon of intellect. There are a couple, however, who I would consider functioning psychopaths who are itching to kill someone legally.

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And you know in what side the cops will be, see how they treat a white guy resisting arrest…

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If this happens, Trump will consider it a victory.

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Fucker donnie is on TV right now saying the guy in Portland was executed and that he was a religious man.

I am going to puke.

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Having a snot nosed teen murderer as your hero isn’t a good look.

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Trump desperately needs a distraction so that this election isn’t simply a referendum on his abysmal performance in office. The media seem to be playing along with this. Reality check: almost nobody is affected by street violence in two cities, but everyone is affected by the pandemic and the worst economy since the Great Depression.

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What oath are the Oath Keepers keeping? What authority administers the oath… and who are the Oath Keepers accountable to? Is there a ‘charter’ for these folks? Or, any clearly defined and documented principles, duties, obligations or even a term of service in their club?

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oblig:

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Wasn’t getting their asses kicked in 1865 enough of a lesson for these confederidiots?

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More organized than BLM.

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Watching that, I’m torn between laughing at how comically incompetent the police were and being nauseated by just how extremely it highlights the disgusting double-standard.

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Unfortunately…there is not a strict geographic divide this time…

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Well, trump started this shit. It should be all on him since he wants it.
And the sad part is he could stop it.

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And that’s why the notion of a civil war is so insane. What are they fighting for? Not land because they can’t get any. Not states because states aren’t involved.

So tell me what they get if they win. What the hell does winning mean here?

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What do these right wing thugs get if they win?

A right wing Union of Soviet Jesus Republics guided by their version of the Bi-Bull!

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Supremacy and the control that comes with it. It’s all that matters to them.

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We had a mini-caravan of pickup trucks drive into my small town of Port Townsend WA over the weekend, horns blaring. It was ostensibly a rally to “support the police” but there were plenty of Trump banners. Not all were outsiders, there were a few locals involved, but I think most were from out of town.

The “caravan” wasn’t violent, just honking and shouting. One lady driving a truck had a rusty cage in the pickup bed with a big “ICE” sign on it. That was cute. Some of the local women lay down in the street to block the trucks at one point.

Needless to say, it didn’t go over well in this very liberal town that went overwhelmingly for Bernie in the 2016 primary. I guess the organizers thought we were a soft target for “owning the Libs” on a nice sunny day. We’re not at the violent confrontation stage out here, but this idea of pickup truck caravans to stir up trouble is clearly spreading. This wasn’t a normal political rally.

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Competency is not even considered.

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So much for that “tyrannical federal government” shit.AC_SY400

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Weaponry evidently isn’t forbidden at protests here, because the police were keeping the two sides apart, but it absolutely should be. Who can feel safe exercising his First Amendment rights with AR-15s pointed at him? This is outrageous.

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