" worshippers " like this armed group invading the city of Portland and occupying a park are just innocent church going families and not a violent militia there to mob people if they are left unchecked.

  • comi [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Red and yellow gas? This is communism gas :ohnoes:

  • LangdonAlger [any]
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    3 years ago

    fascists trying to bring the culture war to portland again this year just aren't bringing their best

    • Nakoichi [he/him]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      They are bringing guns though and brandishing them in the middle of the street. It's really volatile and a lot of bad shit could happen.

        • Nakoichi [he/him]
          hexagon
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          3 years ago

          I think it depends on the circumstances. They couldn't do it last year because of fairly large popular support for the protests.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        3 years ago

        They are bringing guns though and brandishing them in the middle of the street.

        Nobody in Portland actually wants these people here. They're like the Westboro Baptist twits, buzzing around events solely for the purpose of provoking a response so they can return with an outsized response.

        Hawley's running the same grift and will likely be blasting out a grift fundraiser to that effect in short order.

        • Nakoichi [he/him]
          hexagon
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          edit-2
          3 years ago

          Also, like if someone had that on their person and not just hastily spray painted on a makeshift riot shield I would immediately assume they're a plant.

          • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            You know how feds in the 60s are depicted in pop culture as stiff jawed suit wearing squares who could never hope to understand the youths? Those guys actually managed to infiltrate somewhat competently, them being this lazy is either really good for us or really bad cause they know they don't even have to try anymore.

            • Nakoichi [he/him]
              hexagon
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              3 years ago

              It's good for us in a way. It's bad that a lot of people that are new to direct action and the left in general may not know what to look out for and it can compromise whole groups of protesters, but if there is a major catalyst for radicalization again like last year then it might be easier for keen eyed folks to limit their ability to disrupt/compromise.

              • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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                3 years ago

                There's also just less need to actually do so in meatspace where it's way easier to be sussed out and compromised. Online feds can just switch to a new account.

  • GoneWithYourWind [des/pair]
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    3 years ago

    Holy shit i just realized this was a Josh Hawley tweet. Fuck me. See y’all in the camps

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      If anyone wants to delay things by 10-15 years there are ways to go to Canada without anyone noticing. Get ahead of the crowd folks.

  • Mardoniush [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Going to a chud infested town to "worship" at city hall with a detachment of EZLN and a LibTheo Priest Militant.

  • richietozier4 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    :freedom-hater: :spray-bottle: :liberty-weeping:

    :kelly: the final gasupper

  • VHS [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    i haven't seen any articles give a good factual recap of what happened, who were the "religious group" and why did they attract fash and black bloc to the scene? i assume the so-called worshippers were some kind of right-wing rally?

    • Nakoichi [he/him]
      hexagon
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      edit-2
      3 years ago

      Yeah it was under the pretense of an outdoor day of worship or something, none of the sources I can find specify, even the fashy ones. My guess is they are trying to avoid what keeps happening every time they come out with a new front group, like Patriot Prayer, Unite the Right, etc. which have been quickly identified.

      Edit: Found it https://twitter.com/seanfeucht It's this fuckin guy again.