[Nifster]

Not even accurate. You have been posting on several threads about this particular dust up. Corruption in government is not new. Violence against corruption is not new.

The constitution which gibes us a republic has a nonviolent method for dealing with all of this. Calling for violent uprising against the government is considered treasonous. Even the founders understood that if they did not win the revolution they would be hung as traitors.

Your definition of a patriot is obviously different than mine. I love my country. I choose to fight with the tools the founders gave us

[dragnet2]

Corruption in government is not new. Violence against corruption is not new.

No one suggested it was new except you. Fact is compared to 50 or 70 years ago government at all levels have become corrupt and immorally bankrupt by a series of magnitudes.

[dragnet2]

I choose to fight with the tools the founders gave us

We're becoming more outnumbered daily, by tens of millions who entered illegally and continue to do so. This after 30+ years of American voting, begging screaming, protesting, petitioning government for relief. To the point where it's clearly undermined and compromised our future and the electoral process. All while government has aided and abetted lawlessness.

What is that tool you speak of?

[Lurker]

” I choose to fight with the tools the founders gave us”

Not real familiar with the Bill of Rights, are you.

[Kartographer]

Very accurate. You clearly don’t understand that somethings gnaw on a man worse than dying.

[cva66snipe]

The Battle of Athens was real and it was justified. While soldiers were fighting WW2 a corrupt group of thugs had taken over a town. The vets weren't traitors, tyrants, nor law breakers. They simply restored the local government back to the control of the citizens. It was basically the vets calling their bluff and making certain the election was in fact not tampered with.

Tennessee especially the more rural areas even up through my teenage years {I'm 57} had some local officials in small towns who would throw you under the jail especially if family wouldn't miss you just for speeding or smarting off to the deputy. Tennessee has had some serious confrontations against law abiding citizens by elected officials being owned by crime syndicates. McNairy County was one of the more popular & recent ones.

The problem in government is officials have lost the fear of the wrath of citizens. It doesn't always mean the confrontations against corrupt officials should be violent by any means. But then again no citizen should feel like they are being silenced or an official use their official powers to act against a political opponent for personal gains.

Personally I'd like to see a return of the traditional shaming of being rode out of town on a rail return.