Posted on 01/05/2021 2:58:52 PM PST by ransomnote
Far-right online forums are seething with references to potential violence and urging supporters of President Trump to bring guns to Wednesday’s protests in Washington — in violation of local laws — as Congress meets to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Many of the posts appear to be direct responses to Trump’s demands that his supporters pack the nation’s capital in support of his bogus claims that November’s national vote for Biden resulted from election fraud. Congress’s largely ceremonial role in confirming Biden’s victory has emerged as a catalyst for expected unrest that has D.C. police and the National Guard deploying on city streets to quell potential trouble.
Talk of guns and potential violence is rife on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, the conservative social media site Parler and on thedonald.win, an online forum that previously operated on Reddit before the company banned it in June after years of racism, misogyny, anti-Semitism and calls for violence.
Trump’s tweet last month pushing baseless fraud claims and promoting the “big protest” on Jan. 6 — “Be there, will be wild!” — has become a central rallying cry. It was the top post on thedonald.win Tuesday morning, and anonymous commenters saw it as a call to action: “We’ve got marching orders,” the top reply said. . .MORE AT LINK
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Granted I only look at Free Republic . But Free Republic is a far right online forum, and nowhere no how have I ever seen any calls for violence in regards to tomorrow’s events. What this means is of course, just another instance of fake news from a lying media source.
i know we know this, but i repeat: guns are illegal in DC without a permit/license or whatever it is called
OK, good point. I am hopeful the Trump supporters display responsibility. It would be good for the country.
They should be afraid.
Yes he did call you a troll. But at least he called you a professional one. Having said that, I am bowing out of this argument.
Lol
ransomnote wrote: “They refused to cover the fires and violence by BLM/Antifa rioting in front of the capitol and leaving many Secret Service agents injured, but they’ll fan panic over Trump supporters.”
Didn’t the post cover those riots?
I don’t know why we even allow WP articles to be posted here.
I always appreciate straight news reporting. /s
HA! Not so great when patriots get testy.
I was not astute enough to have understood the original post, but having read everyone’s comment, I see I was mislead by its meaning. I’ve been away from FreeRepublic for a while, and came back just recently to become more informed.
ransomnote wrote: “They refused to cover the fires and violence by BLM/Antifa rioting in front of the capitol and leaving many Secret Service agents injured, but they’ll fan panic over Trump supporters.”
Didn’t the post cover those riots?
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The MSM insisted they were “peaceful protests” and treated injuries to SS as an anomaly. Here the post is implying violence before they arrive and using a brush to broadly portray Trump supporters (not admitting to any anomalies).
I would bet that these “right wing” posts are actually posted by WaPo types. They create “news” out of thin air anyway.
Responsibility2nd wrote: “Granted I only look at Free Republic . But Free Republic is a far right online forum, and nowhere no how have I ever seen any calls for violence in regards to tomorrow’s events.”
Perhaps not, but I’ve seen many, many posts calling for the suspension of the Constitution, declaration of martial law, and the need for armed revolution should those fail in securing a second term for Donald Trump.
I don’t know why we even allow WP articles to be posted here.
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Good to know what content they are using to indoctrinate the left. Opposition research.
I’m just a peaceable old timer in a rural area and I KNOW that violence is not a threat, it’s an inevitability. It will just be a matter of which side can stand up to it the best.
The handwritin’ is on the wall and the handwringin’ is just about over.
Civil War 2 Part 2: The Electric Boogaloo
There’s a reason I left FreeRepublic, due largely to the anomocity here. And so I get another good dose of the cuts dished out here. I deserve it. I will try to do better and be smarter.
Looking good is way past!! F THEM!!
Go ahead, E. Pluribus Unum, continue your clever wit. You’ve not changed since 2006 when I joined FR.
Washington Post = Fake News
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