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Posted on 10/16/2020 11:26:44 AM PDT by karpov
Tapping on his cellphone with a sense of purpose, Kevin Mathewson, a former wedding photographer and onetime city alderman in Kenosha, Wis., did not slow down to fix his typos as he dashed off an online appeal to his neighbors. It was time, he wrote on Facebook in late August, to “take up arms to defend out City tonight from the evil thugs.”
One day earlier, hundreds of residents had poured onto the streets of Kenosha to protest the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake. Disturbed by the sight of buildings in flames when he drove downtown, Mr. Mathewson decided it was time for people to arm themselves to protect their houses and businesses.
To his surprise, some 4,000 people responded on Facebook. Within minutes, the Kenosha Guard had sprung to life.
His call to arms — along with similar calls from others inside and outside the state — propelled civilians bearing military-style rifles onto the streets, where late that night a gunman scuffling with protesters shot three of them, two fatally. The Kenosha Guard then evaporated just as quickly as it arose.
Long a divisive figure in Kenosha, Mr. Mathewson, 36, who sprinkles his sentences with “Jeez!” and describes himself as “chunky,” does not fit the typical profile of a rifle-toting watchdog, although he said he supported President Trump on Second Amendment grounds. The rise and fall of his Kenosha Guard reflects the current spirit of vigilantism surfacing across the country.
Organizations that openly display weapons have existed for decades, with certain hot-button issues like immigration or Second Amendment rights inspiring people who think the Constitution is under threat. Anti-immigrant and Islamophobic sentiments are rife, and some militant groups, like the Oath Keepers or the Three Percenters, train together under established hierarchies.
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“....where late that night a gunman scuffling with protesters shot three of them, two fatally. ...”
Let me fix that...
“where late that night a kid getting attacked by communist protesters was forced to defend himself and shot three of them, two fatally. “
There. Better.
Yeah, they say it like it’s a bad thing.
This article is about Antifa and BLM’s vicious attack on American cities, right?
Oops, its the Slimes...
PERFECT!
And with a single headline, the NYT shows what they are afraid of.
But they’re just FINE with flash mob Antifa or BLM assholes gathering.
“..defending your own home or business or your neighbor’s from....”
that is why we have the Second Amendment.
Truth... It’s not just for breakfast anymore...
Well, apparently PDJT used the sam guthrie event to dog whistle folks to get locked and loaded for 11/4/2020. Or something. L&L is the normal condition around here.
I think the writer aspired to get more comments of “utter BS” than the “1619 Project” article did. He might get close.
This article is a good example of what happens when the woke SJW interns who were taught nothing except leftwing activism in their journalism classes take over the newsrooms.
Exactly!
Thanks NFHale...
Good. If armed vigilantes can be summoned that easy, it means that the months of preparation(Bricks, Uhaul trucks, etc.) and funding of the Antifa insurgents can be easily defeated.
Kyle Rittenhouse seems to have turned the tide. Sure there has been some Antifa murders, but Kyle exposed how poorly the riots poll. The Dems then ordered the operation shut down. It has been.
Once again, the left accuses us of what THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING.
https://youtu.be/th591K4wpfg
So here's a hearty GFY and a proudly upthrust digitus impudicus aimed in the general direction of the NYT.
To date, has the NYT come out with a negative article
on ANTIFA, BLM, or both?
I doubt it. No, “Lets go after those redneck racists instead.”
I’m done with these propagandist entities, but then
I’ve been done with them since the 60s.
where late that night a gunman scuffling with protesters
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You can see the writer’s prejudice oozing out
If law enforcement steps back from their obligation, the civilians will pick up the slack. I will not stand around to become a victim if the mob comes around to my area. The law can do their job or I will.
“where late that night a kid getting attacked by communist RIOTERS was forced to defend himself and shot three of them, two fatally.”
unlike the blmrats on twatter/snapcrap/instamob/etc/etc
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