How far-right militia groups found a foothold in deep-blue California

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | March 7, 2022 | Scott Wilson

[artichokegrower]

The far right is rising in the ranchland of Northern California, using special elections and veiled intimidation to spread political influence across a historically conservative region of this deeply liberal state.

The movement is rooted here in Shasta County and includes the support of a roughly decade-old militia. The gains it has achieved have come at the expense of moderate Republicans, who for generations fit the small-government, light-regulation ethic that guided political life here.

[artichokegrower]

About half of eligible Shasta County residents chose to get vaccinated, 30 percentage points below the state average. The county never truly enforced the state-mandated business lockdowns and, Moty said, never cited a single business for staying open against the rules.

Shasta County stays open during COVID 493 deaths 180080 population 0.002% death rate

Los Angeles County shuts down during COVID 30759 deaths 9934710 population 0.003% death rate

[eyeamok]

To a Presstitute from San Francisco, anyone to the right of Josef Stalin is a Far Right Extremist.

[BenLurkin]

Only in the fevered brains of Bay Areas pinkos is the pursuit of liberty considerd “far-right.”

[rktman]

Weird. No mention of the far left extremist movement huh?

[dhs12345]

Atifah? That is just your imagination. Move along now.

[kiryandil]

Weird. No mention of the far left extremist movement huh?

Ні [Ukrainian for "no"].

And if you continue talking about it, American Comrade, your bank accounts will be frozen.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

How many of them are waving Blue & Yellow Ukrainian flags?

[glorgau]

They’ve just go to have a bogeyman, any bogeyman so as not to focus on leftist failures.

[DAC21]

Here is the delusional loser.......

[Flick Lives]

The gains it has achieved have come at the expense of moderate Republicans, who for generations fit the small-government, light-regulation ethic that guided political life here.

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This is the leftist’s second favorite kind of Republican, their favorite being dead Republicans.

[Born in 1950]

“far-right militia group”

Can't fathom why this should be tossed around as a disparagement.

[ConservativeInPA]

Are we to believe a single word printed in the Chronicle?

[rktman]

When they see mine they’ll probably put some in. 😊

[Navy Patriot]

You know the Ruling Elite, Know-It-All Homosexuals in San Fagcisco have found that if you roll the Cornholicle up real tight you can shove it up ...

Darn, my keyboard ribbon just broke.

[ThunderSleeps]

...using special elections and veiled intimidation to spread...

I've never been there, but I'll bet you the so-called or claimed "veiled intimidation" is so well veiled, so subtle, it probably goes un-noticed by everyone. Not very effective intimidation if the target doesn't even know they're being intimidated... One could speculate it is likely said intimidation is solely in the imagination of the writer.

[Chgogal]

Anyone who picks up garbage in front of their house is considered to be far right by these demented Dummycrats.

[BobL]

“How far-right militia groups found a foothold in deep-blue California”

Sounds like Ukraine.

[Rusty0604]

There are good conservatives in California, in most populous areas they are just outnumbered.

[Vigilanteman]

California should punish Shasta County by kicking them out of their great state along with all the far right counties which do not confirm to model Marin County.

Then get Oregon to do the same thing.

Then all these excluded counties can form the long forgotten state of Jefferson.

[Navy Patriot]

How many of them are waving Blue & Yellow Ukrainian flags?

All of 'em, while wearing rainbow shirts and no pants.