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How far-right militia groups found a foothold in deep-blue California
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | March 7, 2022 | Scott Wilson

Posted on 03/07/2022 3:02:37 PM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
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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

1 posted on 03/07/2022 3:02:37 PM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

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


2 posted on 03/07/2022 3:05:06 PM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: artichokegrower

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


3 posted on 03/07/2022 3:05:52 PM PST by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: artichokegrower

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


4 posted on 03/07/2022 3:09:24 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? ๐Ÿ˜•)
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To: rktman

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


5 posted on 03/07/2022 3:12:50 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: rktman
Weird. No mention of the far left extremist movement huh?

ะั– [Ukrainian for "no"].

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

6 posted on 03/07/2022 3:15:00 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: artichokegrower

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


7 posted on 03/07/2022 3:17:29 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: artichokegrower

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


8 posted on 03/07/2022 3:18:01 PM PST by glorgau
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Here is the delusional loser.......


9 posted on 03/07/2022 3:19:21 PM PST by DAC21
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To: artichokegrower

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.

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


10 posted on 03/07/2022 3:19:59 PM PST by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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โ€œfar-right militia groupโ€

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

11 posted on 03/07/2022 3:20:24 PM PST by Born in 1950 (The coming horrors will consume life. There will be deprivation and sorrow for centuries.)
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To: artichokegrower

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


12 posted on 03/07/2022 3:21:11 PM PST by ConservativeInPA (Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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To: kiryandil

When they see mine they’ll probably put some in. ๐Ÿ˜Š


13 posted on 03/07/2022 3:22:08 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? ๐Ÿ˜•)
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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.

14 posted on 03/07/2022 3:22:39 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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...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.

15 posted on 03/07/2022 3:22:51 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Vaccine mandates: they are not about health, they are about obedience.)
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To: artichokegrower

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


16 posted on 03/07/2022 3:24:34 PM PST by Chgogal (Whatever Biden decides to do, do the opposite.)
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To: artichokegrower

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

Sounds like Ukraine.


17 posted on 03/07/2022 3:24:36 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: artichokegrower

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


18 posted on 03/07/2022 3:25:10 PM PST by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: ConservativeInPA
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.

19 posted on 03/07/2022 3:25:41 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
How many of them are waving Blue & Yellow Ukrainian flags?

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

20 posted on 03/07/2022 3:26:54 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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