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How did the US's mainstream right end up openly supporting vigilante terror?
The Guardian ^ | Sept 1, 2020 | Richard Seymour

Posted on 09/02/2020 9:29:13 AM PDT by sickoflibs

yle Rittenhouse, a “Blue Lives Matter” fanatic, Donald Trump supporter and militia member, has been charged with murder. It is alleged that having travelled from Illinois to Wisconsin to point his assault rifle at unarmed protesters, he shot two people dead. He was later heard claiming: “I just killed somebody.”

While the Trump campaign quietly disavowed this enthusiastic supporter, insisting he had “nothing to do with our campaign” (as though anyone had suggested otherwise), the president himself defended Rittenhouse, saying he appeared to have been acting in self defence. Message boards such as Reddit and 4chan are humming with commentary supporting Rittenhouse. Predictably, every accused lone-wolf murderer generates an online fan club. Likewise, the Christian right has already raised $250,000 for Rittenhouse’s defence.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kylerittenhouse; richardseymour; rittenhouse
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To: Intar

And they have crappy teeth


41 posted on 09/02/2020 9:55:22 AM PDT by Harry Pothead
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To: sickoflibs

So, if you are a conservative and you defend yourself from a deadly attack by a felon...that is terror? Ok...


42 posted on 09/02/2020 9:57:34 AM PDT by Professional
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To: sickoflibs

Journalism/writing is a Sheltered Workshop activity now?


43 posted on 09/02/2020 9:59:29 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: sickoflibs

Trump explicitly told his followers NOT to engage protesters, but to let police do their job.


44 posted on 09/02/2020 9:59:38 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: sickoflibs

I guess that the Guardian forgot that Kyle’s lawyer just liberated a sizable sum of money from CNN for defamation and this goes way beyond anything CNN said about Nicholas Sandmann. Kyle is likely to come out of this with no financial worries for the rest of his life.


45 posted on 09/02/2020 9:59:51 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: sickoflibs

I find it offensive for a supporter of “Blue Lives Matter” to be categorized as a “fanatic”.


46 posted on 09/02/2020 10:00:15 AM PDT by AFB-XYZ
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To: sickoflibs

SELF DEFENSE

A well established concept under British Common Law.

47 posted on 09/02/2020 10:03:28 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: sickoflibs

Total BS


48 posted on 09/02/2020 10:07:19 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: sickoflibs

Richard Seymour needs a savage was whuppin’ and I want to be the first to publicly volunteer.


49 posted on 09/02/2020 10:18:54 AM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. Thomas Jefferson)
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To: heterosupremacist

Ass, autocorrect! Grrr...


50 posted on 09/02/2020 10:19:30 AM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. Thomas Jefferson)
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To: sickoflibs

To the original question, I would propose that us on the right see that actions speak louder than words & a .45 speaks louder still.

You would think the BSers & liars on the left would figure this out eventually.


51 posted on 09/02/2020 10:25:58 AM PDT by HangThemHigh (Entropy is not what it used to be.)
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To: sickoflibs

Fact check: video proves they were NOT unarmed


52 posted on 09/02/2020 10:32:41 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: sickoflibs

You now get banned on social media if you say something supportive of Rittenhouse. That means the democrat party wants him demonized.

Meanwhile, democrats and social media totally support the assaults, thefts, arson, extortion and murder committed by biden supporters.


53 posted on 09/02/2020 10:34:45 AM PDT by I want the USA back (There absolutely MUST be a debate:Trump vs gropey-joe)
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To: sickoflibs

What a bunch of crap.


54 posted on 09/02/2020 10:42:43 AM PDT by spincaster (T)
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To: spincaster

FREE KYLE!!!


55 posted on 09/02/2020 10:43:34 AM PDT by spincaster (T)
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To: sickoflibs
The Guardian is the work-therapy program for London's Bethlehem Hospital for the Mentally Cuckoo. Let's see what their insane rantings are today.
56 posted on 09/02/2020 10:52:07 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (In 2016 Obama ended America's 220 year tradition of peaceful transfer of power after an election.)
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To: sickoflibs

Complete lunacy. This has no resemblance to reality.


57 posted on 09/02/2020 10:56:41 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: The Toll

Man, they are totally going to shit their pants when we really start systematically smoking commies.


58 posted on 09/02/2020 10:58:12 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: sickoflibs

Liberals get off on this type of mental masturbation. Sick, sick people.


59 posted on 09/02/2020 11:00:05 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: sickoflibs

Because both sides are addicted to the idea that if their guy did it it must be OK. Remember when all that ammo was being bought by random federal agencies under Obama, the right was freaking out. Trump deploys the random agencies to quell the riots, probably with some of that ammo in their guns, but the right is OK with it. Not our guy vs our guy.


60 posted on 09/02/2020 11:00:23 AM PDT by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick)
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