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GOP Cult Members plan violence against Democrats in Michigan (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 OP
people need to be fired. now. mopinko Jan 2020 #1
My thoughts too Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #2
They should be identified to the public and to their employers dalton99a Jan 2020 #3
+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #5
I wonder if they know that dems have guns and baseball bats. Srkdqltr Jan 2020 #4
An investigation is certainly in order. defacto7 Jan 2020 #6
Oh, paid agitation is involved. Some of it is undoubtedly Russian. crickets Jan 2020 #7
i regard that article's comment section as a preview of the 2020 campaign rhetoric 0rganism Jan 2020 #8

mopinko

(73,954 posts)
1. people need to be fired. now.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:31 PM
Jan 2020
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lets get those names out.

Johnny2X2X

(24,438 posts)
2. My thoughts too
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:33 PM
Jan 2020

These people are violent extremists, the people they work with have a right to know. The people who send their kids to school with theirs have a right now know. Their employers have a right to know.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
5. +1000
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:53 PM
Jan 2020

I would certainly want to know if I worked alongside someone like that and I would demand that HR fire them. And our HR department probably would. It harms a company's reputation if the association ever gets out there.

defacto7

(14,162 posts)
6. An investigation is certainly in order.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:12 PM
Jan 2020

I wonder how many comments are rw or Russian propaganda to create a violent response both ways? Chaos is a propaganda technique.

crickets

(26,168 posts)
7. Oh, paid agitation is involved. Some of it is undoubtedly Russian.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:19 PM
Jan 2020

I wouldn't put it past certain home grown elements either.

0rganism

(25,715 posts)
8. i regard that article's comment section as a preview of the 2020 campaign rhetoric
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:35 PM
Jan 2020

it is extremely ugly

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