WI Repub Party Treasurer: "I implore you please leave Confederate flags & AR15s, AK47s, at home"

[kpete]

“OK folks, I implore you, please leave Confederate flags and/or AR15s, AK47s, or any other long guns at home. I well understand that the Confederacy was more about states rights than slavery. But that does not change the truth of how we should try to control the optics during the event.”

— Wisconsin Republican party treasurer Brian Westrate, quoted by the New York Times, in a private Facebook group for organizers of stay-at-home protests.

https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/23/extra-bonus-quote-of-the-day-571/

[tblue37]

1. What about the swastikas? nt

[theaocp]

42. The only kind of swastika available these days is the ironic brand.

Those whacky pranksters.

[CanonRay]

43. Those are ok, of course.

Can't have a GOP rally without the party symbol

[gibraltar72]

2. You built it you assholes now own it.

[CaptainTruth]

17. +1000

[crickets]

26. Absolutely. nt

[SoonerPride]

3. IOW "PLEASE, we know that you are all Nazis and traitors and we're ok with that!"

"Just don't let the TV cameras know.

It's bad messaging.

For some reason."

[Ohiogal]

4. What fun is it to "protest"

If you can’t swagger around with your big gun looking all bad ass?

[kpete]

6. they do like to play dress-up

[Yavin4]

9. They don't have to play dress up.

We're in a real war in Afghanistan. They could dress up for real and swagger around there.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. The army wouldn't take those fat, stupid slobs

who would be too chickenshit for actual combat anyhow.

[Newest Reality]

5. Wow!

Talk about an innuendo.

"I well understand that the Confederacy was more about states rights than slavery."

That's loaded in itself.

[stopdiggin]

27. not loaded. flat out false

original sources reveal, again and again ... IT WAS ABOUT SLAVERY!

--- --- ---

Thank you, and good night.

[Newest Reality]

29. I know,

I am not referring to the validity of the statement, but the implications, of course. It is highly suggestive and inflammatory, i.e., insurrection, treason, civil war, etc.

That's another illustration of stochastic terrorism, as per General Trump's model.

[Wounded Bear]

32. "States rights" have always been invoked to defend the most deplorable aspects of our society...

from slavery to civil rights it has always been a means to a racist end.

IDGAF what any RW asshole says, state's rights is all about the "right" to treat brown people like shit.

[underpants]

37. I think he was trying to establish his credibility with them

Yes, I’m full of shit just like you all BUT...

[AleksS]

7. Derp derp "states rights"

....especially the right to own slaves.


Geez. They are the worst.

[ProfessorGAC]

16. My First Thought, Too

Those 2 things are synonymous with regard to the Confederacy.
Also, isn't in the STATE imposing these limitations? Now, we need a flag for county rights?

[tazkcmo]

8. States rights

To own people.

[Renew Deal]

10. He fails to understand that this is who the republican party is

And they have little interest in putting up a façade for his corporate theft wing of the party.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. State's rights, my ass. State's rights to impose slavery. They show their true racist colours. . .nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. No, the Confederacy was more about slavery than about states' rights.

Upholding states' rights was just a means to preserve slavery.

[redstatebluegirl]

13. But we always run around like this, don't infringe on our right to look totally ignorant.

[ismnotwasm]

15. Naw, it was about slavery

With actual for real treason tossed in

[ProfessorGAC]

18. One Other Red Flag

Leave your "long guns" home. So, Mac 9s are just fine, apparently.

[underpants]

40. "Long Guns" A friend told me heard this at a gun store

He hints and was getting ammo. A few months ago when they county was getting ready to vote on those “sanctuary” things.

He was in a long established gun store. The owner was telling a couple of guys who were going to the county board meeting, “Look. Do us a favor. Leave the long Guns at home. They don’t do us any good especially with the cameras there”.

[pwb]

19. That dude has got things wrong ha?

What a piece of work. This shit is weird fringe shit and should not be in national news.

[CaptainTruth]

20. "We just want your votes! Don't show America what you really are!"

[yellowcanine]

21. Wisconsinites fought and died in the fight AGAINST states' rights to enslave human beings, dickbag.

Read the secession statements of the various Confederate states. They all mention slavery.

[Vogon_Glory]

23. +1 n/t

[Vogon_Glory]

22. Golly-gee, your allies' optics don't look so good?

And those Confederate flags and long guns turn people off?

Isn’t that a gosh-darn shame?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. But what about those with small penises?

How are they going to overcome their insecurities?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. They can join tRump at the WH for grease burgers & an infection party. . . . nt

[fishwax]

25. sounds like he's trying to restrict their freedoms

[Permanut]

30. Must be one 'o them RINOs..

doesn't understand that real patriots will defend the second half of the second amendment against all threats. AR-15s would probably do some serious damage to a virus.

[Buns_of_Fire]

28. What? Leave Precious at home? Never!

What if one of them thar corona-things attacks me?

[lark]

31. Repug to his people - disguise yourself when going into the enemies area.

No hoods, no burning crosses, no swastikas, no assault guns, no grenades, no signs about die (whatever minority you want to insert), just stick to the message we gave you and don't tell anyone that we're organizing and supporting and paying you to come to these things - EVER.

[underpants]

34. Pew pew. Maybe they were going to shoot all the virus

It may not be a good plan, but it’s a plan.

[dalton99a]

35. How else are they going to celebrate Wisconsin heritage?

[uponit7771]

36. Didn't they have the swastika at one of the KKKlan rallies?

[DFW]

38. That's like asking a bear to leave his fur in his cave when he comes out to forage

It's part of who they are, it doesn't separate easily.

[cwydro]

39. Wait. Wisconsin was in the confederacy?

Who knew?

[Caliman73]

41. The Confederacy was about states rights TO WHAT?!?

Sorry but any way you try to parse it, "economic self determination", resisting the Federal Government, etc... You keep asking "TO WHAT" or "FOR WHAT" and the answer will get to the REAL reason the Confederacy formed and attacked the United States.

SLAVERY.

They wanted the States Right to maintain and expand SLAVERY.

Their economic system was built on SLAVERY

The Confederate Flags (all of them) were flown in defense of SLAVERY

It is in the Constitutions of several Confederate States AND the Vice President of the Confederacy himself said it. SLAVERY

The Confederate States committed Treason, and took up arms attacking the United States FOR SLAVERY.

The only heritage the Battle Flag of the Confederacy represents is a group of states who wanted SLAVERY and went to war against the United States because of it.

[Praek3]

44. Dumb asses...

These idiots must think conservative racists are the only ones bearing arms.

I am a hell of a shot. Don't step into my yard wearing a MAGAt hat. I consider it a threat and will take appropriate action to protect myself.

These crybabies and their fomenters are a pathetic bunch. You never see a Koch, Mercer, or Liz U., Diarrhea Don and DD Jr. et al standing on the street protesting. They sacrifice their lemming groupies. And the dumb asses fall for it every time.

Suckers.

[LastDemocratInSC]

45. From the Mississippi ordinance of Secession:

"In the momentous step which our State has taken of dissolving its connection with the government of which we so long formed a part, it is but just that we should declare the prominent reasons which have induced our course.

" Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropical sun. These products have become necessities of the world, and a blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the institution, and was at the point of reaching its consummation. There was no choice left us but submission to the mandates of abolition, or a dissolution of the Union, whose principles had been subverted to work out our ruin. That we do not overstate the dangers to our institution, a reference to a few facts will sufficiently prove.

[NNadir]

46. Live like a Nazi, die like a Nazi pal.

You supported an open Nazi racist for the office of President of the United States. This hate filled moron is in the White House because of you, and now you're worried about "optics?"