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Budi

(15,325 posts)
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:20 PM May 2020

FAR LEFT??? Barr threatens to bust 'far-left extremist groups' in Floyd unrest

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Barr threatens to bust 'far-left extremist groups' in Floyd unrest
"We must have law and order on our streets and in our communities," the attorney general said.

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/05/30/william-barr-george-floyd-protests-290792

Attorney General William Barr announced Saturday that he won't wince at prosecuting protesters who cross state lines to participate in violent rioting as protests and unrest unfold across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd.

Barr said that while it's up to state and local leadership to halt the violence, the Department of Justice would support their efforts and take "all action necessary" to enforce federal law that prohibits crossing state lines to participate in or incite violent rioting.


"We must have law and order on our streets and in our communities," the attorney general said.

Barr went on to blame the violent incidents in Minneapolis and other cities on "far-left extremist groups," wording that echoes comments made earlier in the day by President Donald Trump in which he suggested the chaos was caused by "ANTIFA and the Radical Left" in a series of tweets.

"Unfortunately, with the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful protests are being hijacked by violent radical elements," Barr said. "In many places it appears the violence is planned, organized, and driven by far left extremist groups and anarchic groups using Antifa-like tactics."


No mention of FAR RIGHT White Supremacy, KKK...
Heather Hayer wasn't killed by the Far Left Extremists...

You sonofabitch!
Rewriting history to cover your Federalist ass.

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FAR LEFT??? Barr threatens to bust 'far-left extremist groups' in Floyd unrest (Original Post) Budi May 2020 OP
That's because the spiritual leader of the Far Right is in the WH. jcmaine72 May 2020 #1
He knows when the Cretin goes down, he's going with him... Guilded Lilly May 2020 #2
😄 "sauna sweat" Budi May 2020 #8
... Guilded Lilly Jun 2020 #14
Can we say he is worse than Bush now? Jamastiene May 2020 #3
How can the nation's chief prosecuting officer Sogo May 2020 #4
Its all tough talk. They can't identify who AntiFa even is. Budi May 2020 #7
But RWing radio and Faux News have Sogo May 2020 #10
This has been their entire schtick from day 1, hasn't it. Budi May 2020 #11
Plenty of Trumpers on Twitter, FB, forums etc Catherine Vincent May 2020 #12
I guess he'll be surprised when the states start prosecuting RW thug arsonists. (nt) scarletwoman May 2020 #5
Barr makes shit up for the Faux audience. SharonClark May 2020 #6
Are you surprised? icymist May 2020 #9
Maybe he should ask them to arrest those who are actually causing violence and destruction. Cracklin Charlie May 2020 #13

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
3. Can we say he is worse than Bush now?
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:25 PM
May 2020

Not that I am itching to sing any praises on that loser either.

It's already fascism officially now. It doesn't get any more fascist than saying being anti-fascism makes an American citizen a "terrorist."

Even the KKK and the other hate groups never got labeled terrorists. Let that sink in for a minute too. Even they never got labeled terrorists. Now, to be anti-fascism and anti-racism makes us terrorists in our own damn country. Greatest country in the world? "Great again?" My ass. No fucking way. Fuck this fascist shit.

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
4. How can the nation's chief prosecuting officer
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:26 PM
May 2020

make a judgement as to who these agitators are before any investigation is done?!

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
7. Its all tough talk. They can't identify who AntiFa even is.
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:32 PM
May 2020

Cuz it can be nobody & everybody & anybody all at the same time.

Not a word about his own Nazi groups, their symbols & their bloodline of racist hate.




Sogo

(4,986 posts)
10. But RWing radio and Faux News have
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:36 PM
May 2020

already defined Antifa, and that 's good enough for his base....It's just another instance of Trump getting out in front of the story to divert blame away from him and the radical right wing.

It's so maddening!!!!

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
11. This has been their entire schtick from day 1, hasn't it.
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:39 PM
May 2020

Diversion, lying, propaganda & bull shit

Catherine Vincent

(34,488 posts)
12. Plenty of Trumpers on Twitter, FB, forums etc
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:05 PM
May 2020

are spamming those oulets saying it's Antifa with no evidence whatsoever. Lying bastards.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
13. Maybe he should ask them to arrest those who are actually causing violence and destruction.
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:34 PM
May 2020

Instead of the mythical enemy of far right hate groups?

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