Right now: Boogaloo activists in Atlanta, Georgia prepare weapons ahead of an anti-ICE protest they'

[demmiblue]

Right now: Boogaloo activists in Atlanta, Georgia prepare weapons ahead of an anti-ICE protest they’re about to hold in front of the immigration court here.

I’ll be livestreaming shortly.

Link to tweet

Dumbass larpers.

[MagickMuffin]

1. Whoever is videoing them should notify the FBI, they could be Capitol Insurrectionist

And planning more attacks and wearing their bang bangs around their neck is a very good indication that is what they are planning on doing.

[NutmegYankee]

2. That isn't LARPing.

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Live Action Role Play uses period costumes and fake weapons. I've done LARP for a Renaissance Fair with chain mail and medieval gear, and I do re-enactments for Revolutionary and Civil War. Re-enactments do use real weapons, but under extremely strict and limited circumstances.

These guys are there for intimidation.

[cwydro]

3. Am I reading this wrong? Boogaloo protesting AGAINST ICE?

[Dagstead Bumwood]

5. They're against the protest against ICE. So, they're Pro-ICE.

[cwydro]

8. Thanks lol, after I posted I realized they're planning to counter protest.

Idiots.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

10. Yeah, had to re-read it myself before I understood.

[WarGamer]

6. Boogaloo are anti-gov't...

[cwydro]

9. Oh, so they ARE protesting against ICE?

I think not.

[WarGamer]

11. I don't know what they're protesting...

I just know they're anti-gov't.

[cwydro]

12. Post #5 may enlighten you.

[WarGamer]

13. Does that change the fact that they're anti-gov't?

Let me help you out.

https://www.adl.org/boogaloo

The boogaloo movement is an anti-government extremist movement that formed in 2019. In 2020, boogalooers increasingly engaged in real world activities as well as online activities, showing up at protests and rallies around gun rights, pandemic restrictions and police-related killings.

The ideology of the boogaloo movement is still developing but is primarily anti-government, anti-authority and anti-police in nature.

Most boogalooers are not white supremacists, though one can find white supremacists within the movement.

The boogalooers’ anti-police beliefs prompted them to participate widely in the Black Lives Matters protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020.

[cwydro]

14. Where did I say they weren't?

Omg.

[WarGamer]

15. Your first interaction in this thread was opposition to my statement:

"Boogaloo are anti-gov't"



clear as that. Thanks for the discussion, bye.

[cwydro]

16. Oh dear.

Smh.

[Hekate]

25. Reminds me of someone

For some reason

[bottomofthehill]

20. They just need an excuse to take their guns for a walk.

Bunch of fucking nuts.

[msfiddlestix]

24. That's exactly how it is written, and how I read it.

it didn't make sense, so I'd thought I'd scroll through the thread to see if that was a mistake or if it was just me.

[vercetti2021]

4. look the small penis Brigade is out again

Just ignore these idiots

[cwydro]

17. Pretty much nailed it.

[SlogginThroughIt]

23. Why?

[thx64536]

7. These guys do not play nice

These guys do not play nice, "they intended to incite violence at a Floyd protest." (1).

I was on a fishing trip at my father-in-laws house after the killing of George Floyd. He's a retired law enforcement officer and avid Fox News watcher. When I was there he made the comment, "The police really need to crack down on these protesters. They need a much stronger response." Which at the time I thought was extremely ironic since the people were protesting against excessive police brutality.

I think these Boogaloo guys are simply fascists. I think this definition of American style fascism is accurate:

"Fascists shared a seething hatred for socialism, liberalism, and bourgeois individualism. They believed in authoritarian leadership and the right of the strong to subjugate the weak. They believed in the primacy of the state over the rights of the individual. They believed their collective grievance justified violence." (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogaloo_movement

2. https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/fascism-what-else-do-you-call-rejecting-democracy-scapegoating-immigrants-and-being-consumed-by-grievance/Content?oid=25352265

My father-in-law is a lot like this guy:

"Guns for everyone"

[Progressive Jones]

18. I hope they end up in bags. nt

[sop]

19. Law abiding people do not "prepare weapons ahead of a protest," only terrorists before an attack.

How did we get to the point rightwing goons can legally intimidate others with firearms at political demonstrations? WTF is wrong with this country?

[rockfordfile]

21. Arrest the right-wing terrorist

[mnmoderatedem]

22. must really be something to be able to kill cops and not have any attention brought your way

Wonder what would happen if this were BLM or antifa.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-17/far-right-boogaloo-boys-linked-to-killing-of-california-lawmen-other-violence