Crazy comes to Fort Polk, Louisiana

[Solly Mack]

Last edited Sat Aug 28, 2021, 02:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Good Morning!

While the sane are preparing for tropical storm force winds and hoping Ida doesn't take a more westerly course, which could mean traveling the same path as Hurricane Laura did last year (that killed one, left us without power for 6 weeks, destroyed homes and businesses, lot of flooding that washed away driveways and roads), the crazy are coming out this AM to protest mandatory Covid-19 vaccines of soldiers.

Because, you know, it's not like anything major is bearing down on us at the moment. Not like hospitals are already at the breaking point.

Pandemic meets Hurricane Round Two - now with Wackadoodles.

What fun!

ETA: Civilians are doing the protesting. NOT military.

[TexasTowelie]

1. Perhaps you can encourage them to organize a parade on the main street today?

Never pass up a good opportunity!

[Solly Mack]

2. Heh! I'm staying away from it.

My DH just told me about it. They got a memo at his civilian job to be on the look out and to avoid the protest.

[DiverDave]

3. Cool.

Article 15 their asses. Then a Dishonorable Discharge for refusing a direct order.
You don't get a choice...follow orders or else.

[Solly Mack]

13. No one said the military was protesting. Civilians.

Sorry for the confusion.

The protesters were coming to the gate.

[packman]

4. I'm kinda surprised they haven't formed a prayer chain

to pray the storm away - WAKE UP, JESUS-

[Solly Mack]

15. Who knows? I've been busy with last minute stuff getting ready for Ida.

Apparently they have it all done with time to spare.

[Traildogbob]

5. Be alert

All these pus bags screaming about blood baths coming, only need a crowd. Like Taliban at Kubal airport. These asshole are fired up by trump/Fox/Alex Jones and many more to shoot people. American Taliban is ready to meet their virgins, especially the INCELbans. Tell them if they stand in the streets of a Cat 4 it will blow away all virus. FreeDumb. 140 mph winds may blow their guns away into salt water. MAGA!

[Solly Mack]

16. Last time they got mad about something only 10 showed up. I'll know how it went this evening.

We've been avoiding the area today. Things to do for Ida.

[KS Toronado]

6. When I was stationed there in the early 70's

we called it Ft Puke, appears to be living up to it's name.

[Solly Mack]

17. It's improved, some. First same sex wedding within the military took place here.

Civilians protesting. Not the military.

[carpetbagger]

25. Vomit is better than Leonidas Polk.

Vomit never left a position as a Christian bishop to kill in defense of the enslavement of people.

[Solly Mack]

35. A name change would be a very good thing.

[Nevilledog]

7. Stock up on coffee!

Be safe, my friend.

[Solly Mack]

18. Got coffee. Hope electricity holds. :)

Thanks!

[spanone]

8. The raw, willful ignorance in this country is frightening.

[Solly Mack]

19. It really is. A virus that is killing record numbers in the state, a hurricane, and they

still want to go out and moan about a life-saving vaccine.

[mountain grammy]

9. Ugh.

No words. Stay safe down there. Seems climate change really has it in for LA.

[Solly Mack]

20. Thanks, mountain grammy.

[Baked Potato]

10. Some DU responses are assuming it's military doing the protests.

Are the protesters military? I really can’t imagine active duty troops doing this.

I couldn’t find any news accounts of this.

[Solly Mack]

11. No. Not military.

[Baked Potato]

12. That's good. Thanks.

[malaise]

14. I'm beginning to think these people have a

death wish.

Please stay safe

[Solly Mack]

21. IKR? I thought my idiot was joking at first (when he told me).

I've been busting my butt getting ready for a hurricane and they are planning more stupid to add to the mix.

[malaise]

22. Just let them know Ida is now 100mph

at 1.00pm

[Solly Mack]

24. I'm not going near the place today. lol

Already raining hard here. Got enough on my plate.

Besides, I doubt they'd care.

[TomSlick]

26. Do you have a news source post?

Who are these people? How did they get on post?

[Solly Mack]

28. No. Just a husband who works on post who got a memo letting them know about the planned protest.

Might be in the local paper. Haven't checked.

They didn't get on post. They protested outside the gate. I don't know how many showed up or anything along those lines, but I do know the barricades were still in place this afternoon - to keep people on foot back. We found that out when we went to the PX.

The barricades are not normally set up for that. Foot traffic is otherwise allowed.

I'd imagine they were the typical sort who have been protesting vaccines for Covid -19.

We didn't bother attending the protest. Not that curious and there's a Hurricane coming.

He'll know more about what took place later this evening. He's working this evening - a lot of people are staying with their military relatives on post due to Hurricane Ida (coming up from the coast) and he is part of the crew clearing them for entry.

[TomSlick]

34. Ah,they're outside the gates. That makes sense - I guess.

I couldn't imagine the post allowed protesters inside the gates.

I haven't been to Fort Polk in years but it would surprise me if there were many protesters from Leesville. Then again, there aren't a lot of other civilians in the area. Surely, a group of nut cases didn't drive in from Alexandria to protest.

[Solly Mack]

36. He called a little bit ago and told me there was a total of 3 that showed up.

They stood around a few and then left. Rain didn't help their cause any. That's what his co-workers told him when he got there.

No one is allowed to protest on a military post. It's been that way on every post I have ever lived and that includes multiple states and overseas. 20 plus years worth.

Quite a few wackadoodles in Leesville actually. Trump shit all over. People here still talk about the "Clinton Hit" list. Lots of loud, defensive anti-vax maskholes running about. But I couldn't imagine many turning out when people were preparing for Ida and family members evacuating this way.

Lot of nice people, too. I live in a majority blue neighborhood, one of the few, very few, "blue pockets" in the Parish. But a pocket in this rural Parish is more like a nickel bag than a pocket. Tiny, and a bit of a tease.

Everyone talks about how small Leesville used to be. That's funny to me because it's still small in my opinion but folks always tell me I should have seen it years ago.

We retired here several years ago.

[haele]

27. Tomorrow would be a better day for their protest

Just saying...

[Solly Mack]

29. Tuesday would have been better. Storm won't clear this area until Monday evening.

But really, is there ever a good time to protest a life-saving medicine?

[krispos42]

30. I would think that if the military was protesting they would be doing it out of uniform.

I think it's illegal.

[Solly Mack]

32. Military isn't - in or out of uniform.

It was a civilian group.

[BeckyDem]

31. Stay safe.

[Solly Mack]

33. I didn't go anywhere near it. Just thought it even that much more stupid for them to protest

with a hurricane bearing down on us.

It's like no science - medicine/earth/meteorology/climate/environmental - can penetrate their skulls.

[BeckyDem]

37. Yep, an uphill battle for sure.

We're all worried about Louisiana today.