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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMilitia group planning armed interdiction of Democratic voters at the polls.
Something this...blood-boilingly infuriating...is probably old news, but it's the first I've heard of it.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/26/winsconsin-poll-watcher-militia-target-voters-walker
I could churn out some long-winded intellectual exposition about this kind of reptilian fuckery, but I think I'll just say...
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...it looks delicious.
Archae
(46,736 posts)It's "Wisconsin," and the whole "poll-watching militia" thing is a fake.
http://crooksandliars.com/2014/09/organizer-behind-wisconsin-poll-watcher
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)There was every evidence it was a serious attempt to whip up exactly what it claimed.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)While I'm sure this is 99.9% impotent attention-getting, I'd love to see one of these idiots try to mess with me when I vite!
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)you get the idea. Hey, maybe someday the scarticle will get their wish.
True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)The same people or persons who called for it, claimed they were just kidding only after drawing massively negative attention. That's stochastic terrorism.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)In some cases there will not be a cost of wages because some are already on the take, they have the weapons and equipment, want to get a fight going and claim they want to stop the bad guys. They would be happy with being able to show off their marksmanship.