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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 10:38 AM Mar 2016

A 'Trump militia' forming to 'protect' Trump rallys

Following scuffles at a Trump rally in Chicago on Friday and hours after a man attempted to charge his stage in Ohio, a Twitter account appeared announcing the formation of a volunteer group (called the Lion's Guard) to protect Trump supporters from “violent far-left agitators.”
https://www.rt.com/usa/335398-trump-defenders-group-protests/

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A 'Trump militia' forming to 'protect' Trump rallys (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 OP
And so it begins. n/t Bonhomme Richard Mar 2016 #1
And they will be known as the "Orange Shirts"! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #2
When do they get their own uniforms...? First Speaker Mar 2016 #3
Will they wear brown shirts or white sheets? n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 #4
What color shirts will they choose? Stinky The Clown Mar 2016 #5
If htey're called "Lion's Guard" is Trump the "lion"? left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 #6
Bullshit! That is all Oneironaut Mar 2016 #7
Color me surprised...not nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #8
“It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.” ― Benito Mussolini FSogol Mar 2016 #9
Should Be Called The "Lyin's Guard".....nt global1 Mar 2016 #10
And so it Begins - packman Mar 2016 #11
IIRC, Trump already mentioned that... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #18
It's as if someone is pulling a prank on us and orchestrated a rerun of the Nazi-playbook. DetlefK Mar 2016 #12
I feel that there is going to be a lot of political violence this summer. / FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #13
Can someone point me to examples of "violent far left agitators"? yodermon Mar 2016 #14
According to Trumpies:blacks,Hispanics,liberals etc nt maryellen99 Mar 2016 #19
aka pussy cats GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2016 #15
Sturmabteilung, 2016 version steve2470 Mar 2016 #16
I suppose they will choose tohave brown shirts... CanonRay Mar 2016 #17
There are plenty of assholes out there who would sign up to be one of Trump's brownshirts... backscatter712 Mar 2016 #20
Sturmabteilung deminks Mar 2016 #21
"violent Far-Left agitators" cyberswede Mar 2016 #22

Oneironaut

(6,320 posts)
7. Bullshit! That is all
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 10:48 AM
Mar 2016



Ps RT - Anyone can put anything on Twitter, or the Internet in general. For example, "I am forming a militia to protect our precious life minutes and seconds from RT's sloppy journalism." It must be true!

Edit - The account was mysteriously closed. How convenient. The "They posted a picture of my son's school" is so laughable, I'm surprised it didn't come from Trump. Obvious troll or attention-seeker.

Wounded Bear

(64,628 posts)
18. IIRC, Trump already mentioned that...
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:40 AM
Mar 2016

I believe that one time when he was asked about his deportation plan he claimed that yes, a special enforcement organization would be needed, outside of normal LEO/ICE jurisdictions.

 

DetlefK

(16,670 posts)
12. It's as if someone is pulling a prank on us and orchestrated a rerun of the Nazi-playbook.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:12 AM
Mar 2016

First the political debates in Germany became harsh in tone.

Then came brawls.

Then came the SA, designed to protect campaign-events of the NSDAP. (And beat you up if you looked like a counter-protester.)

Then came street-fights. (The violence at Trump-rallies is spilling out on the streets in front of the events.)

Then the SA started harassing campaign-events of other parties. (And Donald Trump has already promised to send his supporters to other politicians' campaign-events to cause trouble.)

backscatter712

(26,357 posts)
20. There are plenty of assholes out there who would sign up to be one of Trump's brownshirts...
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:43 AM
Mar 2016

Jawohl mein Führer!

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