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freshwest's JournalPlaying war games. Send such guys to the military to learn this is not a war zone, despite Infowars.
And that his actions are the worst form of cowardice. See story of a veteran coming home because of these shootings:
That's It. I Am Coming Home. The NRA has made mass killings normal in this country. I'm coming home from years of serving my country overseas to help stop it.
This is too much. We have Tea Party political activists shooting cops from behind, in the head, then covering their dead bodies with the Tea Party “Gadsden” flag and shouting, “The Revolution begins now!”
No. I am coming home. I need to be there and be part of the solution. Moms Demand Action is getting some traction, but they can use the lean-in of a few U.S. Army Airborne Infantry Rangers. I am only sorry that I did not stand up to this threat to our nation before. I am sorry. I was busy.
I have been overseas in Afghanistan and in NATO nations for half a decade while the insanity of the National Rifle Association expanded and exploded, and the NRA became, essentially, the tool of death in the United States. They made mass killings normal...
A whole lot more at the link that is even stronger and well worth reading, IMO:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/i-am-coming-home#comments
to Liberal Loner:
LTC Bateman tired of NRA and senseless shootings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1262&pid=6738
Although I believe that we'd be better served by renewed commitment to public service to rebuild infrastructure and give those not yet brainwashed by the Teaterrorist, etc., some insight into positive solutions instead of destructive ones.
I know. I'll change the punctuation so that you'll understand my post here:
K&R. The GOP will run a Teahadist, no doubt, worse than Cantor. GOTV for Jack.
Edited for you:
K&R. The GOP will run a Teahadist. No doubt, worse than Cantor. GOTV for Jack.
Teahadists are no better than Cantor and less vulnerable with GOP voters, so we must GOTV for the Democrat, Jack. And we need to get rid of Rand Paul:
GOTV Democrats!
A hearty Amen to that, Lt. Col. Robert Bateman! Welcome Home!
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers embrace near a Wal-Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two colleagues were shot and killed by two assailants at a pizza restaurant nearby.
Tbanks, Liberal Loner, and this is the perfect forum for this.
Haven't seen you for a while and hope you are well.
Fighting the 'Police State.' He simply carried it to the logical extension of that belief system.
Which calls them daily to:Don't work toward a civilian review board when there are problems, don't elect mayors to call LEOs to account.
Cut funding for all alternatives to calling the police. Because it's all evil, not to be touched and dealt with democratically. The Pauls, Beck, Jones and the rest all tell to fight!
Which only leads to one result:
Arm yourself and play patriot and revolutionary, and keep on pointing the blame instead of working for peaceful solutions and a civil society.
Demagogues are cult leaders:
This country is full of cults who are immune to debate and true discussion of the issues. They span all demographics.
And another thing:
Those who think that this kind of thing is a function of older Americans are whistling past the graveyard. The Millers and most in real life, are not as media portrays many spewing this stuff, aging, hapless or with no means of support. Most I've met are young fundies and Libertarians and they can be very disruptive in public and hostile to any other views.
In another time, they'd be called hippies with a back to nature bent that appeals deeply to most of us, myself included. There was a part of that which rejected government as the Vietnam War dragged on and other revelations came out. Being aware is always a good thing but acting constructively is even better.
But some are indoctrinated by the far right to hate all kinds of societal institutions, unions, schools, education, science, public workers of all kinds, in literal fear for their lives. One must use their buzzwords to talk to them, quoting scripture to believers or mock believers for others, to see that light in their eyes, that you *know* their 'truth' and are a 'believer.'
Some won't get to the point this couple did. They seemed as if they had a lot to live for and were not being deprived of anything, in the photos below:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/vegas-shooters-facebook-pages-reveal-support-of-bundy-ranch-gun-rights/#2
This is what happens from letting any media, from films, television, radio and online with all those memes including the very addictive alternative 'Truth©' media, think for you, draw you to their conclusions and fill your heart with fear and despair by giving you nothing but fear, uncertainly and doubt beyond what's needed.
They can convince one to identify with a movement that says it's worth killing yourself and others just like any cult. There is a lot of energy coming from all of this,
Thanks, napkinz! As usual, you bring some of the very best visuals to DU.
Yup! They're waiting with bated breath for him to go. But then comes their worst nightmare!
Doubt if they'd dance as well:
Aw, no one still apologizing to BP? Poor things!
It's not like that refinery they bought and let blow up down in Texas didn't prove they were negligent.
That flag image has been on the net for a long time. But this time I found it under a piece blaming Obama and the BLM for the whole thing, saying it was a 'false flag.' I broke a nail yesterday. Obama's fault.
Maybe BP will jump headlong into the rabbit hole, like the Bundys and the rest of the klan. Then use the insanity defense.
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