October 3, 2022

It's Not Both Sides: Political violence is now part of conservative/Republican ideology, from the gr

https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1577009594735345664?s=20&t=IbOww9fAinY7qKbcpj1Luw

A supporter of US President Donald Trump keeps a hand on his gun during a "Stop the Steal rally" in front of the residence of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in St Paul, Minnesota, on November 7, 2020 (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)


It's Not Both Sides
Political violence is now part of conservative/Republican ideology, from the grassroots, to the intellectual elites, to the elected politicians.

https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/its-not-both-sides?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web




Jonathan V. Last 3 hr ago

1. Political Violence

Last week Charlie wrote about the right’s fascination with political violence and today he unpacked more of it, with Trump talking about Mitch McConnell having a “death wish” and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s claim that Democrats have “started killing” Republicans.

I want to keep hammering this subject, though, because the infatuation with violence truly does extend throughout the entire Republican/conservative vertical.
Grassroots

At the grassroots level we have the Michigan militia guys storming the state capitol with long guns. Remember that? And then the Michigan guys plotting to kidnap the governor. And it wasn’t just Michigan. Here’s the AP:

In Wisconsin, about a dozen men, several wearing camouflage, carried what appeared to be assault rifles and other long guns and stood around a makeshift guillotine at a protest attended by about 1,500 people. In Arizona, a group of men armed with rifles were among hundreds of protesters who demonstrated at the Capitol last month demanding Republican Gov. Doug Ducey lift his stay-home order. Many in the crowd also carried holstered pistols............................................

October 2, 2022

Marge heading in to Trump rally in MI: "You're our voice! We love you!"............

I wonder if AOC is going to ignore MTG's condescending LIE!! ??
@MTG has stuck with Lying Trump--that is what I call "not that bright"!!






Marge heading in to Trump rally in MI: “You’re our voice! We love you!”
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1576324252827287552?s=20&t=eoVzPtD9X3WTy7f-



https://twitter.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1576330066652712961?s=20&t=eoVzPtD9X3WTy7f-6YyNRw




Greene: Democrats worship the climate just like AOC and trust me, I work with her and she is not that bright

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1576311549009940480?s=20&t=ouH5fPyJzQPu0Dc0EbNfsQ




https://twitter.com/JewishResister/status/1576397037008203776?s=20&t=GALyC7kjkTkNbBv8rjD7Ug