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Kaleva

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9. As a percentage of the adult population, they are few.

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 13, 2022, 06:32 AM

Aug 2022

"The Southern Poverty Law Center identified 334 militia groups at a peak in 2011. It identified 276 in 2015, up from 202 in 2014 and in 2022 nearly 200 groups still exist, down from 2015.[32]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_militia_movement

And how many of them are actually serious? I suspect a fair number just like to play dress up.

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Send Trump to jail and the MAGA cult will fade in fear because they know the government is serious. [View all] Samrob Aug 2022 OP

Shut down hate radio and Faux News. Sue the broadcasters that knowingly LIE for him. flying_wahini Aug 2022 #1

They'll just go to other sources. Kaleva Aug 2022 #7

☝️☝️☝️ InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2022 #2

I don't think they will? imanamerican63 Aug 2022 #3

Think about every cult since 1970. After their leader was either killed or jailed... Samrob Aug 2022 #4

The Civil Rights movement didn't die after MLK was killed. Kaleva Aug 2022 #8

I think so too. onecaliberal Aug 2022 #5

When Trump is charged we will go through a bloody period until all of the militia types are crushed. Chainfire Aug 2022 #6

As a percentage of the adult population, they are few. Kaleva Aug 2022 #9

There are enough of them, that are dedicated, "revolutionaries" to cause some trouble. Chainfire Aug 2022 #10

They shouldn't be discounted because even a few of them can cause harm Kaleva Aug 2022 #11