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Chainfire

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

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #9)

Sat Aug 13, 2022, 06:37 AM

Aug 2022

Of course a lot of them are overaged, overweight, pretenders who pose little actual threat, but as a whole they can not be dismissed out of hand. Sometimes I think that it would benefit us in the long run if they were driven out in the open where they could be dealt with in the only manner that they understand.

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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