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In reply to the discussion: We are literally being erased [View all]CrispyQ
(40,837 posts)41. I'll never forget the video of the maga guy at the Charlie Kirk event asking, "When can we use the guns?"
He was referring to using them on democrats. I can't find the video anymore but here's a summary from The Bulwark.
Prepare for the Shock Troops
What happens when gun culture merges with a nationalist personality cult?
Ryan Busse
Nov 10, 2021
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/prepare-for-the-shock-troops
snip...
When can we use the guns? The question hung in the air just long enough for some in the crowd to begin cheering. Thats not a joke, the man added. How many elections are they gonna steal before we kill these people?
The question, posed on October 25 during Charlie Kirks Turning Point USA event in Idaho, made it clear that this man, and others like him, are hoping for a signal.
Ive met men like this before. I worked in the firearms industry as a sales executive for a long time and beginning during the Obama presidency, gun business leaders like me, who helped build the nations top gun companies, noticed this disturbing chatter from gun owners at firearms trade shows. Many in the industry dismissed these threats. I didnt. And now we hear them from gun owners across the country who dream of deploying their arsenals to kill fellow citizens.
Worth reading the whole thing. The lights are past flashing red.
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The rich and those who help the billionaires get richer are the only ones who matter.
Irish_Dem
Feb 2025
#2
Keep pushing, it's a terrific series. I tried posting the YouTube clips but no go. Also,
appalachiablue
Feb 2025
#65
Thanks farmer Rick. It's in your DNA. My parents said everybody lost everything, except the rich.
Evolve Dammit
Feb 2025
#71
"What is history but a fable agreed upon?" Napolean said this they say, the historians that is.
twodogsbarking
Feb 2025
#15
I'll never forget the video of the maga guy at the Charlie Kirk event asking, "When can we use the guns?"
CrispyQ
Feb 2025
#41
Terrible. What did the sign say before? I remember Stonewall since I was/am a NYC'r.
electric_blue68
Feb 2025
#67
