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quakerboy

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20. letting them get away with that

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 08:56 PM

Jan 2026

Was in a lot of ways the beginning of the current fiasco. That was when the rank and file racists realized that there were no real consequences for their actions, no matter what they did.

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I've been hearing a lot about how citizen observers should refrain from "interfering" with law enforcement [View all] EarlG Jan 2026 OP

DURec leftstreet Jan 2026 #1

Yep. cilla4progress Jan 2026 #2

I've seen pics of this guy portrayed as a govt personnel staring down the barrel at citizens underpants Jan 2026 #3

Nailed it malaise Jan 2026 #4

Ayuh. 2naSalit Jan 2026 #5

"Do we really need any more proof..." OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #6

There were many DU threads on that Bundy incident BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #7

Good question. But the thugs (in the White House and out) would change their rationales quick. erronis Jan 2026 #8

Yeah, when ICE killers feel like shooting their guns, civilians shouldn't interfere with the bullets' trajectory. n/t DFW Jan 2026 #9

Their level of hypocrisy is quite amazing. The J6 Insurrection, this incident with Bundy, and what Rittenhouse did ... xocetaceans Jan 2026 #10

Excellent post! evolves Jan 2026 #11

Were they some of the guys who took over a small government building Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #12

And remember during Covid when armed right-wing protestors took over the Michigan Capitol? Ol Janx Spirit Jan 2026 #13

Remembering Corporal Spivey in the movie Dances with Wolves Donkees Jan 2026 #25

This says everything.....................and I mean everything..............they are rank hypocrites............. turbinetree Jan 2026 #14

K&R orangecrush Jan 2026 #15

KNR. I remember that horror. One of the things that I remember with a certain niyad Jan 2026 #16

AK 47 murder damifino10 Jan 2026 #17

They don't shoot each other. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #18

Excellent reminder of the utter hypocrisy of this administration and their supporters. llmart Jan 2026 #19

letting them get away with that quakerboy Jan 2026 #20

Exactly! OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #28

That sign: "Big Government Takeover. Here's your proof. Who's next?" Beartracks Jan 2026 #21

K&R red dog 1 Jan 2026 #22

This is where the right wing-nuts learned they could get away with this with no consequences. flashman13 Jan 2026 #23

And never forget his spawn; Ammon Bundy charliea Jan 2026 #24

bundy was stealing from america. pansypoo53219 Jan 2026 #26

It's the UpInArms Jan 2026 #27

Such one-side is allowed to do it, but not you Dems or liberals BS. Carried through for decades, and obvious in MN Evolve Dammit Jan 2026 #29

I was in the damn traffic jam caused by these lunatics. WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2026 #30