• linearchaos@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    During the last election, there were a band of Yahoo’s running around with a spray paint marker putting blue dots in front of houses that had Democrat yard signs.

    They’re preparing for civil war. I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but they are marking targets.

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      For years, the American center-left has been casting these threats as illegitimate. Gravy seals, yall queda, meal team six, etc.

      And now since they have successfully downplayed this threat, we are woefully unprepared. People need to get armed, now.

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        No. you’re just trying to stir up a civil war. People need to go drink tea with their neighbours, now.

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          Ahh , yes two sugars please.

          Now tell me again why you feel that forcing a mother with a fatal pregnancy to go full term to kill herself is better than a boarding the fetus.

          Well you see, other people, not this girl would take advantage of it. And she’s in God’s hands anyway.

          Mmm, this is quite good is it Yorkshire Gold?

          And when a child shows up to your door and rings the bell looking for help how is it that you believe you’re in the right to shoot them in the face?

          Well, you see, man has to protect himself…

          I really don’t think I could stomach tea with these people.

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          They’re already arming themselves for a civil war and openly calling themselves domestic terrorists, and your response is tea? You’re naive if you think neighborliness is enough to avoid the coming conflict, they’ve already killed Americans.

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          If you’re from denmark I don’t think you can appreciate how radicalized these neighbors have become through extremist news and social media.

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        That doesn’t matter

        All that matters is the side the army takes

        Now if you’re looking to start a terrorist group, that would be much more effective than buying a gun. However there are obvious downsides to that too

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          Keeping a list of people openly putting out fascist paraphernalia is a good thing because people like this hide as soon as the wind turns against them. Don’t let them fade into the background.

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            So…I’m with you. Fascists are bad, and we need to make sure that Fascists can’t hide their fascism when and if we get this country sorted and back on its feet. But I have questions!

            • How do we ensure that we only catch Fascists? Your Magatmap seems to require an image, but no description.
            • What stops me from cooking up an AI image of somebody I don’t like with Trump flags and swastika arm bands and getting them submitted to your system?
            • What happens if this guy was a Trumpet in 2016, but is apologetic about it now and swears he’s no longer a trumpet?
            • How do you ensure that innocent people not get caught up in your MAGAt Map?
            • What are we supposed to do with the map afterwards?

            Liberals have a good reason for questioning your methods here. We don’t want to become what we hate because when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you. We’ve seen it happen time and time again. And those of us who look at your suggestion wonder if we will become Nazis trying to fight Nazis your way.

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          MAGAt Map is like Family Watchdog. It provides locations to avoid for safety.

          The Ohio Sheriff is advocating lists for retribution and mob violence using a position of power.

          I hope you can see the difference.

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          Does anyone here believe that these are equivalent, and that both of your statements are true?

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            it’s a war. we’re the good guys.

            Said by everyone who has ever participated in a way.

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                The side that’s not making a map of everyone who disagrees with them so that they can punish them as soon as they have the power to do so.

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                  maybe you should leave the country then. i’m here to win because i care about what this planet looks like after i’m gone. there is no place for cowards any more.

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                You don’t fucking “win” in any context of what your talking about. For every person who you “eradicate” of conservative thinking just makes the pendulum of thinking swing harder to resist what your attempting to do. You sound like a child or autistic. I haven’t decided which yet.

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      Interesting people still don’t understand the paradox of tolerance or fascism and anti-fascism. They are this close to loosing their democracy but think there won’t be any political violence from the fascists.

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        I’d bring up the various nonaggression pacts made with fascists in the past, but so far I think it would fall on deaf ears. Tolerance leads to fascist control.

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        Por que no los dos? Mr. Davis does fine work. People can change, but until then others should be concerned for their safety around them.

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      What good does it do to highlight random citizens? Of it was businesses and politicians. But this does not help. Is there any confirmation that these people are trumpers.

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        You mean that it’s just getting started and grassroots? You got it! Still very new and spreading the word.

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          You’re making a targeted list of private citizens based on their political ideologies. You’re doing the boots job for them.

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                  The culture war, you know, the one where a lot of folks think it’s great we have things like birth control and public transportation and stuff.

                  And then a few other folks that think -basically, boiled down the real truth of it- that everyone that isn’t a white male should be a slave to white males.

                  Obviously the best way to fight this is education, which a particular side has been hellbent on destroying, and considering what I was taught in public school, has been pretty effective about it.

                  Does it get to their wet dream of wantonly murdering folks in the street like they fantasize about? Well, we lost more people on our side in the 2020 protests than they did.

                  Probably something to with believing people are humans, and should be treated with dignity.

                  So get some goddamn guns and go to the range. I’d rather have it and not need it, and know how to fucking use it

                  Once again, I understand the best way to win is education. My short patience and compassion is entirely spent on people near me, so if you can go around teaching ignorant morons right from wrong please do. They already know. Their in-group lets them get away with it

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                  hi. welcome to western civilization. you see, there’s been this struggle going on for some time now between altruism and narcissism, aka conservatism and liberalism, aka leftist vs. right wing, and in the last few decades it’s gotten pretty heated (it’s done this before) and so yeah… the future of civilization is kinda hanging in the balance so maybe it’s time for you to realize that:

                  IT’S A WAR. PICK A FUCKING SIDE.

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            Well when fascism starts being oppressed instead of being the oppressor, I’ll worry about your opinion.

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              This is not a left-right, one group vs another group, fascism against democracy argument. This is a well documented moral and philosophical conclusion that you don’t give tools like these to a governing body or organization. The targets and terminology always get corrupted by bad-faith actors over time. You would not have control over how this information gets used nor the validity if someone just “placed” a sign for the photo so they would be targeted.

              You are self-reporting to a system that has the ability to become oppressive, use your time more wisely if you wish to promote a good cause. https://go.kamalaharris.com/ has remote volunteering with phone banking etc and has training you can take and local events if that’s your shtick.

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                You realize this information is all freely and publicly available? A tool to be safe from fascists being abused by bad actors is still a tool to be safe from fascists. I’m not responsible for the actions of bad actors because I supported a tool. If I am, then based on your recommendation of helping VP Harris’s campaign, doesn’t that make you responsible for the genocide she is actively supporting? Also, please do not assume that I am anti-Democrat or pro anything. I am anti-fascist. Do not assume I’m not calling/donating/volunteering. This is just one facet of trying to help.

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                  Why can’t fascists use this tool to network with each other?

                  Also, it would be more effective to have a map of rapists and dangerous men imo. I could and would contribute significantly to that type of list. A lot of wealthy men who are rapists are also white supremacists. I don’t think I’ve ever been sexually assaulted by someone who WASN’T revealed to be racist.

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                  The link was one example of something you can link as actually helpful and not detrimental to the democratic process. Making lists of political opponents (and especially citizens) is a fascists move, you’re using the tools of the master to try and take down the house. If you support a tool being abused by bad actors, you need to look into that tool. Just because you’re ignorant of the situation doesn’t mean you aren’t complicit.

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    My God that headline is terrible. That’s the most sane shit he said.

    “When people ask me…What’s gonna happen if the Flip — Flopping, Laughing Hyena Wins?? I say…write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards! Sooo…when the Illegal human ‘Locust’ (which she supports!) Need places to live…We’ll already have the addresses of the their New families…who supported their arrival!” the post said.

    He shouldn’t have access to sharp objects, nonetheless a firearm, or be fucking Sheriff. He’s a danger to his community.

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      The “locust” bit is getting far too little attention. The history of comparing undesirable populations with vermin is long and filled with horrific violence.

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      “locust” is for those times when nazi rhetoric doesn’t feel biblical enough.

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      He shouldn’t have access to sharp objects, nonetheless a firearm, or be fucking Sheriff. He’s a danger to his community.

      So, par for the course with US law enforcement.

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    In other countries, not only would the voter suppression be illegal, but racial hate speech would also land this fucker in jail.

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    Dude might have just fucked himself.

    He’s racked up complaints all the way up to the DoJ, and this story is gaining national traction.

    Our AG Milquetoast might have to take action on this. It’s voter intimidation.

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      lol. Our AG has no respect for his role in America. He has extremely important responsibilities to act but only seems interested in watching MAGAts (at least the elected ones) get away scott free.

      Thank God for Jack Smith.

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      gaining national traction.

      I’m over here on the other side of the world, reading this in a different country.

      Wouldn’t that make that… international?

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    Voter suppression. Someone contact the FBI about him. I already notified them about the lunatic lady who threatened trans people.

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    Police are fine with not following the law and pushing it to the limits to harass people. Be safe out there if you plant your sign for whoever you’re voting for.

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      Shit. You drive over a sign like that within 500 yards of Drump and it would be considered an assassination attempt.

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      Fill their yards with Kamala signs instead. Damaging Trump signs encourages them to buy more, which supports the Trump campaign.