Michigan protesters storm state Capitol in fight over coronavirus rules: 'Men with rifles yelling at

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  1. Moolk

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    If one starts it will be because of liberals and their violence and silent support of it
     
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    It’s asinine to think about starting a civil war over a handful of thugs on both sides. If we allow ourselves to be led around by a few talking heads on CNN and Fox News and a few malcontents on both sides, then we are too stupid to continue as a specie anyway.
     
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    These people weren’t thugs
     
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    Yes, they are. They are men-children stuck in adolescence. They’re the child having a tantrum in the aisle at the toy store. They increased the danger to the medical community just so they could play cowboy. That’s why so few people joined the march.
     
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    No they aren’t they are freedom loving patriots making their voices heard. Nothing more
     
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    I guess about 100 million plus feel it is. Being as more than just nurses and doctors are showing up to work every day, unless you were under the false assumption that no cashiers, truck drivers, sales staff, postal workers and millions of others are sitting home being "safe"
     
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    First off, cut the crap about red & blue state....as ALL states initiated various forms of lock down AT THE BEHEST OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

    Secondly, are these yahoos advocating for a controlled, rational restart to business as usual, or are they just opportunistic anti-gov't factions seizing the moment?
     
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    I think a vast majority of them would much rather be at home then outside but they are considered essential employees and are either volunteering or required to come to work knowing if they do not, they entire country would collapse. So there is no false assumptions here, just common sense.

    If you don't have to go out and you decide to go out anyway and don't mind risking getting infected, spreading it to others and quite possibly losing your life, then that's your business and your conscience...and not mine.
     
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    Human Petri dishes and man child clones with aspirations to play G.I. Joe. Nothing more.
     
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    Freedom loving patriots making their voices heard. Nothing more.
     
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    ITA
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    There is some dumb too deep to plumb
     
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    May I suggest that given the evidence, this lot have come from the shallow end of the gene pool?

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    democrat attempting to create fake news
     
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    Yes carrying guns to a political protest at the seat of government is not an imply threat to that government.

    Come on you can not dream of trying to sell that nonsense.

    In any case, then having a few hundred national guard troops with fixed bayonets facing them is just the way of the government to show love to them.
    LOL those fools would have last all of ten minutes in a fire fight with train troops.

    One example that come to mind is when the nation was young Washington with the help of Hamilton put down the whisky rebellion using an over whelming show of force. The farmers decided the idea of going into combat with federal troops even those they themselves was arm was not a good idea.
     
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    Lol, I'm surprised anyone that would write that can work up the nerve to drive to work on a normal day, so much risk, car accidents, killer cops, fire. Road rage, lethal bee stings.

    Its really not that bad out there in the big world, you should check it out, you just might find full of amazing things!
     
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    Hiw many were shot today,? I didnt get a chance to see the news, must have been a blood bath with all those scary guns everywhere.
     
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    When you bring weapons while threatening to try to take over the seat government that is about as clear cut as it can be.
     
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    Nah, you are projecting your fear and assuming they are scared to go outside the house.

    No worries, I felt a lit of angst for a Few days as well, I let the news and the fear mongering get to me, then I did a little number crunching and decided it wasn't nearly as dangerous as they wanted me to think it was.

    It just takes some people longer to come around to the same conclusion, you'll get there eventually, I have faith.
     
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    Rubbish. According to the figures Fox splashes across its screens in a small tab, there have been 869,172 confirmed cases in the US. And, 49,963 deaths. You do the maths but according to my calculator that is a death rate of 5.75%.
     
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    You went a blood bath well you just might get it sooner or later.

    I can see for example Trump losing the election an then claiming it was stolen from him calling his supporters to rebel.

    As most of the military does not seem to care for Trump they are likely to honor the constitution so the blood bath of Trump supporters will be fast over.
     
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    I know that Trump calls these guys 'responsible people,' but why is there any need to be armed. Were they gonna take on the National Guard if the Governor called them in. Just crap Team USA, just crap.

     
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    Polls disagree, even republicans by plurality margins. Guess 60% that oppose them and the 18% that are ‘unsure’ are not real patriots — but you are...

    But we obviously have different definitions of patriots.

    Business Insider: Americans, including a plurality of Republicans, oppose the anti-lockdown protests taking place across the country

    The Hill: Despite protests, Americans overwhelmingly favor stay-at-home orders: poll

    The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.
    Sydney J. Harris
     
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    I dont want nor expect a blood bath, and apparently there wasnt one. When they start burning businesses down I'll call them names, until then I support their rights to speak up and be heard.

    The rest of your post is just a hot mess, but an excellent recruiting tool for independents that were on the fence but will vote red because they know many Republicans and none are remotely the crazies you describe.

    So strange to think of people that way just because they like lower taxes, respect personal responsibility and liberty. Things our country was founded on and people sacrificed their lives to achieve.

    This must be how the colonists that supported king George during the war for independence must have felt.
     
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    Bull crappy. "Click- Bang" is not a voice. Democracy provides your voice at the ballot box ..... and no one needs a gun for it. Duh. :nerd:

    Democracy is accepting the law as decided by the majority. Whether or not I like the message has nothing to do with it and that is exactly why it is those morons with guns who "only like democracy when its a message they like". Duh. :eekeyes:

    In a Democracy, the law is the law. According to buffoons with guns, it would be OK to murder someone as long as you have guns to stop the law from "forcing" you to be punished. Duh. :fart:
     
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    democracy is making your voice heard, regardless of whether the majority like it or not.

    These brave patriotic Americans are making sure their voice is heard and arming themselves to deal with any who would try to stop them.

    They are doing a great job.
     

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