Machete-wielding man attacks non-Republicans in Kentucky campus rampage

[True Dough]

Source: Raw Story

A man armed with a machete and a bag full of knives seriously injured a Kentucky student Friday morning in a politically motivated attack at a campus coffee shop.

The assailant, whose name has not been released, brought weapons into Jazzman’s Cafe at Transylvania University in Lexington, where he made a bizarre proclamation and then asked other customers about their political affiliation, reported the Lexington Herald-Leader.

“The day of reckoning is here,” the man said, according to witnesses. He then approached two women at the café.

“He asked the first girl if she was a Democrat or a Republican, she said Republican, (and) he said okay, then asked some other girl,” said witness Michael Soder. “By that time, some of my friends were running out and yelling for us to leave, and I tried to stay behind to see if — I mean I didn’t know what to do, I wanted to help, but I knew I should get out of there.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/machete-wielding-man-attacks-non-republicans-in-kentucky-campus-rampage/

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Alarming and crazy!

[Moostache]

1. Anyone wanna bet the defense IOIYAAR is coming soon?

It's OK If You Are A Republican...otherwise its terrorism...radical Islamist or otherwise...

[iluvtennis]

26. Yep, agree

[denbot]

2. Naturally that dick asked the women first.

Trumpsters are cowards, just like their hero.

[IronLionZion]

3. Holy Shit

I figured they would come after liberals eventually but this escalated a lot faster than I had expected.

And with the Trump administration's stubborn refusal to acknowledge American terrorists it's going to get worse. on his first day in office, he ordered federal law enforcement to stop monitoring white supremacists and other domestic hate groups.

[LiberalLovinLug]

10. I can only imagine if, hopefully when, Trump is impeached

The anger from the extremist alt right will raise to new levels of violence. They will be egged on by Fox News and alt right news that will be fomenting their anger by promoting the idea that Trump is being persecuted because he is challenging the 'establishment'.

[IronLionZion]

12. Their rage has been building over 8 years

and no end in sight. I worry we'll see more of this.

[juxtaposed]

23. more like 20

[juxtaposed]

22. Try listening to talk radio for a day and you'll see how much it's escalated since peckerwood

was elected.

[AJT]

4. College age women republicans, how sad and scary.

[briv1016]

8. Crazy white dude with a knife asks you if you're a republican, you say yes.

[DFW]

11. And the unfortunate reason for that is:

If you are being confronted by a crazy white dude with a knife, chances are, he IS a Republican

[tanyev]

27. I know I would.

[get the red out]

16. It's a private college

A bit pricy to go there.

[GliderGuider]

5. Rwanda here we come!

Hutu or Tutsi? Republican or Democrat?

I posted just after the election that a reprise of Rwanda was possible in the US, due to the propagandizing of cultural divisions between left and right. I was summarily told that I was being hysterical.

[ProfessorPlum]

19. they are even using swords

how central African.

[Dopers_Greed]

6. A travel ban needs to be instituted for all Republicans

[True Dough]

7. Excellent idea!

Ground them!

[SammyWinstonJack]

24. Heh.

[IronLionZion]

9. We might have a different headline if the dude had gun

but either way, ask Republican politicians why they won't call this terrorism.

ter·ror·ism
/ˈterəˌrizəm/

noun: terrorism

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.


Watch them squirm about not calling him a terrorist or how this isn't in pursuit of political aims. Just workplace violence, or mental health issue, or proof that we need more guns or some such nonsense.

[kimbutgar]

13. I have been watching genius about Albert Einstein on natgeo

And the nazis started attacking innocent Jews on the street yelling " heil hitler". Eistein said he was a fool and not to worry. Eventually he realized that he had to leave Germany for his safety.

Tonight ABC is showing a documentary about the Rodney king riots in LA. I hope it doesn't get the chump people riled up.

The law authorities in a Kentucky should throw the books at him and make him an example.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. Fucking awful. If only we had a word to describe this type of action. Maybe someone could come up

with one. I mean, I know we have one when this atrocities are committed by foreigners (especially the 'brown' ones).... Hmmmm....... (credit to Trevor Noah on that one.)

[underpants]

15. A bag full of knives huh?

Because those things are one-use only

[jaxind]

17. But, yet...

But, yet they say we have the anger and need to get over it when we march or show up at town halls!

[DK504]

18. Mods - please don't take the 1st line seriously...I don't want to get in trouble again.

Republicans need a special armband or something so we can put them in a special place.<snark>

Oh wait, someone tried that before, didn't work out to well the last time. Why do they keep trying to enact atrocities that million died for staying to stop it??

“By that time, some of my friends were running out and yelling for us to leave, and I tried to stay behind to see if — I mean I didn’t know what to do, I wanted to help, but I knew I should get out of there.”


So glad to see the man staying and helping out.. Oh wait, he didn't. WOW.

[barbtries]

20. terrorism.

can we call it what it is?

[tiredtoo]

21. We should lock up all white republicans until we figure out what the hell is going on. eom

[samnsara]

25. wonder how hes gonna answer when his cellmate asks his that same question?

[cannabis_flower]

28. I like this comment

These are the people who whined like two-year-olds about being called 'deplorables', right?

[ck4829]

29. He doesn't seem very well assimilated into our culture, does he?

[LongTomH]

30. This has been building for years.....

The speech from the right has become 'ELIMINATIONIST:

Wikipedia's definition of eliminationism:

Eliminationism is the belief that one's political opponents are "a cancer on the body politic that must be excised — either by separation from the public at large, through censorship or by outright extermination — in order to protect the purity of the nation".

The term was coined by American political scientist Daniel Goldhagen in his 1996 book Hitler's Willing Executioners in which he posits that ordinary Germans not only knew about, but also supported, the Holocaust because of a unique and virulent "eliminationist antisemitism" in the German identity, which had developed in the preceding centuries.

Goldhagen maintains that eliminationism has been the cause of every mass killing in the 20th and 21st centuries.

AlterNet contributor David Sirota commented on the eliminationism inherent in Glenn Beck's vile rhetoric: Glenn Beck Finally Admitted His Great Desire: To 'Eradicate' Progressives:

To wild applause, he labeled this alleged tumor of "community" the supposedly evil "progressivism" -- and he told disciples to "eradicate it" from the nation.

The lesson was eminently clear, coming in no less than the keynote address to one of America's most important political conventions. Beck taught us that a once-principled conservative movement of reasoned activists has turned into a mob -- one that does not engage in civilized battles of ideas. Instead, these torch-carriers, gun-brandishers and tea partiers follow an anti-government terrorist attack by cheering a demagogue's demand for the physical annihilation of those with whom he disagrees -- namely anyone, but particularly progressives, who value "community."

[LongTomH]

31. This is all over the news.....

NY Daily News: Machete attack at Transylvania University coffee shop may be rooted in politics

"May be" rooted in politics??????

Fox 19 News: UPDATE; Suspect in Transylvania University Matchete Attack Identified:

Witnesses said a man, now identified by Lexington police as Mitchell W. Adkins, 19, of Cincinnati, OH, walked into Jazzman's Cafe, located inside the Glenn Building on campus, shortly before 9 a.m. Friday and yelled, "The day of reckoning is here!" before approaching students.

Lex 18: Alleged Transy Attacker Authored Article Criticizing The School:

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) - The man accused of launching a knife attack has been identified as a former student at Transylvania University. Online writings posted to the suspect's social media indicate he was strongly opposed to what he believed was the school's liberal position.

................//snip

Witnesses identify Adkins as a student who posted a controversial Buzzfeed article two years ago. According to what witnesses say is his personal Facebook page, he wrote an article complaining about the treatment of conservative students on Transy's campus. The article "Discrimination Of Conservatives In Liberal Arts" states, "I'm the one who's lashed out at for being a "racist" or "bigot", some even go as far as saying "bane of society" or "fascist Nazi"." In the article, there is an update that says, "Dropping out of college was hard, but it made me realize that I'm here for myself, and I need to learn to ignore the occasional plagues of society so I can better myself and make sure to never stoop to their level."

[briv1016]

32. Mentally Disturbed or Terrorist?

[True Dough]

33. And that's it

in a nutshell!

[maxsolomon]

34. But remember, Antifa is the problem.

don't ever change, DU.

[enid602]

35. 'Hacker'

Alas. Republicans have taken 'hacking' to a whole 'nother level.

[True Dough]

36. I like this comment from one site:

"Where are the moderate Republicans denouncing this man?"