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Eugene

(61,894 posts)
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 03:16 AM Dec 2019

'Nothing Less Than a Civil War': These White Voters on the Far Right See Doom Without Trump

Source: New York Times

‘Nothing Less Than a Civil War’: These White Voters on the Far Right See Doom Without Trump

Deeply conservative, they organize online and outside the Republican Party apparatus, engaging in more explicit versions of the chest-beating seen at the president’s rallies.

By Astead W. Herndon
Dec. 28, 2019

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. — Great American Pizza & Subs, on a highway about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas, was busier and Trumpier than usual. On any given day it serves “M.A.G.A. Subs” and “Liberty Bell Lasagna.” The “Second Amendment” pizza comes “loaded” with pepperoni and sausage. The dining room is covered in regalia praising President Trump.

But this October morning was “Trumpstock,” a small festival celebrating the president. The speakers included the local Republican congressman, Paul Gosar, and lesser-known conservative personalities. There was a fringe 2020 Senate candidate in Arizona who ran a website that published sexually explicit photos of women without their consent; a pro-Trump rapper whose lyrics include a racist slur aimed at Barack Obama; and a North Carolina activist who once said of Muslims, “I will kill every one of them before they get to me.”

All were welcome, except liberals.

“They label us white nationalists, or white supremacists,” volunteered Guy Taiho Decker, who drove from California to attend the event. A right-wing protester, he has previously been arrested on charges of making terrorist threats.

“There’s no such thing as a white supremacist, just like there’s no such thing as a unicorn,” Mr. Decker said. “We’re patriots.”

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/us/politics/trump-2020-trumpstock.html

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'Nothing Less Than a Civil War': These White Voters on the Far Right See Doom Without Trump (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2019 OP
Blow hards one and all. Yes, there will be some individuals and isolated incidents following Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #1
Um, not to bright these MAGAt's aeromanKC Dec 2019 #2
Conservative has become a meaningless label VMA131Marine Dec 2019 #3
Con without the servative- Con Men pwb Dec 2019 #11
Patriots my ass. calimary Dec 2019 #4
"There's no such thing as a white supremacist" katusha Dec 2019 #5
LOL SunSeeker Dec 2019 #8
New Breed Of TrumpKlanCult Members DanieRains Dec 2019 #6
I'm not welcome? Oh thank God! mwooldri Dec 2019 #7
So they think a country without the rule of law is better? Kablooie Dec 2019 #9
Who cares what ny pukes say about anything. pwb Dec 2019 #10
Middle of Nowhere modrepub Dec 2019 #12
Fascist / White Supremacist Kaiserguy Dec 2019 #13
It must suck to be afraid all the time . . . hatrack Dec 2019 #14
Not Patriots, for sure lees1975 Dec 2019 #15
They've been saying that for 30 years Downtown Hound Dec 2019 #16

Thekaspervote

(32,767 posts)
1. Blow hards one and all. Yes, there will be some individuals and isolated incidents following
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 03:40 AM
Dec 2019

The squatter’s loss. But they are undisciplined, lazy, out of shape and too old to mount any real insurrection

aeromanKC

(3,322 posts)
2. Um, not to bright these MAGAt's
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 03:41 AM
Dec 2019

They seem to forget which side has the black helicopters. Jokes on them.

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)
3. Conservative has become a meaningless label
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 03:41 AM
Dec 2019

Whatever Trump supporters are, their political philosophy is not conservative.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
9. So they think a country without the rule of law is better?
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 06:14 AM
Dec 2019

They would be fighting for one corrupt individual to have more power than the Constitution and rule of law.
How Noble of them.

modrepub

(3,495 posts)
12. Middle of Nowhere
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 09:09 AM
Dec 2019

with a beautiful newly repaved four-lane highway in front of it. Most likely paid with federal highway money mostly generated in blue states. These people hate "liberals" but are sure willing to take their tax money. If you hate blue states and liberals so much then don't take their income tax and social security tax money, pull yourself up by your own boot straps.

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
13. Fascist / White Supremacist
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 09:59 AM
Dec 2019

are not Patriots. Everything they stand for is against what our Constitution stands for. Nothing more than loud mouth snowflake bullies

hatrack

(59,585 posts)
14. It must suck to be afraid all the time . . .
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 10:24 AM
Dec 2019

Last edited Sun Dec 29, 2019, 11:41 AM - Edit history (1)

It must really suck to be afraid all the time and be irremediably stupid.

lees1975

(3,859 posts)
15. Not Patriots, for sure
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 11:44 AM
Dec 2019

No true Patriot would ever threaten civil war for not getting their political way. These guys better get with the program, we're not much more than a year away from a Trump-free America.

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
16. They've been saying that for 30 years
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 11:56 AM
Dec 2019

It went from being concerning to irritating to funny to boring and now just downright sad.

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