From Oath Keepers to the KKK: “militias” have a long history

[@CNN]

The Justice Department has charged 11 defendants with seditious conspiracy related to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, including the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes. www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/politics/oathkeeper-rhodes-arrested-doj/index.html

[@teepee8479]

Only took over a year 🤨

[@MahiAviation]

@@teepee8479 Yeah, not quite sure why it took that long, but in this case, late is better than never.

[@manbearpig9911]

Muh Jan 6th. CNN is trash. Brian stelter is a soy creature

[@johnmccauley4533]

With all this brainwashing material I won't have to buy laundry detergent for 6 months.

[@rootbeer2696]

@@johnmccauley4533 How is this video "brainwashing?" I am very curious as to your opinion, I want to be a conservative but last time I watched a Trump rally a couple weeks ago, he said "and this is a fact babies can be killed even after birth" by Democrats. I can't find myself standing behind any human who is an adult and believes that. Guns and lower taxes are right up my alley, so can you tell me what is "brainwashing" about this exposè on the OathKeepers and Proud Boys??

[@Cylos42]

It gives them "A sense of belonging", that's what some of them say. It's as old as life itself. They're called "Gangs", plain and simple.

[@sally8708]

@Joan Woodward Whoa…so which militia/gang do you belong to?

[@sally8708]

@Joan Woodward I’d also dare you to back that up with a single case where a gang member’s murder trial was dismissed because ‘firefights are fair.’

[@timmrogers8363]

Cylos42 - a"sense of Belonging",is fine, that's Not Why a REAL, SOLID Citizen Soldier Organize's,Recruit's, Arm's(5.56mm+2000) and Forms Teams,Squads,and Stockpile's! I want to PROTECT my family, and I'll need [Other's] to assist, and beready!

[@deathstalker546]

@Joan Woodward 😂😂😂

[@mexvet3319]

@Joan Woodward are you an attorney?

[@francisphillips53]

They are all brave UNTIL the FBI is taking down their doors at 3am. Then the cry like little girls.

[@zjhawson7921]

Just like blm rioters getting arrested by the bus loads.

[@toddsstuff1268]

people from around the globe are running jumping and swimming to get here because one of two reasons. Either there government Does not represent popular consensus of the people, or there government literally has more guns than the people. other people from around the globe don't enjoy their current governments kicking down there doors at 3am to make them "cry like little girls" or to ensure they have no guns. local conervative's malita's have not been active in the USA with one exception. During the civil war when conservatives fought and won a war against the democratic confederate army to ensure freedom and individual choice for people of ALL color. I don't think Calling conservative's militia "little girls" is accurate. I know we don't use pennies anymore. Maybe we should put Abraham Lincon's his face on credit cards for liberals?

[@hodaka1000]

@@zjhawson7921 Are you the Umbrella Man 🔨☔ ?

[@hodaka1000]

@@toddsstuff1268 Your orange oaf turned your once great country into a global laughingstock 🖕😂 Didn't you know that ?

[@hodaka1000]

Year that's right Jerry they cry like littles girls and demand organic food

[@8bitrandomencounter]

Why don’t we just call them “gangs?”

[@caseyroberts1171]

Because calling white "militias" gangs would force the government to deal with them. On a more serious note, gangs usually imply a mix of self protection of a territory and/or selected group of people, many times funded by illicit activities, while militias are the cover term that many of these white (predominantly Evangelical Protestant) paramilitary organizations use to justify their formations, under the guise of the militias stated in the Constitution. The Constitution only mentions militias in the capacity of individual state-owned militias, which is modernly organized as the state National Guard and Air National Guard. These paramilitary organizations aren't well-regulated, nor are they sanctioned by any states; if anything, they are closer in scope and purpose to the German rifle clubs used pre-WW2 to hide build-up of arms and materiel for warfighting in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. These groups need to be closely monitored, and any declaring themselves in opposition to the government and a willingness to do so violently should be treated as what they actually are: terrorist organizations.

[@100perdido]

@@Maxwaffle3527 Just because a group calls itself a "militia" that does not make them the type of militia the constitution was talking about. I could call myself a rocket scientist but that does not make me a real rocket scientist.

[@100perdido]

Yep. That's exactly what they are.

[@hangender]

Gangs are more inner city. These militias are conservatives, so they are all over rural America.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

When they're black or brown, that's exactly what they call them. For some reason nobody wants to call a bunch of white guys with guns a gang. Makes no sense. But not much does anymore.

[@immortalasirpa8117]

Oathkeepers tried to recruit my husband and I from our silly medieval larp club. Must have been desperate. We're *not known for our skill with modern firearms* 🙄 Try the civil war reenactors. They're good with black powder.

[@kevinschuh8473]

You larp and your adults. That says everything

[@bay5005]

@@kevinschuh8473 lol exactly ... TDS doesn't help their cause either

[@trakgg5314]

Ashley Babbitt was a violent insurrectionist attacking capitol in process of finalizing a court approved election. Not a patriot

[@bay5005]

@@trakgg5314 The only insurrection is the stolen election

[@beeragainsthumanity1420]

@@kevinschuh8473 ...and these cosplay warriors.

[@mirkono]

In 2016 despite all the red flags, they said"...give trump the chance..." Here we are now in 2021 divided more than ever, 100's of thousands Americans died from preventable infection, democracy under constant attack and near death. What now?

[@idonthavetime2reply14]

Biden can't unite his own party for an infrastructure bill alone the country

[@Injun-b2q]

How was it preventable when the Chinese were letting people fly without telling anyone, that China had a outbreak of Covid, letting people fly anywhere in the world.

[@idonthavetime2reply14]

@@Injun-b2q China Joe also called President Trump "Xenophobic" for shutting down international travel

[@jennylemon6868]

Exactly 🙄

[@aspektx]

@@idonthavetime2reply14 ya it's terrible when people think for themselves.

[@stirlingfletcher7040]

American law enforcement agencies began with two roles: - Rounding up slaves. - Stopping unions from organizing, striking and/or demonstrating.

[@nobodyknows3180]

no they didnt'

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

@@nobodyknows3180 actually they did. Slave Patrols and american policing.

[@stirlingfletcher7040]

@@nobodyknows3180 Sorry nobody, but British colonists' governors' and civil servants' first-hand written accounts of life during the 1600-1700s wasn't a "liberal plot to rewrite history." U.S. law enforcement did indeed begin that way. Prior to that, British, (and Dutch predecessors) American colonies were provided constables to apply their crowns' interests - mostly applied to property disputes, taxation, and civil crimes. After the Civil War, disbanded Southern "slave patrol officers" were hired by towns, counties and municipalities throughout the U.S. Los Angeles and Boston becoming its two largest employers. Ffs, you don't even know our nation's own history.

[@NoName-mi8bm]

@@nobodyknows3180 you might want to look into who tar gas was first tested on in America. Just remember what ever you support happening to others will some day happen to you.

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@stirlingfletcher7040 "Prior to that, British, (and Dutch predecessors) American colonies were provided constables to apply their crowns' interests - mostly applied to property disputes, taxation, and civil crimes." 'Prior to that' the man says. THANK YOU for proving my point. Fuckin told ya.

[@kbone8137]

I will simply vote AGAINST each and every single candidate that has NOT openly denounced the Trump movement. That said, I will vote FOR any person who has the GREATEST CHANCE of defeating that candidate. This is an all out battle at the ballot box for our country in its existential threat to autocratic rule by insane people with zero heart and soul. I recommend you do the same.

[@timmytruth3509]

The beautiful movement Trump started is only just beginning! 😃🎉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3imdYlmgsl_ntWm

[@bigwitt187]

Hard to believe that T**** and his cult probably won't get the punishment they deserve for an attempted coup. It'll just encourage them to try again.

[@kevinschuh8473]

Oh no. Hhhhhaaa

[@truth4tufftimes705]

We forgot the thousand of people who rioted and looted for over 100 days straight in cities across America….look at the hype made over 600 people who got arrested over 1/6…..but the left ignores the Marxist movement we witnessed with thousands taking part.

[@dranderson6071]

Democrats are destroying your once great country . Good luck

[@TraderRobin]

That's the main problem here, we will NEVER see REAL accountability for what they did on Jan. 6th. To this day, not ONE Republican politician has even been indicted for their role in organizing the insurgency! Some took insurgents on recon tours of the White House, prior to Jan. 6th. Where is the accountability??

[@felwinter7883]

There's nothing to indict, when will you sheep understand?

[@ecurewitz]

@@felwinter7883 besides trying to overthrow the legally elected government?

[@leftistmonitor5084]

@@ecurewitz you have got to stop lying

[@felwinter7883]

@@ecurewitz where is the proof of this? Kangaroo courts and Congress committing political witch-hunts don't count 😂😂😂

[@ecurewitz]

@@leftistmonitor5084 lose the tinfoil hat, buddy, they stormed the Capitol and tried to murder members of Congress so they can install trump

[@maccarter5189]

"If Trump loses it will be a civil war. If the election is not overturned it will be a civil war." Blah, blah, blah..these clowns are all bark and no bite!

[@anntakamaki1960]

They can overthrow the government whenever they want to.

[@tereterevanakere2132]

@@icycreative there is alot that the right-wing brainwashing networks are hiding from you, especially the unpleasant truth :P

[@animalman6670]

@@anntakamaki1960 no they can’t

[@anntakamaki1960]

@@animalman6670 the armed forces won't fight them, as the members of armed forces will refuse to fight Americans. After that, the Michigan Militia will kill top politicians and generals and this will inspire other citizens to succeed from USA.

[@animalman6670]

@@anntakamaki1960 What evidence do you have to suggest that the military wouldn’t fight some Fat ass larpers and what makes you think they could kill generals and politicians if they couldn’t even kidnap the Michigan governer?

[@benluc93]

Bang, pew pew, boom. Seems like you really want to use your guns, instead of trying to deal with the war inside your minds. Hope you don't get hurt while playing Call of Duty in real life, alphas.

[@dannmarceau]

@@timmytruth3509 You're fixated with "trans" and LGBTQ; stop torturing yourself, just come out of the closet and tell the world.

[@kathyweis7023]

Timmy is a troll, A.K.A. Jeffery Dahmer, William H. Music, the tweatles.

[@youtubemoderationtaskforce5583]

You could be right. When analyzing the demonstrations of the people on the extremes of BOTH sides of the political spectrum, it probably is a mental thing they aren’t addressing. But by and large those on the left tend to have much more mental illness.

[@aspektx]

@@youtubemoderationtaskforce5583 and far less violence or the potential for violence. And before you attack me do some history research.

[@trakgg5314]

@@youtubemoderationtaskforce5583 Ashley Babbitt was a violent insurrectionist attacking capitol in process of finalizing a court approved election. Not a patriot

[@ashlynneshain4105]

Joining a militia is like joining a gang or the Taliban. Period.

[@JodyBarnettgplus]

Believing the Mainstream media any better?

[@jackreacher792]

I wish I was as ignorant as you

[@JasonBoyce]

Al Qaeda translates to "the base." guess what one of the largest militia groups calls themselves?

[@madisongittens4007]

The taliban is not a militia but a jihadist movement just as others to get a CALIPHATE …

[@madisongittens4007]

That’s being said , I’m ready for the civil war against the trump supporter cullt followers if they try that January 6 , gullible , ignorant nonsense

[@MQuinn-eb3zz]

The Oath Keepers, a s a group, started for the defense of 2nd amendment rights. The original oath of the Oath Keepers was in fact stating that they would not assist the federal government in siezing an individual's arms, and would, in fact, resisti any attempt to sieze arms.

[@recklart8592]

Antifa as a group started to fight against the fascists of northern Ireland, whom were a fraction of the population but held the majority of wealth, and used christianity to control and manipulate the people.

[@MQuinn-eb3zz]

@@recklart8592 Antifa was never a group, in the US, it was a strategy used, by mostly the Left, to fight Fascists since the '30's.

[@jeffplana440]

Correct ok started in 2009 as a pro 2a group

[@jeffplana440]

@@MQuinn-eb3zz damm brother nailed it again ..antifa fact check ba a 3%er is a fact. You are right

[@MQuinn-eb3zz]

@@jeffplana440 Its a shame that social studies/history is so neglected in schools. Maybe we'd have a few less problems today.

[@nychellebrewer]

"Security for VIPs"--like the Hell's Angels at Altamont.

[@mikemann1960]

A Civil War is the dumbass idea of ignorant people. They lack the toll, tools, and resources for it's fruition. The whole world would jump in, because we're are a multitude of nations in one. Some would use it as a catalyst to eat/end The United States as we know it;& cripple all malitas to a comprehensive end due to their very own lack of knowledge.

[@hodaka1000]

@@mikemann1960 Any war is the dumbest idea of ignorant people At the moment there are so many ignorant people wishing for a third world war

[@k333rl]

@@mikemann1960 you think that the 'whole world' would jump in? they would all grab their popcorn and watch the country burn.

[@worsiedog]

@@mikemann1960 lol, but they have their AR 15s🙄🤣🤣(sarcasm)

[@nobodyknows3180]

@Amelinda TOEIC That's just alt-right nonsense channel. It doesn't even make sense some of the arguments they pitch. Much of the 'fake evidence' they supposedly 'debunk' was just stuff they falsified in the first place.

[@jdnb86]

Watching these gravy seals act as if anyone is intimidated by them is pretty funny and pretty sad.

[@robertmiller32]

Its kind of a thing with right wingers they are always trying to act tough usually if you pop them once they deflate pretty quickly.

[@DieNibelungenliad]

MEAL TEAM SIX ON ITS WAY! ROGER

[@robertmiller32]

@@DieNibelungenliad Pinhead Platoon

[@markgreen4612]

The FBI have been warning the congress for decades now about these right wing extremist militias but there's really nothing they can do about them until they actually break the law.

[@WhiteTransAreOppressed]

They are pretty scary. I get nightmares sometimes. That's why the FBI labels them as extremist threats.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

The real irony is that one of the Constitutionally articulated purposes of the militia is to SUPPRESS insurrections. Suppress them, not freakin' participate in them. (Article 1, Section 8).

[@josephdonahee6741]

And that is why it was not an insurrection. Your words explain that away.

[@GailColeman]

@@josephdonahee6741 Come again? Storming into a federal building of any sort, let alone the Capitol, breaking windows, putting a gallows up for the purpose of hanging political opponents, seeking to stop the Congress and Vice President from carrying out a Condtitutional duty they swore an oath to complete, and assaulting, injuring and even killing police in the process is an insurrection, plain and simple. You can try to justify it, lie about it or put lipstick on this pig. It's still dirty, smelly TREASON.

[@stoneodin2288]

@@josephdonahee6741 Their words didn’t even explain that away. Reading comprehension is clearly not a skill of yours.

[@ridethecurve55]

How did these self-styled militias get to thinking they're 'well-regulated' per the Constitution? Did they 'try' to get in to the National Guard and get rejected out of hand, then form their own because...nothing says 'inadequate' like getting passed up for the...National Guard? LOL These folks are seriously ill in the head. They need help, not guns, for their disorder. Perhaps prison. Yes, prison. With Mr. Bubba as their cell mate. He'll straighten them out. In a hurry. lol

[@yeahiamtalkingtuhupunk8157]

True. The insurrectionists should be terminated.

[@rickybenwell1506]

It's called a cult

[@icebergrose8955]

Reality check: They're armed gangs not 'militias'.

[@williamwinn948]

only they cause less crime then real gangs.

[@PopExpo]

Exactly.

[@jennylemon6868]

Tomato tomato

[@thepatriot1613]

Another reality check: they’re terrorist organizations that their only goal is wanting to enslave blacks.

[@springerworks002]

@@thepatriot1613 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

[@kevinbarr9003]

"Minute Men"? Bet their wives came up with that nickname.

[@manbearpig9911]

Imagine being dumb enough to watch CNN 😂😂😂

[@kevinbarr9003]

@@manbearpig9911 that's no way to talk to your daddy! Oh wait, that line was too long and your mother didn't have change for a dime.

[@adaezeemeh-amusa4597]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gooffy120]

@@manbearpig9911 imagine being dumb enough to hate CNN; then troll their KZbin channel.

[@dertwiller]

@@kevinbarr9003 oh damn 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@giordanobruno1333]

Everybody forgets the words “well regulated”

[@dickbiggerjr3613]

Regulated meaning well run, the 2nd Ammendment is so the people can stop the government from being run by tyrants You'd need an organized group for that, a well regulated militia You wouldn't allow that government to castrate you with regulations, so in this case you have misinterpreted the well regulated phrase

[@davidjackson8546]

Well regulated should be that the militia is sanctioned and supervised by the State.

[@dickbiggerjr3613]

@@davidjackson8546 then how would the militia ever keep the state in check ? Hence the whole point of the 2nd Ammendment

[@JasonBoyce]

the whole point of the 2nd amendment was that we needed militias because america did not have a standing military. once we started keeping a standing army, the amendment should have gone the way of the dodo. the idea that the founding fathers wanted militias to fight the government they were building is hilarious. the point of the constitution and the electoral process was to make sure people had enough of a say so that they would never resort to violence 😂😂

[@idonthavetime2reply14]

This reminds me of the BIack MiIitia group NFAC that shot each other on accident

[@RagaBopHepCat]

What this story fails to tell, is that Sheriff Dar Leaf actually spoke at a rally & shared the stage with members of the militia, who were involved in the plot to kidnap the Michigan Governor.

[@everettamador9885]

It should show where some our Law Enforcement reside...

[@colinl5951]

They should have never been on Facebook. Should've stayed quiet!

[@christinewelford1842]

It just goes to show how and who they like to get into thier groups. Also on that note we need to do a better job letting people become cops and public officials cuz if they got crazy ideas then they shouldnt be running around with a gun and badge.

[@FirstLast-ej1hn]

I know you're gonna be disappointed to hear this but that plot was organized by undercover FBI agents.. It was the FBI that organized the plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan.. The FBI makes up all these fake organizations tries to get people to join and = join and then blames them for what they are doing welcome to your government

[@christinewelford1842]

@@FirstLast-ej1hn they do undercover operations. Have been since the Oklahoma city bombing but you wouldnt know anything about that. They send people into watch and gather evidence on if they are a real threat or not. They dont give them the ideas or agenda thats in their own heads. I live in north Michigan and you cant got into a small town and not find someone thats apart of a militia. We even get a group who come to my work every other Saturday of the month for lunch some of the stuff out their mouths is past crazy but they keep to themselves and dont bother anyone.

[@KperkIns54]

Sounds like a gang. You know like the Bloods, Crips and the Hells Angels.

[@JDavidHopkins]

We should write a play & call it, “Eastside-Westside”

[@dracha6793]

proud boys 😶

[@melted_cheetah]

Yeehawdists, and Meal Team 6 members

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@dracha6793 Proud Boys are actually a gay dance troupe. These are just neo-nazis.

[@nobodyknows3180]

The Peckerwoods, Dickweeds and the Hill Billy Boys.

[@mincpsbc]

This partnership between sheriffs and militia speaks to inequality before the law.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

There's that old saying "cops and klan go hand-in-hand". That definitely still rings true.

[@stoneodin2288]

“Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses” isn’t that how it goes?

[@danielmorse6597]

They are elected by the locals...

[@joeanon5788]

A lot of county sheriff's departments across the USA seem to be "good old boys" clubs. That's why they spoke up about this guy. He was giving them all away.

[@nobodyknows3180]

Shhhhhhhh! How many times do we have to tell you, systemic racism DOES NOT EXIST in America. That's our lie, and we're stickin' to it.

[@abra_kadabra805]

@@nobodyknows3180 😂😭😂😭😂☠

[@thirdeyepyramids7391]

😂 They especially don’t like Minorities where the gold is, like in Northern Minnesota 🤣🥳👍🏿🤩 ..and just think the looord Jesus Christ was listening to them nazis when they said it was too cold for black people up in Northern Minnesota BECAUSE the weather is a changing 😎 🤓

[@NoName-mi8bm]

@@nobodyknows3180 Hey but they told us it doesn't exist. Are you telling us not to believe them. Come on we know they never lie.

[@jamestierney2531]

What a fecken idjit this sheriff is. Doesn’t surprise me, though. Some parts of Michigan are like the best parts of “Sweet Home Alabama.” Very enlightened.

[@stin6139]

Militias go back to the Revolutionary War, it was what our country was founded on. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State.” Passed by Congress in September 1789 and ratified in 1791. The founding fathers idea behind that phrase was when humanities rights become regulated and restricted it was up to the people to stand up. When you see a very large majority of the country having thoughts that they’re being restricted, there’s probably a reason for it.

[@matthewvoss7365]

I love the founding fathers. I love the constitution. I'm against NWO. However I could never get on board with Trumpism or the January 6 insurrection.

[@springerworks002]

@@matthewvoss7365 That is why you don't have any rights. There never was an insurrection.

[@romancultist6089]

Emphasis on "well regulated"...

[@emptyemptiness8372]

Of course there is a reason for it. Half the country are gullible idiots kept stupid by 50 yrs of public education being trashed until they vote for the very party that mentally crippled them and they believe a corrupt rich white man represents them and their best interests.The whole world is both laughing and shocked by the US.

[@primordialsoup7085]

@@matthewvoss7365 if there was an insurrection they would have been armed.

[@sillyuropid9426]

If my grandfather who fought against Nazis was still alive, he will definitely take his M1 Garand and take care of this garbage.

[@sillyuropid9426]

@@life_with_dogs_2025 The joke didn't go well for you, he died on February 17th, 2021, and yes he voted for Biden, he didn't like commies and fascies.

[@sillyuropid9426]

@@life_with_dogs_2025 "only dead people voted for Biden, the big lie" c'moon buddy, don't try to cover the embarrassment now.

[@WhiteTransAreOppressed]

@@life_with_dogs_2025 I honestly regret voting for an old Jim crow racist. I thought Biden had changed from his KKK days but unfortunately he hasn't 😥

[@jimpearson399]

My grandfather invaded the beaches of Normandy. Absolutely every one of those men would be called Nazis nowadays for their political beliefs they had.

[@albatros12]

@@WhiteTransAreOppressed Hi Adolf Time to get a job, teabagger kid!

[@geoffreyryan5846]

A well regulated Militia is the national guard not billy in the woods playing dress-up

[@geoffreyryan5846]

@Nogilthazaa please do some research the national guard works for the states not the federal government. Even the money for Their training and weaponry comes from the state they are considered “a well regulated militia”!

[@calebmonnet7025]

Dude a well regulated militia is in fact the people of the US read your history and the national guard is in fact a branch of the military

[@fusiondew]

There are good militias, but a lot of them are far less than professional. The National guard STARTED as a militia, but was adopted by the federal military to be ran on a state level. They are a branch of the military. Just like the marine corps was started sending prisoners into war from naval ships as the front line, then the idea was adopted by the government and they are now a branch of the Navy. Good militias help their community in natural disasters, help fight fires, search and rescue, EMS, riot control, and anybody else they need to. A well regulated state militia works with and is called upon by their governor if additional assistance is needed, but is not obligated to do so. If a well regulated militia is told to stand down, they will. If the country goes into martial law, the militia will defend and only defend their communities. A well regulated militia does not start fights.

[@wilywascal2024]

"We have met the enemy, and he is us!" ~ Walt Kelly "The secret of freedom is educating the people, whereas the secret of tyranny is keeping them ignorant." ~ Robespierre “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities” ~ Voltaire "There can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet." ~Abraham Lincoln “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence." ~ Unknown source, a derivative of similar quotes by William Butler Yeats, Bertrand Russell, and Charles Bukowski Everybody has a right to their opinion, but nobody has a right to be wrong in their facts." ~ Bernard Baruch, quoted in 1946 AP article. “It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled.” ~ Mark Twain “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” ~ James A. Baldwin "When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent." ~ Isaac Asimov “If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” ~ Ulysses S. Grant, 1875 "When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” ~ Typically misattributed to Sinclair Lewis, the original source of this quote is unknown, but likely derived from labor activist Eugene V. Debs 1917 quote, "Every robber or oppressor in history has wrapped himself in a cloak of patriotism or religion, or both." _Before World War II, Charles Lindbergh typified American heroism with his daring flights, including the first solo transatlantic flight, and his celebration of new technology. He parlayed his fame and heroic stature into a leading role in the America First movement, which opposed America’s entrance into the war against Nazi Germany. In 1939, in an essay entitled “Aviation, Geography, and Race,” published in that most American of journals, Reader’s Digest, Lindbergh embraced something close to Nazism for America:_ _"It is time to turn from our quarrels and to build our White ramparts again. This alliance with foreign races means nothing but death to us. It is our turn to guard our heritage from Mongol and Persian and Moor, before we become engulfed in a limitless foreign sea."_ _The America First movement was the public face of pro-fascist sentiment in the United States at that time. In the twenties and thirties, many Americans shared Lindbergh’s views against immigration, especially by non-Europeans. The Immigration Act of 1924 strictly limited immigration into the country, and it was specifically intended to restrict the immigration of both nonwhites and Jews._ ~ _How Fascism Works, The Politics of Us and Them_ by Jason Stanley Once again, nationalism, aka fascism, has risen its ugly head in America, in European nations, and in some other countries around the world. The fight of good people against ignorance, the fears that sprout from it, the hate which then blossoms, culminating in the bitter toxic fruit of evil, senseless brutalities and deaths, is a constant, never-ending battle we fear, but it is a battle from which we must never shrink. In this era, the likes of Toxic Trump and Marginalized Greene have become the face of the new "America First" fascist movement built up over the last four decades by the GOP, Reich-wing plutocrats, demagogues, and media. But, as with Lindbergh, the American people gradually come to recognize their dysfunctional poison and reject it. Most Americans understand, accept, and appreciate that the enduring strength of America is that we are a nation of immigrants and multiculturalism, a "melting pot" where the best ideas rise to the top, and superficial differences are meaningless in the face of our common humanity and purpose. Most Americans want competent leaders who speak truth, who strive to unite, who are not corrupt, who care about them. So, it should come as no surprise that President Biden is already receiving high marks from the public, while Toxic Trump never managed to rise above even a 50% approval rating. To conclude where begun, the following quotes are submitted for further reflection: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana "History doesn't repeat itself. But it does rhyme. ~ Mark Twain "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history." ~ Aldous Huxley "If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us! But passion and party blind our eyes, and the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern which shines only on the waves behind." ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Reference also Father Charles E. Coughlin and Henry Ford in regards to the original America First movement.) "Call this civic barbarism. Instead of promoting the values of responsible citizenship, Trump, Republican leadership, and their media enablers have elevated and blessed the very worst among us. They are making many Americans less suited for self-government and more dangerous to their neighbors. And they are doing so for the reason some of the Founders most feared: To lead the mob against true democracy." ~ Michael Gerson, from _'Trumpism is American Fascism'_ (NOTE: Gerson is a staunch life-long conservative, who served as former President George W. Bush's chief speech writer.) Malcolm Nance: We Are In A Neo-Fascist Era In American Politics kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJC1qYh3mpetm68 Political Analyst Tells Joy Reid: Forget Trumpism, IT’s Neo-Fascism kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3rKf6Nuaa90aqM

[@jamesritacco1693]

America and Americans thank you.

[@masonhunter6173]

Let's go Brandon!!

[@mikemann1960]

Thank you for writing this. A good read, and even better study of history.

[@toobig7821]

Remember this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqmqkGCIq9Fkma8

[@jjm4611]

This man stays arguing in comments 😂

[@nobodyknows3180]

These guys can't go 20 minutes without either needing more doughnuts, more fried chicken, more beer, or needing to take a crap. THESE are your 'Minutemen', America!!!

[@mariascheer1154]

Don't forget the barbecued possum and the moonshine!

[@AirborneIsIrrelevant]

@Bink Stink LESSS GOOOOOOOO

[@timmrogers8363]

That's True! All Americans need to Know what Over Eating, Over weight, Means to their Health, MentalEsteem, Longevity, and the Inability to Fight for your Homeland!

[@jeffbaker8039]

Yes it is troll. Please start something please. There's some that don't like doughnuts.

[@johnb1491]

And yet they’ve done far less damage than those left wing terrorists Antifa and marxists from BLM

[@Free2_express08]

"We do not want a civil war..." He said openly carrying an assault rifle.

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

Yeap hypocrite

[@adaezeemeh-amusa4597]

These punks cant even handle their wifi going out. They have no clue what happens when law and order breaks down. Talk to refugees for a glimpse of the horror.

[@jimmyjimmy1601]

Right to bear arms.

[@theglobalistchannel1471]

@@adaezeemeh-amusa4597 I do, I was an inmigrant from a fallen nation. Venezuela. American democrats are driving your country to the shit. I'm glad I got the 2A here.

[@jaydowney9580]

That's more than likely not an assault rifle. Assault rifles are capable of automatic fire. Most of your legally sold ARs and AKs and so on are not assault rifles. They are only capable of semi-automatic fire which means one trigger pull fires one bullet. Being ignorant is fine until you decide to show it in such a manner. You in this situation are showing you don't know anything about these rifles. I'd personally not talk about something if I didn't know what I was talking about. Just my opinion, though.

[@ingridgrattidge5637]

The “private” militia is extremely dangerous as we have seen in other countries like Latin America and Afghanistan with the Taliban

[@andrewtaylor3008]

So wait what it's not we the people anymore ? Or we the police .

[@toobig7821]

Remember this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqmqkGCIq9Fkma8

[@hodaka1000]

@@twilight444m5 SPACE FORCE NEEDS YOU 🖕

[@hardrocker796]

Biden boys are ok they the good guys now go Brandon

[@akneegrow6152]

shut up...

[@worknclass8079]

What the militia’s fail to understand is that if they were to initiate an armed rebellion they would not be fighting law enforcement. The National guard would step in first and then the military. They would be crushed in short order by superior weapons and tactics. Poorly trained civilians with assault rifles and pistols would disperse quickly in a confrontation with the government. I’m all for the second amendment and I am legally armed at all times, but militia’s are useless and a thing of the past.

[@PopExpo]

They ain't nothing but a street gang in the woods... not a Militia. Lol.

[@Jack0fAllTrades]

G.I. Joe wannabes 😆😆

[@sunnyboknow]

Look at there little arts and crafts badges 🤭

[@selfishstockton6123]

Those guns fire real bullets too. FAFO

[@weirdo24-7]

Meal team 6 Gravy Seals Obese keepers The fat and loud boys Comicon Militia

[@anntakamaki1960]

They can take over entire towns and declare independence from the USA, and the government won’t be able to do a thing about it.

[@weirdo24-7]

@@anntakamaki1960 This isn't Japan or China. We have a national guard to restore order.

[@dalejones9919]

These self proclaimed 'militia patriots' need to be sent to GITMO for some 'enhanced interrogation', training and re-education.. This should take several years or possibly decades for the hard core Domestic terrorist.

[@sergeant_salty]

ya'll went from "we need to close gitmo immediately" to "we need to send Americans to gitmo for decades" real quick🤣 media has convinced you that your neighbors are the enemy, next you'll be reporting them to the govt, watching them hauled away

[@sergeant_salty]

@@Blulifer yeah Anne Frank and her family were snowflakes too. maybe if Jewish communists hadn't burned the Reichstag they would have been able to keep their freedom. unfortunately Christian conservatives didn't learn what happens when you do that sort of thing

[@dalejones9919]

@@sergeant_salty.. They tried to over throw our constitution.. What part of that don't you Fascist understand?

[@dr3w399]

Agreed they need a gitmo vacation

[@springerworks002]

@@sergeant_salty 😆 🤣 😂 😹 You do realize that the Reichstag was a stahed event. The Nazi party carried it out, then blamed the Jews.

[@seneidasantiago1323]

Mid August in office huh 🤔 well it's October now still not in office 🤣🤣🤣

[@emed1977]

That sheriff has a white pointed hat in his closet.

[@jimmy79889]

Where's the evidence of that? "Innocent until proven guilty" is in the Constitution. Do you know what the document is because it sounds like you have no clue what it is

[@tereterevanakere2132]

@@jimmy79889 speaking of proof then where's the proof of all the right-wing conspiracy-nut theories?

[@jimmy79889]

@@tereterevanakere2132 Like what? Give me an example. Are you talking about topics that QAnon talks which are complete utter garbage that nobody supports or are you talking about the facts? There's a big difference

[@jimmy79889]

@@tereterevanakere2132 Do you consider the talking point that has been around for years which is "the sky will fall when democrats come back to power"? Guess what, it is true. Everything that Biden touches turns into a disaster. Look at the economy, look at gas prices, look at Afghanistan, etc You can deny it all you want but just look at his approval rating. You can't deny reality forever thinking that nothing will happen

[@jimmy79889]

@@tereterevanakere2132 Tell me the good things that Biden and Kamala have done so far in their term? I genuinely want to know because the american people see no improvement at all

[@Iamrightyouarewrong]

Section 8 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; Those are NOT militia, they're what the Militia is supposed to suppress.

[@nunyabidnez5857]

10 U.S. Code § 246 - Militia: composition and classes (a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. (b)The classes of the militia are- (1)the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2)the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia........ Congress has no authority over the unorganized militia as it's meant to be a safeguard against federal, state and local overreach and a last line of defense in the scenario that the chain of command has failed. These militiamen are constitutional.

[@pedromiguelalmeida4446]

@@nunyabidnez5857 n.º2 is old as hell and does not apply to american democracy no more. I read calling them gangs or terrorists. that's absolutely what they are, a bunch of lawless wannabes

[@donalddorsey6271]

Militias consist of white supremacists !

[@nunyabidnez5857]

​@@pedromiguelalmeida4446 the 2nd amendment is more relevant today than it ever was. Without the 2nd all other rights would fade away. It's the law of the land and never going away so deal with it or move to another of the 190+ countries on Earth. I always chuckle when I read comments like yours. You can't even write a couple of sentences that are free of errors and yet you think you know more than people who created an entirely unique government.

[@nunyabidnez5857]

@@donalddorsey6271 , name one.

[@frogneckmen857]

It's ok, their cute patches will help in identifying them when they do something stupid.

[@Nostradumlbass]

Yeah they should just cover their faces and dress all in black like antifa

[@Americca_Is_Doomed]

@@Nostradumlbass antifa isn't a group, it's an idealism.

[@Nostradumlbass]

@@Americca_Is_Doomed Anti-fascism is an idealism, Antifa is a group that violently assaults anyone who disagrees with them. To Antifa if you are not an active anti fascist then you are a fascist, there for if you are not in Antifa you are viable to be assaulted. Hence why Antifa is actually a group.

[@melted_cheetah]

Cute little patches on the their cute little must have "combat vests". LARPERS

[@Americca_Is_Doomed]

@@Nostradumlbass not according to the fbi....and that was the fbi under trump...you can spin it any way you want, doesn't change the fact they aren't considered a group.

[@rouge4d753]

a militia is the people of the country. wtf is she talking about state sanctioned. the only state sanctioned militia is the national guard and they are federal employees who took an oath to the constitution. Which means if the government turned full on tyrannical they would have a duty to support the Militia (the people) of forsake their oath and be part of the tyranny. And once that bridge is crossed reference the 2nd amendment. those dummies at the capital didn’t accomplish anything productive and this lady is spreading misinformation. All militia are legal under the law of the land(the constitution ). Now some do illegal $h1t and some have alternative motives. But we people who truly understand will be ready and waiting to deal with both problems. The party system divided the people so they can make you feel like you have a say but they actually work together to help you vote away your own rights.They’ve been waging war against the people using the pen.

[@Tommy_Mac]

Just like you shouldn't have a non-licensed person operating a truck, these non-qualified 'militias' should not be helping any level of law enforcement to do their jobs, nor should a sheriff engage them on any level.

[@frozencoati8806]

@Lh W 0750 You have the right spirit, but wrong execution. The 2nd Amendment was established because the founding fathers feared the tyranny of government, which can trample the rights of men regardless of whether it's a monarchy or republic. Citizens should be able to organize militia to defend themselves and their property from the government or any other force which seeks to act tyrannically. That goes for blacks, whites, asians, hispanics...anyone and everyone has the right to organize militia. The founding fathers believed the first ten amendments were god given rights, not rights granted by any government.

[@David-uy4jz]

@@frozencoati8806 great reply. Everything you said is spot on. Thank you

[@rurdy2rk380]

I thought Private Militias were Illegal in this nation. That is why we have a National Guard.

[@frozencoati8806]

@@rurdy2rk380 The National Guard serves the states, just as the regular military serves the federal government. Private Militia have always and will always be legal in the United States, as guaranteed by the constitution.

[@josesosa3337]

@@frozencoati8806 sounds awesome.

[@MamaKat27]

They’re just American version of a Taliban.

[@candyland4517]

Glad you said that. We’re so worried about the real taliban, we forgot how messed up our Americans are.

[@jackson857]

Nah the American Taliban is the Republican Party. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnq0nKJmatekrJI

[@RobertEskuri]

They are afraid of a single government controlling the world but also insist that EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO JESUS.

[@jamtommy6446]

Joe Biden has 100% approval rating from the Taliban.

[@hodaka1000]

🐤💨@@jamtommy6446 SUCCESS TO AFGHANISTAN

[@1888CHAD8881]

More people died at a Travis Scott concert than at the "inserection". The only death was the women shot while trying to break into the chamber.

[@mortsnerd6053]

People who have fought in combat rarely play it as a game. These people are posers,most couldn't run 25 yards and would run the first time they see someone injured.

[@Rudofaux]

Oh I'd imagine they can run pretty fast when the dinner is called.

[@lchjr]

What felony did the governor commit, sheriff? What do you understand? How is the Walmart greeter job treating you?

[@BrigitofBergental]

You don't need a plate carrier and an AR-15 to go looking for missing people. These people clearly missed the whole "WELL-REGULATED" part of the 2nd amendment.

[@akneegrow6152]

And you clearly don't understand what it means.

[@sandralewis2050]

You can't rely on these people in a fire fight you can't even rely on them to wear a mask to protect their families, communities, businesses and industries.

[@andrewtaylor3008]

I'm sure you're a robot for cnn to keep fueling hate in America right

[@springerworks002]

Masks do more harm than good. We've known this since the 1500s. And also reconfirmed it numerous times over the past year.

[@hodaka1000]

@@springerworks002FAKE NEWS Yeah nah..that's why they wear them in surgery Didn't you know that ?

[@hodaka1000]

🐤💨@@andrewtaylor3008 We call you "septics" septic tanks yanks you're full of it

[@Greatergood3]

@@andrewtaylor3008 You can only fuel the hate that is already there. You keep projecting the word hate, as if you’re not the one we’re talking about

[@sethgilbertson2474]

This is pretty scary. If these "militia" have all these weapons, they most certainly want to use them. Why does anyone outside of the actual military need a military style assault weapon if they don't have some kind of vision of using it in a combat situation?

[@mrmatthewpaul]

From this KZbin video. Sounds like you need to get yourself ready to defend yourself from these crazy militant people that our former president Donald Trump is supporting and provoking these militant groups.

[@sethgilbertson2474]

@@mrmatthewpaul The crazy thing is, though, I thought we lived in a society that didn't tolerate radical militancy. That we have to fear that at all seems ridiculous to me. Like, why should we have to fear mass shootings? Cuz we live in a society where the loudest white voice says 'I must have my guns!' If it were the Black Panthers calling for lesser gun regulation, you bet your ass gun regulation would be super restrictive.

[@jaydowney9580]

Most of them don't have assault weapons. You're thinking of rifles capable of automatic fire. Most legal ARs, AKs and so on are only capable of semi-automatic fire. Meaning one trigger pull will fire one bullet only. The majority of legal gun owners don't get them because they have some wet dream of getting in a gun fight. It's okay to not be okay with certain or all firearms, but don't speak on something if you're not willing to actually learn what you're talking about. CNN or even Fox is not a good source of knowledge on much. Definitely not when it comes to firearms.

[@timmrogers8363]

Seth G. - when you're fighting an Enemy, You'll want and need the same weapon/s that the Enemy has! Unless you want someone making and using an I.E.D.,- Boobytraps, Bombs,,etc! Check out the Garage Weapons Factory, Revolution?

[@nathanstrickland8692]

Well, I disagree with you. I myself own all these weapons. I have never in my life though of using them in a shootout as you say. I just love to shoot, and gun collecting is a hobby that I enjoy. I have multiple shotguns, and handguns also. I love the shooting sports, and am a very avid hunter. But not for sport, where I live. It's how we keep our family with meat on the table. We also grow all our own vegetables, and can them. Around here, guns are tools. Different tools for different jobs. I'm 47, been around guns my whole life. Started shooting when I was 6, hunting when I was 8. By age 12, I was hunting by myself in the mountains. My dad would go one way, I would go another. I've never shot anyone, and darn sure don't wanna either. There are extremists on both sides of this debate. And that's what the media on either side wants you to see. Whatever fits their agenda to make people think a certain way

[@chrissett4245]

I hate it when our freedoms in America get used for bad behavior....

[@emuriddle9364]

Same here.

[@pauljansen1137]

There was a time when the US was seen as the promised land...those days are long gone though...

[@miz369]

When exactly was that?

[@pauljansen1137]

@@miz369 the '80s...me being a teenager.....

[@thejoebidencirclejerk958]

Thank Biden for that

[@boycott-Msnbc]

Biden's polls are dropping do da do da. Trump's chances as president just got brighter...lol

[@muttinchops3708]

@@boycott-Msnbc that's what the wife's and girlfriends say about the proud boys polls

[@WHR0306]

I just moved from Ohio to Massachusetts, and it is sad what some of those extremist groups have done in Ohio; how Ohio has become more Trump-loving.

[@elfhighmage8240]

You should see Michigan. They stormed the state capitol building there...TWICE! WITH GUNS!!!

[@Youngblackamericansfortrump.]

I lived in backwoods of Ohio for years never once before I moved because my job did I see a burning cross. You're full of sh1t.

[@Volundur9567]

I see lots of Gadsden Flags.

[@WHR0306]

@@williamparks867 haha no, Trump broke his promise to the many workers there.

[@chrisvazquez4291]

They used to have interesting (and cooler) names, like “the covenant, the sword, and the arm of the lord”. Now they are just as much losers but don’t even have interesting names for their little boys’ clubs.

[@MorningDew85]

That Michigan county sheriff is a real goober, man

[@pk3778]

LOCAL POLICE AUTHORITIES are corrupt and partisan to the hilt, and that is why the racists and white supremacists like em' so much...,,

[@davidguelette7036]

He's worse than that.shame on the voters who handed this clown a badge.

[@leothenomad5675]

I wish someone could find middle of August guy and ask him what happened.

[@mlobimkhize5444]

They will just come up with a theory to when it'll happen

[@beobe99]

@@mlobimkhize5444 Exactly, he would say new plans were made for when Trump takes back his rightful throne - "just wait, you'll see" is what he'd say.

[@moonmunster]

I'd like to find him too.

[@nebtheweb8885]

Some are claiming that Thanksgiving is the new date.

[@contemplativegaze1839]

August 2022

[@fueymanchoo1291]

Sounds like it time to start using the "well regulated" part.

[@a.jcolomo4796]

There's nothing we'll about it.

[@joshbrown1381]

Kinda funny how you folks assume our founding father’s would define “regulated” as you folks are implying. Because yeah they were fighting a corrupt government, but they wanted to make sure tha said government can control the militias. Remember there were militias before there was a standing army.

[@frozencoati8806]

It's important to measure intent when considering the Bill of Rights. Yes the Militia were to be well-regulated, but that didn't mean regulated by the civilian government. The founding fathers always distrusted government, inspired by the tyranny they saw in their lives prior to writing the Bill of Rights. The intent of the founding fathers was to enable the citizenry to be able to resist a tyrannical government.

[@larryames8831]

Sheriffs and the Klan drink out of the same bottle.

[@bitcoinconstitutionalist9252]

There was no militia activity at all at Ruby Ridge. None. Everyone who showed up with a gun intending to shoot anyone had a badge.

[@laraycoleman8864]

Yeah, I bet they did...fake badges 😄😄😄

[@melted_cheetah]

Second amendment say what: "A WELL REGULATED MILITIA, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." That's right, the amendment so many old dear and twist to their liking contains the words "WELL REGULATED".

[@jimmyjimmy1601]

They regulate themselves.

[@melted_cheetah]

@@jimmyjimmy1601 I doubt most of 'em could spell "regulate" let alone do it. What a farce.

[@jimmyjimmy1601]

@@melted_cheetah Oh no! You disagree with something! Stop the presses! Calling all cars. Calling all cars. Be on the lookout for an individual that thinks anyone gives a shit about their opinion.

[@everettamador9885]

@@melted_cheetah careful...people like these are not reasonable ...

[@David-ce7mh]

regulated as in "regular."

[@Christian-di8zu]

I’m over 50 and I’ve never seen or met one kkk member, one white supremacist, or one oath keeper. Is there really a big problem here?

[@aspektx]

Then your lucky. I've met them and my brother met them in the military.

[@JL-kf8mw]

I’m betting you have. They don’t usually introduce themselves as such. And yes. There is unfortunately a big problem.

[@Christian-di8zu]

@@JL-kf8mw Not only me but nobody I know. I’m sure that this is another CNN made up crisis.

[@aspektx]

@@Christian-di8zu so are you going to research this, gather facts and make a determination? Or do most of you just determine things with just a 'gut feeling'?

[@Christian-di8zu]

@@aspektx I’ve been all over this country and have been around for a long time. I can judge a BS story all by myself.

[@btbingo]

In the mid 1990s I met a member of one of an Ohio small militia who insisted that somebody needed to protect the populace from the government. I inquired who requested such protection. He had no answer.

[@frozencoati8806]

-Waco -Ruby Ridge -Bundy Ranch -Wakefield Standoff -Harlan County War -1985 Move Bombing -Colorado Labor Wars All situations where the citizenry were terrorized by the government. Good on this Ohio Militiamen for standing for the people so we can keep our civil liberties protected.

[@btbingo]

@@frozencoati8806 terrorized the public? You are screwy in your viewpoint.

[@calebmonnet7025]

Hmmm 1990 well shit look now what Biden is doing 🤷🏻‍♂️💯💯

[@btbingo]

@@calebmonnet7025 Biden is far less injurious to the USA than TRUMPUTA. Of course if you are busy smooching the nether sphincter of Trumputa you might only hear Fascist RW lies.

[@obligatoryusername7239]

@@btbingo Opetation Northwood. Operation Iraqi Freedom. Project MK ULTRA. Bipartisan gentrification. Trump leaving the Kurds. Biden leaving Americans and allies behind in Afghanistan. Only the blind see no need to protect against our "benevolent" government.

[@John2r1]

Sorry CNN but your not correct here on this one. Because yes the Militia has a long history but it goes back to long before the KKK was a thing. To be exact the Militia started during the colonial period as a defense force under the British Empire. And where involved in every major battle of the Revolutionary War. Yeah shocker right your news agency isn't very well educated in the subject of history. They are actually the citizens militia that are mentioned in the Constitution under the 2nd Amendment. But I wouldn't expect you to be capable of understanding what a militia is considering how bad the education system is in this country. So I'll be kind enough to enlighten you. A militia by definition is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency. Thus when the 2nd Amendment said quote " A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." They where not talking about the regular Army , Marine Corps or Navy at the time. They where talking about military age civilians have the right to keep and bear arms. That said they are also supposed to be well trained and drilled for battle incase of emergency. I haven't seen a modern militia that has filled this requirement. Furthermore the most recent law on the matter being 10 U.S. Code § 246 - Militia: composition and classes. Outlines the militia as such .. "(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. (b)The classes of the militia are- (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia." This means that the unorganized militia consists of all able-bodied citizens 17 to 45 years old who are not in the military or national guard. Aka Citizens are militia. And the Militia goes back to before the nation was a independent nation. The KKK are not a militia organization they are a group of racists idiots with guns. Who started out as a product of war veterans of the Confederacy trying to rebuild their states. And some trying to continue the war. Painting a group who's founder after the civil war said this in a speech he gave in Memphis..." There is no reason that the black man can not be doctors, store clerks, bankers, or any other job equal to whites. They were part of our community and should be involved and employed as such just like anyone else. " Former Confederate General and the founder of the KKK , Nathan Bedford Forrest. In another speech to Federal authorities, Forrest said that many of the ex-slaves were skilled artisans and needed to be employed and that those skills needed to be taught to the younger workers. If not, then the next generation of blacks would have no skills and could not succeed and would become dependent on the welfare of society. So for a modern racists organization their founder apparently wasn't so racists. So yeah militias go back to long before the KKK was a thought. Today's so called militia groups are not true militias . Their a bunch of barely organized not well trained people with guns.

[@donnabruton7947]

It’s like a cult? That is what it sounds like.

[@boycott-Msnbc]

Trump will be president in 2024..bidens polls are dropping like a rock and Trump will put up another scotus.lol

[@donnabruton7947]

@@boycott-Msnbc I’m sorry I didn’t mean for you to tell me your opinion. I was asking if it sounded like a cult. I have my answer thanks.

[@markgreen4612]

These are the foot soldiers of the Trump cult.

[@timmytruth3509]

The American people are soooo sick and tired of the fascist left kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3imdYlmgsl_ntWa

[@circa1890]

@@timmytruth3509 They're even more sick of racist, gun-loving cowardice traitors.

[@shambles.8989]

That so-called sheriff needs to be GONE!

[@nunyabidnez5857]

Nothing that sheriff stated was wrong. Citizen's arrest is an actual law in every state and innocent until proven guilty is the law of the land as well. Without a trial he had no way of knowing the motivations or the details of the incident. If the governor committed a felony, it's a citizen's duty to arrest. It's actually a crime not to arrest or report to the sheriff. It's called Misprisonment when you don't act in the face of a felony or a felony that has taken place or will take place.

[@100perdido]

@@nunyabidnez5857 BS. The cops assume you are guilty and then you get a trial. Not the other way around. The cops don't wait around until you are proven guilty, except maybe in cases like Deputy Dawg and his militia pals here.

[@rishalinda7165]

How insecure in your life do you have to be to find a sense of purpose and "belonging" in these insane, violent groups?

[@Gandalf_axtuL]

Silence urbanite.

[@thewillofus.defend1351]

Didn’t CNN talk about a civil war when trump was in….. yup

[@davidwarren9204]

Citation needed.

[@springerworks002]

@@davidwarren9204 It's here on KZbin. Do your research.

[@davidwarren9204]

@@springerworks002 That's not how it works, SugarTits.

[@nebtheweb8885]

@@davidwarren9204 Lol!!!

[@stewartdavies929]

“Joining for a feeling of belonging and structure”…sounds a lot like street gangs. Let’s hope they are given the same empathy and leniency….NONE!

[@jamesc7894]

And Facebook lets them post and spread nonsense for clicks and ad revenue

[@mr.bojangles9589]

No different than Facebook letting nazis aka antifa and BLM and the Alphabet gang spreading their racist bigoted hate.

[@springerworks002]

Actually Facebook does not let them speak.

[@jameshallahan4376]

We need militias to protect our borders -

[@davishernandez8065]

Blah blah blah blah

[@jamtommy6446]

Appears that way.

[@jamtommy6446]

@@davishernandez8065 Greta impersonation right?

[@100perdido]

Perhaps you should apply for a job with the Border Patrol or apply with a "well regulated militia" like the Highway Patrol or National Guard. You know. The kind of militia the constitution talks about.

[@jameshallahan4376]

@@100perdido not looking for a job - Biden can’t control our borders - maybe militia’s can - I would be ok with war on Mexico

[@AntonioLopez-gf2oj]

This is the direct effect of abusing and ingesting meth and moonshine.

[@shambles.8989]

The image of the guy in multi cammo in the SNOW says everything you need to know about them 🤣

[@feebeedoc78]

It’s almost like they don’t know what camouflage means…

[@djjustjoey1]

What if a group of men felt this sherif's teenage daughter did something illegal and that group saw it... can they take snatch his daughter up and "arrest" her?

[@urrrccckostan]

They’re still mad about how they were portrayed in John Boorman’s masterpiece “Deliverance”

[@kusheran]

Tired of the "dark" metaphor. Dark does not imply bad unless... This is structurally racist language.

[@cavramau]

Name the VIPs who hired these people as security.

[@jeangriffith8017]

This behavior, this thinking is MANSONESQUE, a reference to Charles Manson. You remember Charles Manson. Thank you CNN.

[@paoloitalia1]

WOW YOU ARE SO BRAINWASHED BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA

[@brandonbarnett1658]

See….told y’all Everyman shouldn’t have the right to arm themselves …grown men playing gijoe in the forest 🤦🏼‍♂️ pathetic

[@freethinkinmelanin6795]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@MrBrianHibbs]

1:05 I feel like a stupid asshole but actually seeing a smiling KKK mask is funny to me.

[@beobe99]

OMG I missed that, he's adorable LOL.

[@toobig7821]

Remember this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqmqkGCIq9Fkma8

[@anitareasontobelieve378]

As an independent woman I'm worried that these Yahoos think they own women!

[@immortalasirpa8117]

Yup. Many of these groups are self-styled *western chauvinists.* In that cosplay Spartan philosophy, women are considered physically and mentally inferior, not made in the image of god, and not worthy of power or a voice in society. And yet they cannot make more little fascists without us. Hence the assault on Roe vs. Wade by the Magaman Taliban.

[@fauxque5057]

That would be the thousands of Afghani's coming to a neighborhood near you

[@immortalasirpa8117]

@@fauxque5057 And in the unlikely fantasy event where Afghanis invade the US, what *man* in the United States would be willing to stand up and protect the women and children? Men in my country are too busy *trying to shoot covid out of the sky.* Useless. American women will have to stand against the taliban--either the MAGAtaliban or the OG Afghan version.

[@boycott-Msnbc]

Liberal women now a days look Butch

[@clydecmcelroy4638]

@@fauxque5057 it's funny that you blame Biden for not getting all the people out of Afghanistan and then blame him for bringing people from Afghanistan.

[@nhragold1922]

Difference is kkk are hardcove democrats and aren't milita. Militia is a given right in the constitution for people to protect themselves and their God given rights from the government.

[@alexanderscalzo340]

I don't believe any these private militias of any kind should operate.

[@danialhillmann5374]

@@Blulifer you should even the founding fathers believe in them because they were part of one

[@danialhillmann5374]

@President Notsure sadly your right I trust an armed brother or sister who supports the flag and bill of rights and constitution over people who want global socialism.

[@punnymoney3692]

I'm thankful for people like this. The Government is over reaching BIG time! The reason America is not looking like Australia right now is because the people are armed.

[@dr3w399]

@@punnymoney3692 these are terrorists

[@springerworks002]

@@Blulifer I care.

[@jonny_mazerati9410]

Military rejects who couldn’t make it in the real world.

[@punnymoney3692]

Look at the gaslighting here. The armed militias are here for if the government decides to get cute ;)

[@aspektx]

@@punnymoney3692 Actually no there not. If you would take the time to please read Section 8 of the Constitution I believe you'll more fully understand what the founders thought concerning militias and what 'well regulated' meant.

[@andrewtaylor3008]

@@aspektx youd be surprised on what's going on

[@aspektx]

@@andrewtaylor3008 I probably would.

[@punnymoney3692]

@@aspektx dude the government is more out of control than ever before! It would bee a whole new level worst if American were not armed. Im thankful for guys like this.

[@Qui-Dad-Jinn]

My question is, does anyone remember WHY Timothy McVey did what he did? I'm not excusing this, but it was not militia related. It was revenge for his kid.

[@tomslick5456]

There is no mention of Timothy McVeigh having any children. McVeigh said it was revenge for action taken by authorities at Waco and Ruby Ridge. He used much of the same language that Trump supporters use today.

[@uwcb1]

Fantastic reporting, thank you.

[@arizjones]

LOL! Did they succeed in filling you with fear? So how many people have these militias killed? Now, how many people are shot in Chicago each weekend, and they fail to report on it.

[@kova1577]

It’s reporting based on completely made up bullshit. There’s no connections to any of the miltas, or in wacos case, had any thing to do with the Kkk. That’s definitely the biggest stretch imaginable

[@SageIceDragonX]

And this is why we can't have nice things.

[@theglobalistchannel1471]

How about an investigation into Portlands antifa or the BLM organization?

[@mikeg3950]

They don’t have the balls to start a civil war

[@scottriegert7007]

Conservatives get out of our way or get run over by our Liberal train. We have an NWO that does not include you. We are here to take the right out.

[@Jack0fAllTrades]

@President Notsure do you know what antifa stands for buddy??

[@veritastold830]

They are right. If they break the law, and are convicted, they don't get to take their guns to jail nor prison.

[@Ray-fd4yb]

They are just a gang with legal guns. What keeps them isolated is them knowing that legal or not, everyone got guns. They want to play at it but threaten their comfort and they don't want it.

[@TheBigStink9268]

The Grand Wizard with the orange face, knows exactly how to stoke his klan

[@nhrafan335]

Even though Biden has been friends with klan members his entire career. Trump living in your head rent free, you are one pathetic human being

[@clydecmcelroy4638]

@@nhrafan335 you mean like when Trump's dad was arrested at a clan rally in New York?

[@nhrafan335]

@@clydecmcelroy4638 it's spelled Klan, maybe go back to school then post a comment. His dad was not a member or affiliated with the Klan.

[@clydecmcelroy4638]

@@nhrafan335 I know how clan is spelled dumbass. These days we have voice to text and sometimes it's wrong. Do try to catch up. And you don't know that he wasn't a member of the clan. See what I did there I left it with a c just so you could respond at the level of your intelligence. He was in constant trouble with the housing authority for discrimination and he was arrested at a kkk rally for refusing to disperse. No that does not prove he was a KKK member. It's all circumstantial. But you cannot offer any proof that he wasn't.

[@8arrows]

Stop calling them militias. They’re gangs.

[@ususa8052]

There are two things we can count on WAR and DEATH. Who will fire the first shot and who will die last are simply chapters waiting to be written in civilization's history book.

[@marcosmota1094]

We LOVE you Sarah! Stay safe!

[@scabcrawler632]

Shes nasty

[@manbearpig9911]

people that watch CNN and believe have some serious critical thinking problems. ENjoy your mind control

[@godthealmighty4338]

@@manbearpig9911 People that watch CNN usually can't spell CNN

[@MahiAviation]

@@manbearpig9911 I think Americans in general lack critical thinking skills... left, right, and center

[@mikemcclary3531]

My Maternal Grandfather was a member of the KKK in Ohio. As a child, I found a photo of him "in his sheet" with his horse, also in a sheet. I got the worst spanking of my childhood for asking my parents about this photo. Michael McClary

[@kylem2693]

Your parents are just as guilty. Hiding the truth cause of embarrassment. Common trend of white people smh. Hopefully you have more common sense to not carry your grandfather's " legacy"

[@spray-n-prey9717]

If you trust your government and truly believe they have your best internet in mind then you lack basic life experience imo

[@johnhumphries505]

Well regulated is not self-regulated. It is controlled or supervised to conform to rules, and that is government.

[@aspektx]

Exactly. And as several have posted Section 8 of the Constitution goes into that.

[@lornenoland8098]

I once had someone try to tell me that well regulated meant ‘in good working order’, like your bowel movements. I’m not kidding. Pretzels of rationalizations 🥨 💭

[@LibbyRal]

On the contrary - a militia is a military organization NOT under control of the existing government. That's the whole point. Since the definition online has been tampered with to re-write history, look up the definition in an older dictionary, where you'll see that repeated over and over and over.

[@springerworks002]

@@lornenoland8098 Educate yourself.

[@brianwagner4918]

The reasoning for joining these militias' sounds about the same as what most kids who join a gang do.

[@kaoko111]

I Saw a video essay on the proud boys recently and the... "Initiation" is oddly similar to the MS13 one. They take an oath, get beaten by other members and later get a tattoo. Minus the jerking off part (don't know why but proud boys don't masturbate) is the same.

[@johnmccauley4533]

This is borderline adorable. I'm not even a trumpster. But they are trying to divide us. Freedom, Justice and Liberty will prevail. 🇺🇸

[@admerin6961]

What they lack in physicality, they make up for in crazy.

[@IamwhoIam333]

AND AN EVENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS HOW THEY THINK.

[@punnymoney3692]

@not-my-patatoe right!! literally THANK GOD for these guys! Australia wishes they had these men and any guns at all as they are locked in their homes 300 days now!

[@omistajangleso]

@not-my-patatoe I thought you trolls were supposed to be funny 🥱

[@hodaka1000]

"...they think" ? I'll excuse your overstatment Toni

[@hodaka1000]

@not-my-patatoe Are you Eric Trump ?