A Pro-Trump Militant Group Has Recruited 1000s of Police, Soldiers, and Veterans

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38 pointsinfruset4 comments

I feel like this is a real black or white, us vs. Them type of situation. An antiquated vision of reliving wars of the past for the fight of freedom and liberty; sentiments that over simplify the true reality of the situation. I feel like these types of conflicts, if escalated will cause an equal and opposite reaction where we will see folks start up their own militias.

I fully support anyone who wants to form a militia. I don't care if it's a black power militia or a protrump one. Liberty or death.

One of the defining characteristics of a functioning state (what you might call civilization) is a monopoly on violence. Conversely, the existence of unsanctioned militias (e.g. cartel gunmen in Central America) indicates a failing or failed state.

What you think of as your 'liberty' is in fact a construction of the state provided to you (not by you) - your playpen if you will. If the state fails, your playpen will collapse, and perhaps only death would save you from the horrors thus unleashed.

This is less about liberty and more about starting a full blown civil war. Do you think minority groups will be allowed to form militias if these guys had their way?

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