Kbg wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:38 pm
First question, not the military's job. And, yep that's pretty much how I feel. Guiliani became the mayor of NYC because people got sick of what the Dem's had let the city turn in to.
Okay, that's a fair answer.
Kbg wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:38 pm
Now that we've established you are a Trump loving RINO vs. an actual conservative...
I'm not registered Republican and don't refer to myself as one, so by definition I'm not a RINO. I do plan to vote for Trump (hence my new signature) but I wouldn't say I love him. Someone like Ron Paul would be much better, but sadly that's not an option for us this year.
Kbg wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:38 pm
...help me out here. Who is pulling the trigger for the governor and who is forcing the police to stand down? And exactly how is the military going to solve this vs. say the US Marshals, FBI, DEA, US Border Patrol etc.? We bringing in the B-52s, need some naval gun fire, M-1s required to level a couple of city blocks? Unless the governor took over a military base he's what got some pistols, rifles and maybe some illegal automatic weapons? The above law enforcement agencies are not exactly packing .19 cal derringers and 410 shotguns. They have elements that can hang with a light infantry platoon no problem.
All good points. My hypothetical example was admittedly not a very good one. Not well thought out. This is an issue that I was actually genuinely curious about, hence my questions. I wasn't trying to muscle my way into the conversation and bludgeon anyone over the head with my point of view, so if my post came across that way it was my fault and I apologize for any confusion.
Kbg wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:38 pm
In any event, you should read some history vs. making up stupid hypotheticals. Latin American history is not a bad place to start for this topic. Eastern European and Middle Eastern history will do nicely as well.
Thanks for avoiding condescension and insults, Kbg. It always pleases me to see folks elevate the level of discussion on this forum.
Kbg wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:12 am
Yeah, mea culpa on this one. My apologies. The last line was not cool or civil.
self moderation...
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thank you...
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The Oregon State Police have been federally deputized as an end-run around the Democrats to get the rioting and violence under control. This was after Portland released a rioter who was let go by the DA, who then murdered 2 people.
Probably not by coincedence, I happened upon this article by five Soros-funded* DAs (including the infamous Kim Foxx in Chicago) saying "Do not prosecute peaceful protesters. Citizens have a right to protest, and prosecutions can antagonize marginalized communities." It's less and less far fetched to think of the media's constant gaslighting of rioters as "peaceful protesters" as a legit conspiracy.
* As Politico said, in 2016, "Progressives have zeroed in on electing prosecutors as an avenue for criminal justice reform." It's clear they've been planning for these riots for a long time.
