theGinsue
03-30-2010, 20:01
Before we begin I think we all need to don our tin-foil hats – you’re going to need ‘em!
First, let me state that I am not a member of any militia, nor do I know anyone who is a militia member.
Years ago, I learned first-hand about what I like to call “democratic propaganda”. This is where those in authority ensure that their (shall we say) less than accurate version of the truth is what gets passed on to the “people”. That’s all I’ll say about that.
Apparently, all militia groups are nothing more than front organizations for militant racist groups. What did I say? How’d I come to this conclusion?
Without the sarcasm, I need to add I’m aware that a great many militias actually are racist groups, have nothing but violence on their agenda, seek destruction and mayhem, and are just plain bad. Many, but not all.
We’re all aware that the mainstream media slants (said as kindly as possible) the information they publish. As I read the article I sourced below, I began to question the information I was being provided. By the time I reached the last paragraph (quoted here for your convenience), the motive of demonizing militias was rather transparent to me. This made me question what really was really going on with the “Hutaree” Christian militia. I’ll throw out a tin-foil possibility later.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100330/us_time/08599197630800 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100330/us_time/08599197630800)
The article is titled Why Are Extremist Militia Groups Growing in the U.S.?
Still, the Hutaree are a symptom of the continuing militia phenomenon, one that seems to have gained impetus since the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the U.S. The Southern Poverty Law Center says that last year alone, the number of patriot and militia groups increased 244%, to 512. Though not necessarily racist, such groups fiercely oppose the federal government. In recent weeks, the health care debate seems to have fueled antigovernment sentiment that is far different from the last noticeable rise in extremist-group activity, after the 1992 election of Bill Clinton. "These shifts are a little more than some people can take," says Heidi Beirich, the Southern Poverty Law Center's director of research.
Just look at this paragraph a little more closely.
“Still, the Hutaree are a symptom of the continuing militia phenomenon, one that seems to have gained impetus since the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the U.S.” – Youdon’t even need to read between the lines for this one as it this just screams “racists are forming militias at an alarming rate since a black man was elected President”.
“U.S. The Southern Poverty Law Center says that last year alone, the number of patriot and militia groups increased 244%, to 512.” – The SPLC is a radical organization drumming up claims of racism anywhere and everywhere they can – mostly to justify their own existence.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society.
Since our founding in 1971, we’ve won numerous landmark legal victories on behalf of the exploited, the powerless and the forgotten. Our lawsuits have toppled institutional racism in the South, bankrupted some of the nation’s most violent white supremacist groups and won justice for exploited workers, abused prison inmates, disabled children and other victims of discrimination.
I do believe that the SPLC has done some true good where real cases of racism existed, but I believe that they have crossed lines that shouldn’t have been crossed by anyone who really wants to do the right thing.
“Though not necessarily racist, such groups fiercely oppose the federal government.” – Whatever you folks do, don’t think about a pink-polka dot elephant. You can think of ANYTHING but a pink-polka dot elephant. Pink-polka dot elephants don’t exist, so don’t think about pink-polka dot elephants. “Though not necessarily racist” screams “militias are racist!”
What if (here’s the tin-foil possibility I spoke of before), this “Hutaree” militia hadn’t actually been doing or planning anything illegal? What if the current Administration created this story and all of the charges against this group as a subtle message to the rest of us (“us”= anyone who opposes the current Administration)? That message being “Sit down, shut up and color or you will be next”?
If they really want to know "Why Are Extremist Militia Groups Growing in the U.S.? as the title of the original article asked, perhaps those in power should look at how they are "leading" this nation and ignoring the will of the governed!
Okay, you can remove your tin-foil hat now, my conspiracy theory rant is over.
First, let me state that I am not a member of any militia, nor do I know anyone who is a militia member.
Years ago, I learned first-hand about what I like to call “democratic propaganda”. This is where those in authority ensure that their (shall we say) less than accurate version of the truth is what gets passed on to the “people”. That’s all I’ll say about that.
Apparently, all militia groups are nothing more than front organizations for militant racist groups. What did I say? How’d I come to this conclusion?
Without the sarcasm, I need to add I’m aware that a great many militias actually are racist groups, have nothing but violence on their agenda, seek destruction and mayhem, and are just plain bad. Many, but not all.
We’re all aware that the mainstream media slants (said as kindly as possible) the information they publish. As I read the article I sourced below, I began to question the information I was being provided. By the time I reached the last paragraph (quoted here for your convenience), the motive of demonizing militias was rather transparent to me. This made me question what really was really going on with the “Hutaree” Christian militia. I’ll throw out a tin-foil possibility later.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100330/us_time/08599197630800 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100330/us_time/08599197630800)
The article is titled Why Are Extremist Militia Groups Growing in the U.S.?
Still, the Hutaree are a symptom of the continuing militia phenomenon, one that seems to have gained impetus since the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the U.S. The Southern Poverty Law Center says that last year alone, the number of patriot and militia groups increased 244%, to 512. Though not necessarily racist, such groups fiercely oppose the federal government. In recent weeks, the health care debate seems to have fueled antigovernment sentiment that is far different from the last noticeable rise in extremist-group activity, after the 1992 election of Bill Clinton. "These shifts are a little more than some people can take," says Heidi Beirich, the Southern Poverty Law Center's director of research.
Just look at this paragraph a little more closely.
“Still, the Hutaree are a symptom of the continuing militia phenomenon, one that seems to have gained impetus since the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the U.S.” – Youdon’t even need to read between the lines for this one as it this just screams “racists are forming militias at an alarming rate since a black man was elected President”.
“U.S. The Southern Poverty Law Center says that last year alone, the number of patriot and militia groups increased 244%, to 512.” – The SPLC is a radical organization drumming up claims of racism anywhere and everywhere they can – mostly to justify their own existence.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society.
Since our founding in 1971, we’ve won numerous landmark legal victories on behalf of the exploited, the powerless and the forgotten. Our lawsuits have toppled institutional racism in the South, bankrupted some of the nation’s most violent white supremacist groups and won justice for exploited workers, abused prison inmates, disabled children and other victims of discrimination.
I do believe that the SPLC has done some true good where real cases of racism existed, but I believe that they have crossed lines that shouldn’t have been crossed by anyone who really wants to do the right thing.
“Though not necessarily racist, such groups fiercely oppose the federal government.” – Whatever you folks do, don’t think about a pink-polka dot elephant. You can think of ANYTHING but a pink-polka dot elephant. Pink-polka dot elephants don’t exist, so don’t think about pink-polka dot elephants. “Though not necessarily racist” screams “militias are racist!”
What if (here’s the tin-foil possibility I spoke of before), this “Hutaree” militia hadn’t actually been doing or planning anything illegal? What if the current Administration created this story and all of the charges against this group as a subtle message to the rest of us (“us”= anyone who opposes the current Administration)? That message being “Sit down, shut up and color or you will be next”?
If they really want to know "Why Are Extremist Militia Groups Growing in the U.S.? as the title of the original article asked, perhaps those in power should look at how they are "leading" this nation and ignoring the will of the governed!
Okay, you can remove your tin-foil hat now, my conspiracy theory rant is over.