@scalzi these white supremacists that want us to be scared should be considered to be the terrorists they actually are. They're the literal epitome of the definition of "terrorist" via their actions.

What they're doing is overtly designed to terrorize and intimidate.

And in conclusion, yes, fuck those guys. They make everything SUCK for everyone.

@scalzi If you let them do what they want because you're scared they get violent, then you give them permission to do everything they want.
And they will want only more cruel and horrifying things when they see they get away with it.

That's how you get death camps.

That's why you don't give in to terrorists.

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One way to beat a mad dog, is to be even more mad dog, one's self. That's worked for me twice in my life, once against a dog, and the other against a guy with a gun.

It doesn't guarantee you'll survive, but it gives you the best chance. If white supremacists want to come after us, they haven't paid close attention. They can FAFO until they really FO, for real.

In reality, they're garden variety bullies. We can defeat that.

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“Don’t tell the violent fascist pricks to stop being violent fascist pricks - that might make them act like violent fascist pricks!”

@scalzi Those assclowns are also mistaken if they think none of us opposed to their racist, fascist BS are actually trained and know what we’re about when shit starts flying. I’m hardly the only vet who says “Not on my watch.”

In the immortal words of Theoden king: “Forth! And fear no darkness.” #uspol

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Yeah, my fear of White Terror will have to get in line behind my fear of Totally Random Shooters.

@scalzi The protests he hoped for at the indictments have largely fizzled.

I think the real punishment for J6+ the lack of help from Trump for any of it has reduced the number who believe him.

The problem is those who do are VERY invested.

I don't know what it will take to get them past the BS.

@scalzi I always go back to the 2000 election, GW Bush v Al Gore. The GOP talking heads on CNN saying outright that if you don't stop the recounts there would be civil war, therefore just say Bush won. The argument struck me as nothing more than "republican voters are a dangerous mob of authoritarian treason monkeys."

Not a very compelling argument if you ask me.

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Hey, fighting the Nazi's is the American way! Fearing them is for the birds, make sure to report any suspected Nazi activity to the authorities!

It's awfully nice of them to give us nice targets to aim for too:

@scalzi White Supremacists are just people who know they can't compete on a level playing field. They're not very clever and abject cowards unless they outnumber many to one or can attack you from behind.

Always remember that 'racial purity' is just a fancy term for 'inbred'.

@scalzi All we need to do is plant the seed of setting a trap for them. They'll stay home. They are too paranoid and see lefty danger everywhere.

Example: all of his arraignments/arrests. They stayed home because they thought lefties were setting traps for them.

Easy!

@scalzi How about instead of being scared of them we actually charge every single one of them for every single violent threat they've already made online, before they get a chance to carry them out?

Oh, what's that? Police can't actually do anything useful? 🤔

@scalzi I think of it like if you have a puppy, it's gonna pee on the rug. There is nothing you can do to stop a puppy from peeing on the rug, but hope perseveres. The only way to keep your rug from being peed on is not having puppies in the house.

(with obvious apologies to dogs and puppies everywhere, but I needed something so reliably predictable as to match)

@scalzi If they're going to make a move, better that they do it now while Dems control the executive branch.

The Insurrection Act can cut both ways.

@scalzi Random acts of violence really do not benefit these extremists at all. For every citizen intimidated, there are many more motivated to turn against that movement.

However, threats against grand jury members are a very, very big deal. If juries in the upcoming trials have heard this stuff, even if 11 members are motivated to stand up to the extremists, one frightened juror can mean a hung jury. And claims of exoneration.

Don't think the provocateurs haven't thought of that.

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There is only one rule and that is the rule of law.

Trump nor white supremacists are above it… and it seems they should find out the hard way.

@scalzi Plus, anyone thinking appeasement _at this point_, when the supremacists are barely getting started, should be all in for getting them shut down now now now.

They're only going to get more power mad and more scary.