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lunatica

(53,410 posts)
2. I know. It's like the media is totally blind to this.
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 05:56 PM
Apr 2020

They hardly even mention the weapons. We know about them because we see the pictures, and because of the overall ignorance of these mouth breathers has become so normalized that it hardly registers that they’re carrying mass killing weapons.

If they would wake up and bring this up people would be jolted awake. Or at least decent people would.

tulipsandroses

(5,122 posts)
3. You are not being biased at all. People get outraged at Black Lives Matter Protests
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 06:07 PM
Apr 2020

Outraged at People kneeling in protest. But don't bat an eye at this.

In the 60's when The Black Panther Party started carrying guns to protect themselves and their communities from violence against them by racists. Protested at the capitol with their guns - America found a way to say, oh no, we can't have guns. Its too dangerous to have all these black folks with guns. So lets pass laws to get rid of guns.

Fast forward to today, white folks can walk around armed to the teeth as if they are in a war, pitch a fit about its their god given right to take their AKs into a supermarket or public park with kids. Own huge caches of weapons and ammunition cuz deer hunting and all.
Despite the trend of gun violence in this country - Politicians will allow them to cosplay with weapons of war.

So no, you are not being biased at all.

aikoaiko

(34,165 posts)
4. The New Black Panthers have been protesting publicly with firearms
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 06:42 PM
Apr 2020

Not much happens.

Here is one example if you'll excise the RT source.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
14. Have they done that in a government building full of politicians?
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 10:38 PM
Apr 2020

I doubt they have, because they likely would have been shot.

Caliman73

(11,726 posts)
5. In California in the 60's Reagan AND THE NRA...
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 06:45 PM
Apr 2020

proposed new gun laws in response to the Black Panthers showing up in Sacramento with firearms (peacefully, not threatening anything).

Igel

(35,293 posts)
8. Dunno.
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 07:30 PM
Apr 2020

Search for a while and see if it's happened. But it may be hard to actually dig through Google to find, so if it's not in the first five hits that just proof you haven't found evidence, not proof that the evidence doesn't exist.


I personally think that people have attributed a mistaken motive to why they have them--less intimidation and more showing they're not backing down. There's a difference.

 

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
9. I said on another post ... these guys look alike
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 07:31 PM
Apr 2020

middle aged, fat, bearded, loaded up with tactical gear, guns ... AND WHITE
Their overkill displays of 'patriotic' BS ... their weenies don't work so much anymore so they want to take it out on the rest of us.

ancianita

(36,009 posts)
13. Not their looks, the main thing was how they acted -- they yelled and used threatening gestures.
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 08:45 PM
Apr 2020

And were armed. They were communicating threat of armed assault. They are already guilty of verbal assault and attempted intimidation.

maxsolomon

(33,265 posts)
12. Not "Machine Guns". MSSAs.
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 07:54 PM
Apr 2020

2 theories:
1. Part of White Privilege is not realizing when White Privilege is being exercised.
2. Reporting on White Privilege alienates their elderly, dwindling White audience.

Remember, THIS IS LEGAL. This is where Gun Rights are now. All the Privileges, no Militia Duties.

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