NY Times Apoplectic Minnesota Mostly Peaceful Protest Called “Insurgency”

It took two Fish Wrap writers, Greg Jaffe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, to do this “news analysis”, for which they are upset by the term insurgency. I don’t remember anyone at the Times complaining about the term “insurrection” when a different incident happened

Politicians Are Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency
The term, used to describe war, poses dangers when applied to American political unrest.

The day after federal immigration agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a U.S. Senate candidate in Maine spoke with his supporters about resisting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Graham Platner, a Democrat and Marine combat veteran, urged them to join “watch groups,” “rapid response teams” and “intelligence collection networks” to alert citizens and potential targets to the presence of federal immigration agents in their communities.

“Don’t just join a Signal thread and monitor it,” Mr. Platner told the audience in the coastal town of Kittery, referring to the encrypted texting app. “You’ve got to get in a room with people. You’ve got to develop relationships and trust.”

Mr. Platner was talking about a form of nonviolent resistance that employs methods common in war zones like Syria and Ukraine, where civilians built text chains to track and seek shelter from enemy attack drones and fighter jets.

Kinda sounds like an insurgency to me, especially coming from the guy who had the actual Nazi tattoo.

Increasingly, though, Republicans have described the measures he was highlighting as something else: an American insurgency.

“The issue is always revolution, right? That’s what these people want,” Representative Eli Crane, Republican of Arizona and a former Navy SEAL, told the right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Monday. “They want to fundamentally remake and tear down the institutions and the culture of this country.”

To Mr. Crane, the resistance in Minneapolis and elsewhere added up to “communist insurrection,” and he argued that President Trump should use the U.S. military to reimpose order.

The article next mentions Tucker Carlton, but, he’s gone full wacktard, I don’t listen to him anymore, and Seth G. Jones. Whatever. That’s it. That’s the whole of the argument

They started this garbage early January. Sure looks like an insurgency, eh?

To Emma Sky, who spent years in Iraq advising U.S. military commanders, the masks evoke the state-sponsored sectarian militias that were often sent out by Iraqi strongmen to terrorize civilians. “It is in dictatorships and authoritarian systems that opposition movements are routinely described as terrorists or insurgents, which signals that violence is the appropriate response,” said Ms. Sky, a lecturer at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs.

Those who label protesters as insurgents or domestic terrorists and suggest that they must be put down using force or arrest ignore the fact that most insurgencies are resolved through negotiation.

Good grief. Was this actually written by Media Matters? Or the insurrectionists? Don’t attack federal agents and their families at home and they won’t have to be masked.

Anyhow, almost no one is using the term insurgency. It’s usually things like assholes, dipshits, retards, wackjobs. How many called J6 an insurrection? The words was thrown around by tons of politicians and media talking heads. Other terms were “attempted coup”, riot (closer, though most were peaceful), and treason. For a short little action that was over in a couple hours. No one attempted to hold the Capitol. No one seemed to be worried about “dangers when applied to American political unrest”. How long has the crap been going on in Minneapolis? All to protect felons illegally present in the U.S.

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11 Responses to “NY Times Apoplectic Minnesota Mostly Peaceful Protest Called “Insurgency””

  1. Elwood P. Dowd says:

    William supports the Federal takeover of the United States of America.

    Should Mad King Donald declare a National Emergency and take control of all states?

    • a says:

      “William supports the Federal takeover of the United States of America.”

      Wow, I’ll bet you thought that was meaningful.*

      Trying to extract meaningful content from your post – if you are referring to immigration law, child, the Feds already own that. The SCOTUS declared it back when they decided things the way YOU liked and Saint Obama reigned.

  2. alanstorm says:

    “Politicians Are Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency
    The term, used to describe war, poses dangers when applied to American political unrest.”

    Not that anyone needed it, but here’s more proof that the world begins anew every morning for liberals.

  3. drowningpuppies says:

    Minnesota Voter Fraud

    Did you know that a registered voter in MN can vouch for up to EIGHT other voters in their precinct?

    No ID required. No proof of residency.

    1 voter can vouch for 8 others.

    Yes, this is the law & it’s directly on the MN SOS website.

    Gosh, don’t see any problems here…

  4. Aliassmithsmith says:

    I usually try to remain civil. But maybe the 0 degree temp has made me irritable.
    Puppy boy please look again about “vouching” in MN
    Any 1 voter can vouch for 1 other person
    Except for a staff member at a residential housing unit such as a nursing home or hospital

    Killing puppies YOU MUST BE MOST SKEPTICAL OF ANY DATA OR INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT TO BELIEVE.
    If you come across any info that reinforces your reality look for further verification before believing it. That source that have you the info about “vouching” wanted to mislead you.
    3 years ago multiple sources. They I wanted to believe, told me that Putin was very dick, cancer ! Parkinson’s !!!! I sav videos of his hand shaking!!
    False. Untrue. You must always be willing to challenge your belief systems

    Try taking a college course in Philosophy. They are often free.
    Lol
    Or if you are lucky to live in a great blue state like myself, they might pay you $5000 per year to attend as a full time student

    • drowningpuppies says:

      Yes, in Minnesota, a registered voter can vouch for up to eight other voters seeking same-day registration by confirming their residency at the polling place. This process requires the registered voter to accompany the individuals and sign an oath verifying their addresses.

      And yes, you’re an idiot.

      • Elwood P. Dowd says:

        Conservatards desire that fewer Americans vote. They prefer white, male, christian, property owners vote.

        Each and every “policy” they promote is to reduce the vote of non-white, female, non-christian, poor persons.

        And yes, you’re in a cult.

  5. Elwood P. Dowd says:

    Just because there are multiple mentions in the Epstein files of don trump receiving blow jobs from underage girls, there is no verifiable evidence that he did!!

  6. Elwood P. Dowd says:

    Right-Wing Apoplectic DC 6 Jan 2021 “Mostly Peaceful” Protest Called “Insurgency”!!!

    insurrection = an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government

    Even the courts agreed with several thugs (e.g., Enrique Tarrio) charged and convicted by juries of “seditious conspiracy”!

    seditious conspiracy = (18 U.S.C. § 2384) is a serious federal crime involving two or more people conspiring to overthrow, destroy, or oppose by force the U.S. government

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