I'm old enough to remember when right-wing militiamen and Trump supporters were preparing to have a civil war if Trump lost. All the way back in 2016.
Also old enough to recall how they quickly shifted to raving paranoia about a massive "Deep State" conspiracy to remove Trump from office in a "coup." That was all the way back in 2017.
One reason perhaps not to worry: Milo has volunteered to be the leader of this civil war.
dailykos.com/stories/2019/5…
dailykos.com/stories/2019/5…
OTOH, Trump has already at least one unmistakable case of MAGA-inspired terrorism: The #MAGAbomber, who gave us a good look at how this dynamic operates.
dailykos.com/stories/2019/4…
dailykos.com/stories/2019/4…
And now we are seeing them training out here in the woods. What's especially interesting about this particular case is that we may be seeing in this situation a commingling of Atomwaffen neo-Nazis with traditionalist militias who have Identity origins.
dailykos.com/stories/2019/8…
dailykos.com/stories/2019/8…
Is Trump deliberately tapping into these sentiments? Is he aware of these paramilitary organizations--and is he speaking to them--when he issues "warning" like this?
Time will tell. Probably pretty shortly.
Time will tell. Probably pretty shortly.
