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Political Violence in America
A young man of 18 was killed after a political debate became heated. The accused killer has defended himself by saying the teen was a Republican extremist.
Brandt had a tough time understanding the charges against him in the killing of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson.
"I have a job, a life and a house and things I don't want to see go by the wayside—family that are very important to me," Brandt told a judge at his first court hearing. pic.twitter.com/UG9vc9PvTV
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) September 21, 2022
Brandt “stated that he struck the pedestrian because the pedestrian was threatening him. Brandt stated that the pedestrian called some people and Brandt was afraid they were coming to get him.”
The young man had called his mother to come get him, because someone was chasing him, and in retaliation for his call for help, he was killed.
The friends and family of Cayler Elingson have set up a GoFundMe, to help the family with funeral, legal and other expenses in this very difficult time for them.
Brandt has been charged, and released on $50 000 bail, pending trial.
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Maybe read Ephesians 6 and figure out how war analogies work.
I do not think that want us dead, they want us to submit
True. If they killed us all, they’d be forced to start terrorizing each other, because a power heirarchy is required for their sense of value.
While “all want us dead” is certainly hyperbole, the Leftist woke agenda of marginalizing, shaming, condoning bigotry of select groups(ie: Evangelicals), censoring, jailing the opposition(ie: Jan 6 protesters and those accused violence) certainly is moving in a dangerous direction.
In the past moving in this totalitarian direction would be illuminated and condemned by the Fourth Estate, unfortunately today the dominant MSM along with BigTech is a major promoter of the frightening Lefty totalitarian trend.
This is because the media is absolutely controlled by US Intelligence Agencies.
Don’t try that BS with me. This isn’t like Paul’s letter at all.
Drew isn’t using imagery or analogy. He said pretty clearly that Biden voters want us dead. There is no ambiguity there. It’s no different than the rhetoric we’ve been complaining about on the Left for years. When Bernie runs around talking about evil millionaires and billionaires and calling for revolution, that can get dangerous. He never called for anyone to commit violence, but some nut took it seriously and tried to kill a bunch of GOP congressmen.
Drew says they chose violence. Well, what does that mean for us? I assume he doesn’t mean that mere words are violence, so how do we respond?
Much of the MSM certainly appear to enjoy having their talking points drafted by the IC.
And Jesus said the world would revile you and do worse to you than it did to him. So you shove your BS. You think that warning of others’ hatred means wanting people dead. You are wrong.
This world will be split in two -those who love truth and those who love the world. It is already happening. While libertarians may point to the growing number of Christian’s on the right and the shrinking numbers on the left as a sign of the right’s extremism, it is simply the end result of a bifurcation where there is no way to compromise.
There are still fence sitters. And they think things can go back to normal. They hate that the right accurately points out that the left hates them and wants to destroy them. They do. That’s what lovers of the world want to do to people who love truth more. Some would prefer to be on the side of truth, but it’s just easier to compromise with the world and peacefully exist.
The lovers of truth are shouting NO! Now is the time to stand firm! To fight back! Put on your armor and don’t back down! And the fence sitters cry about war analogies. You are just as bad as they are!
But all the truth guys are saying is not to compromise the truth. Don’t give in. Stand strong, be courageous. It requires a warrior’s spirit to stand up for what is right even though you are mocked or harmed for it. It creates division. When the world only accepts your compromise, there can be no peaceful coexistence. There is going to be conflict. Embrace it.
They set bail for Kyle Rittenhouse at 2 million dollars even though there was video evidence he was acting in self-defense.
They set bail at 50,000 dollars for that monster who killed a teen with his car over a political dispute.
Two-tier justice system.
Or die. We really are the obstacles to their utopia. The cause of their suffering. Of all that is evil in the world.
If we’re marched off to camps some day, I would expect some of my neighbors would feel regret — regret that we didn’t come around to their worldview. But they’d just shake their heads and think we had it coming.
Oh, they’ll terrorize each other. That part is baked into the cake. Their side will break down into the side that believes they won’t (the victims) and the rest (the power-drunk ones).
These aren’t channels that youtube promotes, so most of the comments will be from people already subscribed; if you wish to look up horrible Leftist comments, you’ll need to search for ‘mainstream’ video clips on the murder (though many of them will preemptively disable comments).
I heard that they’re also only charging him with vehicular manslaughter.
I would expect “justifiable homicide” or something. But maybe that’s still to come.
I cannot figure out “1944.”
That’s a defense to the charges, not a charge itself. He’d also need to identify a reasonable belief that he feared for his life. That sounds pretty unlikely at this point.
Republican candidate, Thomas Dewey in the 1944 election becomes the first republican to be smeared as a “Nazi” by democrats clinging to power by hook, crook, and stuffed ballot box…
Roosevelt was already in failing health, he would die 6 months after the election, now that I am thinking about it, Democrats are in a similar position today. They’re stuck with a candidate in poor health, who can’t govern, campaign or find his way off a podium… (Except of coarse this Roosevelt guy accomplished something)
That would normally be a defense, yes. But these days, especially after Biden’s “Red” speech, it could easily be claimed that killing MAGA people is charged as “justifiable homicide.” Punishable by a token penalty if anything, with a parade, medal ceremony, and speeches.
Keep going. They’ve been making their living from the same lie since language started.
Isnt it funny. Democrats keep claiming that the racists switched parties in the 1960s. (other than Strom Thurmond, there is no evidence of it) But now republicans can claim that Joe McCarthy and the NeoCons have switched parties.
To be fair, The original NeoCons were Democrats. So they didn’t switch parties, they just returned to their natural home.
OK, I was only aware of the term back going back to the 80s, when it was in reference to the Reagan left overs.
Thank you!