Detroit News: Feds thwarted militia plot to kidnap Whitmer

[Sir Mohamed]

That's what happens if you have a POTUS who stokes hate and division through his mouth and his Tweetie gun. These deranged people took "Liberate Michigan" from their Fuhrer damn seriously. As usual, Mr. Trump has no self-reflexion and continues to trash Whitmer on his Twitter.

I'm really glad this could have been prevented. The FBI has done an excellent job. One of the institutions I have deep faith in.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

“Trump is not your friend, dude,” Caserta says, with an anarchist flag hanging behind him. “It amazes me that people actually, like, believe that when he’s shown over and over and over again that he’s a tyrant. Every single person that works for government is your enemy, dude.”

https://nypost.com/2020/10/09/man-accused-of-whitmer-kidnap-plot-ripped-trump-as-tyrant/

[GP270watch]

 FEDS have to investigate this Michigan Sheriff next.

https://twitter.com/rossjonesWXYZ/status/1314581815815004160

[Abolish ICE]

FEDS have to investigate this Michigan Sheriff next.

https://twitter.com/rossjonesWXYZ/status/1314581815815004160

Yikes!

[Calthrina950]

I dislike Whitmer, and I believe that she's gone overboard with the restrictions she's imposed-restrictions which were recently declared unconstitutional by the Michigan Supreme Court. But that does not mean that she deserves to have her life threatened, or in any way to be subjected to physical harm. These right-wing extremists who have been accused of this conspiracy against her deserve to be subjected to the full force of the law, and there is no doubt that Trump's rhetoric helped to encourage them in their actions. This is just yet further evidence of why Trump needs to be decisively rejected next month.

[Zohranism is OUR future]

I would like to see our resident Taco Chain try to come up with an excuse to twist this one.
Once again, angry virus-truthers are showing their true colors.

[Horus]

The only blue avatar who has posted in this thread is from Spain. Not surprising. I can think of a Floridian and Mississippian who are quite likely applauding this.

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/awprokop/status/1314240930434686977?s=20

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

bUt aNtIfA!!!

Trained Marxists!

[MasterJedi]

bUt aNtIfA!!!

Trained Marxists!

lolz, the distraction from the actual trained white nationalist army.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

bUt aNtIfA!!!

Trained Marxists!

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1314707072618049539?s=20

These people don't fit some prefab right-vs-left narrative.

[GP270watch]

bUt aNtIfA!!!

Trained Marxists!

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1314707072618049539?s=20

These people don't fit some prefab right-vs-left narrative.

 A lot of rightwing extremist are anti-government and anti police brutality. Without even getting into the fact that many far-right groups have been attending BLM protest to instigate or to do reconnaissance.

[DrScholl]

bUt aNtIfA!!!

Trained Marxists!

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1314707072618049539?s=20

These people don't fit some prefab right-vs-left narrative.

Regardless of this, do you condemn the plot against Governor Whitmer? Yes or no.

[lfromnj]

https://twitter.com/BaddCompani/status/1314275035939368960?s=20

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/man-with-charlie-kirk-not-arrested-whitmer

Stop posting misinformation Gasslighter.

[Landslide Lyndon]

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1314707072618049539?s=20

These people don't fit some prefab right-vs-left narrative.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1314707072618049539?s=20
These people don't fit some prefab right-vs-left narrative.

"Trump supporter" is not a useful or interesting sociological or ideological category, and in the case of the attempted kidnapping at least it's not even accurate.

[Landslide Lyndon]

"Trump supporter" is not a useful or interesting sociological or ideological category, and in the case of the attempted kidnapping at least it's not even accurate.

Yeah, I guess these guys were wearing MAGA hats just as a fashion statement.

[The Dowager Mod]

Just look at all the blue avatars in here condemning these guys!

[GeorgiaModerate]

Just look at all the blue avatars in here condemning these guys!

Maybe they've all changed to red or green in protest.

OK, I couldn't type that with a straight face.

[RINO Tom]

I dislike Whitmer, and I believe that she's gone overboard with the restrictions she's imposed-restrictions which were recently declared unconstitutional by the Michigan Supreme Court. But that does not mean that she deserves to have her life threatened, or in any way to be subjected to physical harm. These right-wing extremists who have been accused of this conspiracy against her deserve to be subjected to the full force of the law, and there is no doubt that Trump's rhetoric helped to encourage them in their actions. This is just yet further evidence of why Trump needs to be decisively rejected next month.

This reads like a public statement you had drawn up, haha.

[Calthrina950]

I dislike Whitmer, and I believe that she's gone overboard with the restrictions she's imposed-restrictions which were recently declared unconstitutional by the Michigan Supreme Court. But that does not mean that she deserves to have her life threatened, or in any way to be subjected to physical harm. These right-wing extremists who have been accused of this conspiracy against her deserve to be subjected to the full force of the law, and there is no doubt that Trump's rhetoric helped to encourage them in their actions. This is just yet further evidence of why Trump needs to be decisively rejected next month.

This reads like a public statement you had drawn up, haha.

No, I typed this up in only about a minute or so. I didn't intend it as a public statement, but I tend to go into more detail with my posts than the average poster here.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

"Trump supporter" is not a useful or interesting sociological or ideological category, and in the case of the attempted kidnapping at least it's not even accurate.

Yeah, I guess these guys were wearing MAGA hats just as a fashion statement.

I haven't seen that, maybe some of them were.  But at least one of them called Trump a tyrant, as I posted above.   Some people are motivated by things that don't fit into a narrow partisan framework, as hard as that may be for you to understand.

[DrScholl]

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1314707072618049539?s=20
These people don't fit some prefab right-vs-left narrative.

"Trump supporter" is not a useful or interesting sociological or ideological category, and in the case of the attempted kidnapping at least it's not even accurate.

Still waiting for you to condemn this plot.

[Landslide Lyndon]

I haven't seen that, maybe some of them were.  But at least one of them called Trump a tyrant, as I posted above.   Some people are motivated by things that don't fit into a narrow partisan framework, as hard as that may be for you to understand.

Nadia Comaneci would be proud of the mental gymnastics you perform in order to refuse what's obvious to everyone else.  

[Fuzzy Bear]

bUt aNtIfA!!!

Trained Marxists!

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1314707072618049539?s=20

These people don't fit some prefab right-vs-left narrative.

Regardless of this, do you condemn the plot against Governor Whitmer? Yes or no.

I certainly condemn this group (Wolverine Watchmen, I believe their name is) and endorse their prosecution, which is being brought forth by Donald Trump's Justice Department.  There is no place for this in America.  Unequivocally.  And anyone else that pulls this sort of thing needs to be investigated, prosecuted, and convicted if guilty at a fair trial.

Where's your condemnation by name for the criminal activity of BLM and Antifa that continues to this day?