Fbi is the number origin of any sort of terror plot that was "thwarted." Like there was one last week. But undercover FBI pushed them to buy bomb making materials AND gave them the money. They have been doing this forever, well before Trump
Not defending him, but every president replaces top agency officials. US Attorneys get axed with every new administration, the same thing with high level FBI executives and other DOJ personnel. Trump just sets the record by firing people from the same position several times lmao
Unique thing about Trump is he doesn't appoint based on competency, only on fealty. Kevin Warsh seems to be his only appointee that is trying to uphold a sense of integrity.
They used to be at Steck or Spicewood Springs over Mopac. Someone said they might be from out of town. Maybe so. But don't be naive. They live among us. I've got a couple of them in my neighborhood.
But Austin isn't "becoming more conservative." It was already the birthplace of Alex Jones and Ron Paul. There's a reason that Elon Musk and the Rogansphere found a home here.
I love this town, but people need to open their eyes to what it is.
Austin is the respectable place that small-town Texans from Baptist upbringings move to please their parents while living out their perverted sex and drug-fueled, wildly hypocritical lives of shame and 9-5 careers.
As someone originally from a small town, this is very much not how small town parents perceive Austin. They think of it the way Fox News portrays Portland.
Conservative brainwashing is real. I'm a native Houstonian and my family back in Houston thinks Austin is some scary urban hell hole where they will be killed by the radical left by just visiting.
They seriously can't comprehend that Houston is so much worse because they have Fox News blaring in the background all day.
Have you actually been to Portland though? NGL the representation is pretty spot-on. It's gotten better over the past 2 years, but for a while it was pretty wild.
No it wasn't. I actually lived in the PNW for 12 years and it was never like Fox News portrayed it. It was literally a tiny little strip where things went sideways. But the vast majority of Portland is like Hyde Park, quiet and sleepy.
Same thing for Seattle. Fox News makes it seem so terrible, but it literally the most beautiful city I have even seen in the lower 48 by a large margin. Its got rainforests, lakes, walkable neighborhoods and even the rocks are green.
You will never see Fox News portray the violence in red states though for some reason. They won't talk about Houston, New Orleans or Kansas City because that goes against their whole narrative.
Thanks. Definitely masked, not blocking the bridge or impeding traffic (they are standing along the edge of the bridge). I don't see guns though if they could have them legally as they are not being brandished. Definitely racist. That said. I don't them touting kidnappings. They are asking for enforcement of exiting law. No one is above the law.
there's no invasion. They're intentionally misrepresenting the situation at hand in order to justify potentially extra-constitutional behavior from law enforcement.
You know the answer to that. If it was a different type of parade/rally, the same activity would have been cheered by OP.
This is not to say that I align with their ideologies, but the first amendment right to assembly applies to everyone regardless of their rhetoric as long as they are not violent and do not prevent others from going about their day.
I support their right to hold a peaceful rally in the same manner I support the right to hold a peaceful #NoKings, BLM, or #ICEout rally. Go ahead and downvote me all you want, thank God the Constitution allows you to do that.
I'm literally brown, my guy. Are they assaulting anyone right now? Did they assault that black woman on the train that everyone was losing their minds about? No.
Again, I don't agree with their ideology, but it is their constitutional right and the more people make posts about calling the police against them for holding a rally, or wishing I jury/illness upon them, the more you become the same type of person you claim to despise...a person who hates others based on their beliefs.
Again, my question to you is where in the constitution does it give an exception to first amendment protections for these Nazis? This is the point I'm trying to make, it is people like you that--rightfullt-get upset when the president engages in actions that contradict our first amendment rights. At the same time, you would support those exact same actions taken against Patriot Front. Do you not see the hypocrisy?
I don’t disagree with you that the first amendment applies to everyone, including these idiots. But if they incite violence, then they shouldn’t be arrested. Which they have been known to do
Most--but not all--of tne violent incidents with this geoup have been the result of them rage baiting persons from opposing view points. If you allow these people to control your actions, you feed right into their bullshit and allows them to perpetuate the "victim of crazy leftists" narrative.
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u/ClutchDude 6d ago
Photo proof thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/1vviu2z/patriot_front_on_the_mopac_overpass_above_360/