Politics Standoff at Stone Mountain

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Standoff at Stone Mountain: Right-wing militia and white supremacist groups clash with BLM protesters and Antifa at far-right rally as town - home to the largest monument to the Confederacy - braces for violence
    • Pro-Confederate and white supremacist groups gathered near Stone Mountain Park in Georgia on Saturday
    • The park - famed for its giant sculpture of Confederate leaders - was closed ahead of the far-right rally after officials feared it would spark violence between rival groups
    • The Three Percenters militia had applied to hold the event on park grounds, but were denied a permit
    • The rally continued anyway, with participants gathering in downtown Stone Mountain with guns, Confederate and US flags
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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-rally-turns-chaos-rival-groups-face-off.html
     
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    Well, I've been told there are good people on both sides, so I'm not worried.
     
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    Both sides = losers
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    It's funny to say you're proud to be a white man, because no one really says you shouldn't be. But why make the declaration?

    I had nothing to do with my ethnic background...I was lucky to be born a male in a (still) mostly male dominated society. Not sure where the pride comes in there.
     
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    An "All Lives Matter" banner with a gun draped over it. I'm sure the haze of alcohol and hatred makes it hard for the irony to seep through.
     
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    Weird how the "All Lives Matter" banner is probably being held up by white supremacists. Like, don't they catch the irony?
     
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    let's see now....a bunch of people go out looking for confrontation and fights....and fights break out.

    Dog bites man level of surprise (no Sly, that's not a call to action)
     
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    And all of them have a right to vote. Yippee!
     
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