"He eventually admitted he was protesting something that doesn't exist."

[inanna]

‘Anti-Sharia’ rallies brought out pro-Trump thugs — internet radicalized and spoiling for violence

11 Jun 2017 at 22:03 ET

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Most attendees were young white men clustered in small groups based on similar haircuts, costumes, flags, and patches. There were “Western-chauvinist” (and male chauvinist) Proud Boys, militiamen, a knot of fashy bros, and flag-waving “Kekistanies,” invented by 4chan trolls. Wolf and Jerusalem cross insignias were spotted. It was like a sparsely attended fantasy gaming convention where the signs and codes are for the in-crowd.

But it was infused with menace. Beefy security in military camo, ballistic vests, and insignias of the III% militia scanned the fringes like protective jocks watching over nerdy wards. Speakers and attendees bashed Muslims for nearly two hours. And the rally took place two weeks after murders linked to the alt right.

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Dana Cruz, 67, a retired sheetmetal worker from Indianola, Washington, said, “Islam is like a cancer. Islam is not compatible with the United States.” Like all the other attendees, Cruz could not say where Sharia law existed in the country. He eventually admitted he was protesting something that doesn’t exist.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/anti-sharia-rallies-brought-out-pro-trump-thugs-internet-radicalized-and-spoiling-for-violence/

[Warpy]

1. Mad as hell and too stupid to realize why that is

so he's a sucker for other white men who misdirect him to be mad at people he doesn't know and has no real grievance with.

Typical.

I don't know what we can do about these people beyond Valium in the water supply.

[jaysunb]

2. Islamic Law is the pretext.

Hate and racism is the real reason.