• TechyDad@lemmy.world
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      Right. A counter protestor would be holding a sign, not aiming a gun. This wasn’t “counter protesting” in any sense of the word.

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        Article claimed he was flying flags from his truck. I would argue that “flying flags” is reasonably comparable to “holding a sign”. “Counter protester” seems an apt description.

        Article further claims he didn’t “aim a gun” until after his truck was attacked with him inside. That “gun” was quickly determined to be an air gun.

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      In apparent support of this label, his own YouTube channel describes him as a “domestic terrorist”.

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        When they tell you what they are, believe them the first time

        I’m looking at you, theocratic fascist Matt Walsh

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        JFC, he’s one of those Humboldt County right wing fascist hippies. (Not joking)

        And yes, he has multiple videos titled “diaries of a domestic terrorist”… Going back 14 years.

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      News organizations have started calling right wing domestic terrorists “conservative activists” now.

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        Yeah. It’s funny how the terrorists always accuse “mainstream media” of lies, while the same mainstream media seems to protect them by downplaying their hate crimes.