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Paladin

(28,763 posts)
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 02:38 PM Jul 2017

redneckrevolt.org

Worth your attention, DU gun enthusiasts: Redneck Revolt is an openly armed organization, espousing the defense of political viewpoints that are the polar opposites of the NRA's: anti-white supremacy, anti-fascism, pro-liberal. Chapters have been established all over the country. This bears looking into, if you are in fact an armed Democrat.

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redneckrevolt.org (Original Post) Paladin Jul 2017 OP
They seem to be calling for armed insurrection snpsmom Jul 2017 #1
basically, they are anarchists. gejohnston Jul 2017 #3
Are they liberal or far left wing, gejohnston Jul 2017 #2
I kind of figured this group wouldn't come off as well as the NRA, here. Paladin Jul 2017 #4
A good counterbalance IMO to Trump, Inc.! RKP5637 Jul 2017 #5
Do you pay more attention to the labels or the substance? gejohnston Jul 2017 #6
I tell you what I pay attention to: Paladin Jul 2017 #7
rank authoritarianism isn't gejohnston Jul 2017 #8
What is your definition of "rank authoritarianism"? Marengo Jul 2017 #22
"you people" oneshooter Jul 2017 #11
"you people" ileus Jul 2017 #14
Just out of curiosity, sarisataka Jul 2017 #16
What "ugly suspicions" would those be? Marengo Jul 2017 #25
Where did you run off to? Why did you run off? Why do I have that song from The Caine Mutiny... Marengo Jul 2017 #36
Thanks for the info discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #9
Tries to troll gungeon with socialist/communism far left website - Alea Jul 2017 #10
Accurate and concise. NT pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #12
Yeah, I've been "trolling" my gun viewpoints at DU since 2001. Paladin Jul 2017 #13
On the contrary, I felt their assessment was *quite* accurate friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #19
They seem to have some radical views sarisataka Jul 2017 #15
I'm looking into them. aikoaiko Jul 2017 #17
Always wise to exercise caution with gun-oriented organizations. Paladin Jul 2017 #18
So you support their notion of an individual right to bear arms? hack89 Jul 2017 #20
Did you donate? Do you still own guns? Marengo Jul 2017 #21
Are you an armed Democrat? Have you donated and/or are active in his organization? Marengo Jul 2017 #23
I've learned from bitter experience not to answer personal questions from pro-gun activists. Paladin Jul 2017 #24
Seems rather gutless to me, especially considering your fondness for veiled accusations. Marengo Jul 2017 #26
I don't respond well to people who accuse me of being "gutless." Paladin Jul 2017 #28
Passive aggression is gutless though hack89 Jul 2017 #29
Gutlessness confirmed, but not unexpected. Marengo Jul 2017 #30
What does a refusal to acknowledge or discuss their own previous statements tell us about a person? friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #32
You really suck at trolling hack89 Jul 2017 #27
Yeah - I'm out... jmg257 Jul 2017 #31
I hear you- that mindset tends to lead either to the Weathermen or the Reign of Terror friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #33
Yep - since when did "armed Democrat" become "armed anarchist who wants to use their guns jmg257 Jul 2017 #34
Never: this is sub-James O'Keefe level trolling... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #35
It seems that a UK You Tuber found it, gejohnston Jul 2017 #37
Much of the YouTube commentary is, not surprisingly, vile- but some is dead on: friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #41
Do you buy into this shit? You are all for militant resistance, anarchy & armed revolution?? jmg257 Jul 2017 #38
Yeah, well..... Paladin Jul 2017 #39
Implying that those who disagree with you are Friends of Wayne (and Ted)? friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #40
Well - that's great. I don't see anyone here posting positive notions about Wayne or Ted, jmg257 Jul 2017 #42
That one has long promoted a Manichaean view of gun owners- you're either an 'enlightened' one... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #43
Some people must be just dying to really use their guns - for SOMEthing they can somehow justify. jmg257 Jul 2017 #45
I figured a left-leaning gun group would be of interest to this group. Paladin Jul 2017 #44
So again, you buy into all this armed revolution shit. You looking forward to killing 'the rich'? jmg257 Jul 2017 #46
I'm not going to bother trying to correct all of your erroneous thoughts and accusations. Paladin Jul 2017 #47
Yes, and I am sure all life is precious to you, too! jmg257 Jul 2017 #49
The David Clarke/"Uncle Ruckus"-style "antigun gun owner" is a familiar trope at DU friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #54
I wish I could say sarisataka Jul 2017 #48
You promote a straw narrative- any group that says "It is now time to turn our guns on..our enemies" friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #50
I'm an armed Democrat who supports gun control and thinks this is fucking moronic. n/t Downtown Hound Jul 2017 #51
Suits me. Thanks for the comment. Paladin Jul 2017 #52
Yes you did. Downtown Hound Jul 2017 #53

snpsmom

(791 posts)
1. They seem to be calling for armed insurrection
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 03:04 PM
Jul 2017

I was pretty much with them until I got to the no nation state stuff. That's nice and all, but other nations will still exist, even if this organization gets their way. What will they do then?

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
2. Are they liberal or far left wing,
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 04:16 PM
Jul 2017

Which is very illiberal? Left wing does not always mean liberal, see Antifa and any random socialist.
In all fairness, when is the NRA white supremacist? Why are there more black people, which are two, on the NRA board than on HuffPo's editorial staff, who are all white women? Not that I'm a member or a fan, but I detest calling everyone "racist" without evidence. Ted Nugent does not mean everyone else.

As the other poster mentioned, they sound like anarchists. Not a fan.

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
4. I kind of figured this group wouldn't come off as well as the NRA, here.
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 04:41 PM
Jul 2017

Just confirms a whole lot of ugly suspicions I've had about you people, for many years. Not that much in the way of confirmation was needed.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
6. Do you pay more attention to the labels or the substance?
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 04:50 PM
Jul 2017

They are anarchists, left wing libertarians, which are as delusional as their right wing counterparts.
All I did was simply point out the race baiting is bullshit. I also detest left wing anti white racists as much as I do the likes of Richard Spencer and David Duke. I didn't say I was a fan of either one. Besides, I have to check these guys out more than just what is on their website. One question is are they allies of Antifa and BAMN or not.
Let me ask you this, are you a progressive or a liberal? There was a time when the two weren't mutually exclusive, but it is today. Personally, I'm a liberal.

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
7. I tell you what I pay attention to:
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 04:58 PM
Jul 2017

I pay attention to all the times you Gun Enthusiasts have hollered about the Second Amendment not being about hunting, but being about the right of the public to have armed protection against a government that has overstepped its reasonable bounds and is devolving into rank authoritarianism. That's exactly the situation we have now---and you people can't step away from it fast enough. THAT'S what I'm paying attention to.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
8. rank authoritarianism isn't
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 05:29 PM
Jul 2017

our guy/gal loses. Rank authoritarianism is limiting the BoR like limits on speech, due process, warrantless searches etc. It is also taking dictatorial powers.
Calling for "hate speech laws", which is simply speech you don't like, is authoritarian. So is "gun violence protection orders" that violate the fifth amendment's due process and takings clauses. Am I saying some anti gunners are authoritarian? Well, yes. That also makes most of Europe, especially the autocrats at the EU commission, more authoritarian than we are. There, they limit speech, guns, and abortion much more than we do.

When Trump, or Pence, declare themselves "president for life" and starts putting people in concentration camps, I'll be concerned. In the meantime, I'll work for a proper replacement and defend liberal values against authoritarians on the right and the left. I'm old enough to remember POTUSes as bad or worse. Nixon and Wilson come to mind.

oneshooter

(8,614 posts)
11. "you people"
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 08:16 PM
Jul 2017

Sounds like you have a problem accepting others point of view. And as a result of this belittle them. Actually sounds racist.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
14. "you people"
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:09 PM
Jul 2017

The 2A is a basic human right that applies to all races and political affiliations.

sarisataka

(21,000 posts)
16. Just out of curiosity,
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 02:06 PM
Jul 2017

Did you have any ugly beliefs confirmed when our anti-gun enthusiasts were openly supporting Republicans during the general election?

Or do you hold some people to higher standards than others?

 

Marengo

(3,477 posts)
36. Where did you run off to? Why did you run off? Why do I have that song from The Caine Mutiny...
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 02:23 PM
Jul 2017

Running through my mind? You know the one..."I've got those yellow stain blues..."

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
13. Yeah, I've been "trolling" my gun viewpoints at DU since 2001.
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 07:25 AM
Jul 2017

And there's definitely some "butthurt" on display on this thread....but it ain't mine.

 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
19. On the contrary, I felt their assessment was *quite* accurate
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 06:36 PM
Jul 2017

For that matter, it's not the first time said butthurt has been on display- I'll leave it to
the disinterested observer to note just who posted the following:

https://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/10023469891#post48

"Way to fire, DU Gun Enthusiasts.

Whatever beneficial aspects of The Liberal Gun Club may have, have been nullified by your snarky-assed, agenda-heavy posts on this thread. Thanks for your reliable help."

sarisataka

(21,000 posts)
15. They seem to have some radical views
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 02:04 PM
Jul 2017

Last edited Sun Jul 16, 2017, 04:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Buried in their beliefs. I'm not sure they are as liberal as libertarian. After reading about their viewpoints I think they would find common ground with Sovereign citizens before Democrats.

In my opinion the Liberal Gun Club is a better fit for gun-owning Democrats.

aikoaiko

(34,202 posts)
17. I'm looking into them.
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 04:15 PM
Jul 2017

I'm a bit cautious, but I'm looking for a local chapter where I might meet some folks face-to-face.

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
18. Always wise to exercise caution with gun-oriented organizations.
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 04:19 PM
Jul 2017

Regardless of their political stances.

hack89

(39,179 posts)
20. So you support their notion of an individual right to bear arms?
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:09 PM
Jul 2017

Sounds like something a good Democrat can get behind.

I am not to keen on armed revolution though - they never end well. I believe in settling problems peacefully.

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
24. I've learned from bitter experience not to answer personal questions from pro-gun activists.
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 05:07 PM
Jul 2017

You can draw your own conclusions about the organization, without any further information about me.

 

Marengo

(3,477 posts)
26. Seems rather gutless to me, especially considering your fondness for veiled accusations.
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 05:20 PM
Jul 2017

In this aged thread you stated you do own firearms. Assuming you still are an "armed Democrat", what conclusions to you draw about this organization?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=518023&mesg_id=539778

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
28. I don't respond well to people who accuse me of being "gutless."
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 06:01 PM
Jul 2017

And your willingness to dredge up posts from 2007 tells me all I need to know about you. Find somebody else to play with.

hack89

(39,179 posts)
29. Passive aggression is gutless though
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 07:15 PM
Jul 2017

and you are the master of insulting passive aggression posts. You always run when pushed hard. Always.

 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
32. What does a refusal to acknowledge or discuss their own previous statements tell us about a person?
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 01:18 PM
Jul 2017

Especially when said person volunteered the following just eight months ago:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1262&pid=11803

"And I'm not going to tell you to run out and buy a gun. But I'm happier now than ever that I have a few, given how bad things are getting. Advocating gun control is not contrary to reasonable self-defense measures---no matter what the pro-gunners tell you."

Nice strawman argument there- and BTW,
if you wish to pontificate without the annoyance of unwelcome feedback, may I suggest starting your own website?

This is a discussion board with multiple viewpoints on offer, and this particular part of it is definitely *not*
the 'gun control amen chorus' group.

hack89

(39,179 posts)
27. You really suck at trolling
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 05:32 PM
Jul 2017

Aren't you guys tired yet of constantly getting your asses handed to you?

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
31. Yeah - I'm out...
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 01:12 PM
Jul 2017

Police, prisons, courts, artificial borders, and other systems of social control only exist to serve the rich. The nation-state project came into existence to protect the propertied classes and keep us working people poor and without power
...

It is now time to turn our guns on our real enemies.
WE BELIEVE IN THE NEED FOR REVOLUTION

 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
33. I hear you- that mindset tends to lead either to the Weathermen or the Reign of Terror
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 01:22 PM
Jul 2017

Or functional equivalents thereof...

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
34. Yep - since when did "armed Democrat" become "armed anarchist who wants to use their guns
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 01:29 PM
Jul 2017

to kill their proclaimed enemies and overthrow all governments".

 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
41. Much of the YouTube commentary is, not surprisingly, vile- but some is dead on:
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 01:41 PM
Jul 2017

"Antifa cosplaying as rednecks"

"What a hilariously inept attempt at co-opting your political opponent's identity."

"Wait a sec, at 7:09 when that guy is speaking for Red Neck revolt. I'm supposed to believe he's a redneck? With his neck beard and tribal earrings? Dude thats a hipster LARPing! A ball cap, plaid shirt and bandanna does not a redneck make."

"It looks like they got their "working class" clothes, flannel shirts and boots at Urban Outfitters."

"This is what happens when a marketing major and a humanities major get together. I don't think this is a grass roots white working class movement. I think it is someone trying to sell modern Marxism to white working class people."

Personally, they strike me as a bunch of mostly bourgeous phonies 'trying to sell Marxism to white working class people'.
As another commenter noted, the skinny jeans are a dead giveaway...

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
38. Do you buy into this shit? You are all for militant resistance, anarchy & armed revolution??
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 12:38 PM
Jul 2017

You'd be for everyone turning their guns on the "real enemies" (apparently "the rich" ).


One thing to enjoy having right to own guns, another to take advantage of that freedom so you can promote armed revolution and call for killing whomever you declare are the enemies.

Hoo rah!


Paladin

(28,763 posts)
39. Yeah, well.....
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 12:56 PM
Jul 2017

I'll let you get back to using your guns according to what Wayne LaPierre and Ted Nugent say. God knows, they'll give you plenty of advice on who "the enemies" are.....

 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
40. Implying that those who disagree with you are Friends of Wayne (and Ted)?
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 01:35 PM
Jul 2017

That sounds like "unreasoning, deep-seated paranoia" to me:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10027883808#post5

Beware of becoming what you hate...

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
42. Well - that's great. I don't see anyone here posting positive notions about Wayne or Ted,
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 01:51 PM
Jul 2017

or otherwise promoting their BS.

But armed revolution? HOO RAH!!
What good are guns if you can't kill SOMEone with them, huh?


Thanks for keeping us informed!



 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
43. That one has long promoted a Manichaean view of gun owners- you're either an 'enlightened' one...
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:05 PM
Jul 2017

...like he is and agree with him, or you're a right-winger, period:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1262&pid=11803

"the pro-gunners have been in the right-wing corner, all this time."

Apparently, it's simply unpossible to disagree with him and not be a Friend Of Wayne And Ted

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
45. Some people must be just dying to really use their guns - for SOMEthing they can somehow justify.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:14 PM
Jul 2017

Wonder just how 'rich' one has to be to be declared an enemy, and so worthy of being killed?

Huh - what happens if you are white working class AND have some money? Is such "luxury" allowed??!


Communists and anarchists unite!! (Weapons are cool.)

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
44. I figured a left-leaning gun group would be of interest to this group.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:09 PM
Jul 2017

A nice change of pace, for all you gun enthusiasts who repeatedly claim to be Good Democrats. But I'm not one bit surprised by the hostile reception from most of you.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
46. So again, you buy into all this armed revolution shit. You looking forward to killing 'the rich'?
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:20 PM
Jul 2017

Why killing people and overthrowing the govt means you're a Good Democrat is WAAY beyond me.

Your notion of what makes a "good Democrat" seems a bit...off (psst - it ain't murdering people YOU feel are somehow 'oppressing' you because they are better off)


I'm actually surprised by that attitude here.

Paladin

(28,763 posts)
47. I'm not going to bother trying to correct all of your erroneous thoughts and accusations.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:48 PM
Jul 2017

And for the life of me, I don't see how I can be involved in "this armed revolution shit" you keep talking about: I don't own a single assault rifle, there aren't any stacks of 30-round magazines lying around my residence, I am not in possession of any semi-auto pistols, no silencers anywhere---you know, the sort of hardware that you peace-loving gun enthusiasts chatter about endlessly in this group, when you're not dispensing opinions on what the true purpose of the Second Amendment really is (helpful hint: it ain't deer hunting).

(Another helpful hint, just for you: there is a butt-load of irony and sarcasm in the paragraph above. You're welcome.)

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
49. Yes, and I am sure all life is precious to you, too!
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:55 PM
Jul 2017

I get the sarcasm about what you own - its cool! One gunny to another

No need to explain why you posted the link and are promoting the "left-leaning gun group".
( )

Just very surprising is all.
And surprising why you don't understand why many here are hostile to their 'kill em all!' notions of murder, mayhem and revolution.

"Put the red back in redneck!! "
Pow pow!

 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
54. The David Clarke/"Uncle Ruckus"-style "antigun gun owner" is a familiar trope at DU
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 02:25 AM
Jul 2017

It's an old schtick that gets trotted out about once a year or so:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x361725#367600

MGAFYGAE -- "MY guns are fine, YOUR guns are evil."

Black powder guns, revolvers, traditionally stocked shotguns, deer rifles, even 1911's- "But I {or Dad, or Granddad, or Uncle Duke} had / have one of those, so they're perfectly fine. The rest of your guns? Ban 'em."


https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x361725#368402

That's a good one. A variant is the "Uncle Ruckus"

Claiming to be a gun owner and/or very familiar with guns, and yet continually putting down other gun owners


For those unfamiliar:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Ruckus

Those types take great pains to describein detail how their gun collection only uses pre-1905 technology.
When they show up, a question always occurs to me:

https://sync.democraticunderground.com/1172193744#post37

Your Uncle Ruckus-isms aside, why should *you* be trusted with guns, and others not?

I've yet to see a explicit rationale from a 'royalist' gun control advocate as to
why *their* gun ownership is more acceptable than another persons, or why their
views on the matter should be encoded into law.


They act as if their firearms don't fire the same potentially lethal rounds that every other firearm
ever invented does...



sarisataka

(21,000 posts)
48. I wish I could say
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:50 PM
Jul 2017

It surprises me. But after one regular gun control poster, who still post here, said this-

"As for me, I subscribe to the "thin the herd" philosophy. The more gun owner's toddlers kill their parents and themselves, the fewer nuts of breeding age are left and the higher the average IQ of the nation will rise"

Nothing from the gun control side surprises me anymore.

 

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
50. You promote a straw narrative- any group that says "It is now time to turn our guns on..our enemies"
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 03:16 PM
Jul 2017

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
53. Yes you did.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 04:21 PM
Jul 2017

Most of us here aren't really interested in discussing armed rebellion, be it from the left or the right. If you want that kind of talk go over to freerepublic.com. Have a nice day.

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