(February 13, 2021 at 8:35 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(February 13, 2021 at 8:22 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: You don't quite understand -
The media finds utility iin the "militias"
First understand - the.media inflates the numbers. I have seen this first hand. When the media was reporting the Michigan Militia had over a million members - (1990's) I was there - and know for a fact there was not even 10,000 members. My best guess? Between 4 and 5 thousand. That is a conservative estimate. It was likely lower.
But - the.media loved them - because they "sold newspapers".
The militia was a handy boogeyman. Outta control whackos with guns AND THERE'S MILLIONS OF THEM!!!.
Yeah... Sure...
Believe what you like.
I was there. I saw what I saw.
And it wasn't millions.
The numbers are not the point. The domestic terrorists absolutely delight in the term ‘militia’ - it feeds into their fantasy that they’re some sort of patriotic freedom fighters, when they’re simply a bunch disgruntled lost boys playing at being soldiers. ‘Militia’ is a soft euphemism that adds to their mystique and helps them recruit. The media would would get an even bigger bang by calling the domestic terrorists.
Boru
The numbers are exactly the point. It's the name that is moot.
You could call them Greebfebleax if you like - but when it turns out there are only 6 of them - then the threat is pretty minimal - ya think?
