I've written a lot about violence and veterans. Some of my writing (the earlier stuff, certainly) dealt with this, to include some aspect of madness. This goes from the war abroad to the war at home (or within, really, though, man, what was I thinking about that cover? time for a change soon, right?[1]). Many of my posts have also talked about it. And, to recommend something good to you, this novel definitely hits the nail on the head.
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Now, this article talks about the veterans (on the right, OFC) sowing violence in the world. So it goes, I suppose.
In movement vernacular, Boogaloo refers to an inevitable and imminent armed revolt, and members often call themselves Boogaloo Bois, boogs or goons.
In the weeks since Jan. 6, an array of extremist groups have been named as participants in the Capitol invasion. The Proud Boys. QAnon believers. White nationalists. The Oath Keepers. But the Boogaloo Bois are notable for the depth of their commitment to the overthrow of the U.S. government and the jaw-dropping criminal histories of many members.
Sounds like this might be getting out of hand, especially when you understand that many of them have military training. Now, there are plenty of the people in the article who don't sound like combat arms. One handled 1000# bombs. Okay, sure, but that doesn't speak to any specific training for combat. Not that them training civilians isn't a problem:
In another instance, an ex-Marine gathered at least six men at a wooded property in McLoud, Oklahoma, a small town outside of Oklahoma City, and taught them how to storm a building. In a video posted to YouTubelast year, the former Marine, Christopher Ledbetter, shows the group how to enter a house and kill any enemy combatants inside.
Oh and 'member how I mentioned that the right was trying to make BLM look bad? Yeah, well will you look at this?
According to the prosecutor, the men intended to join a protest over the death of George Floyd and hurl firebombs at police, and they had made plans to bomb an electric power substation and a federal building, actions they hoped would spark a wider anti-government uprising.
No shock here. Mind you, as BLM actually protested real injustice, we had people saying that it was some Bolshevik revolution (like Russia in 1917). Well, guess what? The right really has no end to its idiocy, or Baghdad Bob-ness. Though unlike BB, they don't seem to have too many consequences to what they do.
Some of the article says the Military doesn't stop one from joining extremist groups, but I think that's way off. In basic we were all checked for tattoos for gang or hate group (Nazis et al) affiliations. Doubt that's changed. Not to say everyone who gets through doesn't have hate.
Scary stuff, though I wonder without Trump around if all this can be tamped down soon. Your thoughts?
[1] This, of course was my lsat novel, but was about the war coming home in many ways that it ended up doing.
