{"id":86707,"date":"2023-12-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=86707"},"modified":"2023-12-26T08:22:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:22:05","slug":"the-beatings-will-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=86707","title":{"rendered":"The Beatings Will Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever noticed how it&#8217;s one, and only one, side of our political debate that gets to block freeways and run riot with impunity, or functionally close to it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite example &#8211; when the gang of droogs pulled over the statue of Christopher Columbus on the Minnesota state capitol mall in 2020, no arrests were made (even though it happened with a squad of Highway Patrol were standing right there).  Eventually, one &#8220;ringleader&#8221; surrendered &#8211; and was &#8220;sentenced&#8221; to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;teach children about the evils of Christopher Columbus.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, no conservative who pulled down the statue of authoritarian socialist scumbag Floyd Olson would expect not to do serious jail time &#8211; because there are two justice systems in Minnesota.  One for the far left and those they favor, and one for the rest of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine Pro-Life Action MInistries trying to block a road?  There&#8217;d be water cannon and attack dogs, and the media would be busy covering the new all-womens-sports bar as they carted the injured protesters off to jail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the favored classes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pro-Palestinian protesters have shut down the entrance to O&#39;Hare Airport, causing chaos to travellers attempting to fly home to their families for Christmas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/siAel16fvA\">pic.twitter.com\/siAel16fvA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1738935868142887417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And sympathizers with Big Left&#8217;s favorite fascists?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: NYPD Calls for Level Three Mobilization Amidst Numerous Fights Between Pro-Palestine Protesters and Police at a Large Protest\u2070<br>\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Manhattan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Manhattan<\/a> l <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYork<\/a><br><br>Currently, the New York Police Department has requested a Level Three mobilization for a large protest that is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2ZAUvERF3\">pic.twitter.com\/j2ZAUvERF3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1739434702258258317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why, it&#8217;s almost like they want regular schmucks to be afraid to go about their day, or poke their heads up where radar can see them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More later this week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever noticed how it&#8217;s one, and only one, side of our political debate that gets to block freeways and run riot with impunity, or functionally close to it? 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