Tomahawk
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Back around '99 or so, right before I joined VCDL, there was an incident in which a local reporter or commentator referred to VCDL as a militia group. VCDL set them straight and got them to retract it, IIRC.
But the fact is that an organization called a "citizens' defense league" with a minuteman logo screams "wackjob militia" to the uninformed, and I can see it being exploited by propagandists looking for a way to marginalize it in preparation for rounding up the members.
Am I being paranoid? Take a look at the slide show again, and note longwatch's comment about the fusion center. It's not paranoia if the threat is real.
Back around '99 or so, right before I joined VCDL, there was an incident in which a local reporter or commentator referred to VCDL as a militia group. VCDL set them straight and got them to retract it, IIRC.
But the fact is that an organization called a "citizens' defense league" with a minuteman logo screams "wackjob militia" to the uninformed, and I can see it being exploited by propagandists looking for a way to marginalize it in preparation for rounding up the members.
Am I being paranoid? Take a look at the slide show again, and note longwatch's comment about the fusion center. It's not paranoia if the threat is real.