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DemoCat's avatar

Maine, like so many other beautiful places in America, don’t belong to these fringe hateful extremists. Even a mostly white state like Maine has far more people who are horrified by such views and would be very dismayed to have a neighbor like that. Maine has incredible natural beauty, with woods and mountains and shoreline. The fresh seafood and chowder there is enough reason to visit. Arcadia is one of the most incredible places I’ve ever seen. Go there!

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π•Ίπ–“π–™π–π–Šπ–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—π–π–†π–“π–‰'s avatar

Part that caught my eye was the man sitting next to her as she spoke. He didn’t flinch, he didn’t give a flicker of a what the fuck?

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

In a state legislature? You'd have to spontaneously combust at the lectern to count as outrageous.

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π•Ίπ–“π–™π–π–Šπ–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—π–π–†π–“π–‰'s avatar

That could be taken as an indication that they know that what they do up there is just posturing.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Marcie. I am so fucking sick of the 2nd Amendment infringing on the 1st.

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Revenant's avatar

Sheesh, what is the world coming to? Used to be, the worst you'd run into in the woods up t'Maine were Tommyknockers, and maybe the odd tulpa. White and black race-warriors training up for their joint martyrdom to the credo of "NO, We Can't All Get Along", that's a bit much. Why should such a pretty place be invaded by such ugly people?

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Brianna Amore's avatar

Umm, even if you're defending NEO-Nazis you're still defending Nazis.

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rick prose's avatar

But, doesn't coming at these sociopaths in that way - legislatively - just play into their "see! we told you! they're gonna take our guns and lock us up in black sites!!!!" mentality?

Not sure what the answer is, you're dealing with heavily-armed lunatics, in the parlance of our time, and, anything could happen, js.

In the interest of full disclosure, I live in Maine, and I just got back from seeing my first, and, at my age, my last, total solar eclipse. It was much better than advertised, let me tell you, mister man.

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Mike_Cramer's avatar

β€œ But, doesn't coming at these sociopaths in that way - legislatively - just play into their "see! we told you! they're gonna take our guns and lock us up in black sites!!!!" mentality?”

So what if it does? They deserve it. In fact, they deserve far far worse.

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Jamshied Sharifi's avatar

Foul beyond foul. True evil.

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John Norris's avatar

"People (militant leftists) were coming up there all the time, snooping and getting very brazen, even driving down into the clearing." Seems that Christopher β€œThe Hammed” Pohlhaus couldn't afford a gate on the drive to the clearing or know how to post a sentry at said gate.

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Mike_Cramer's avatar

Militant left? I wish!

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

If a militant left did rise up, the run on Depends would make it look like toilet paper in 2020.

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Chuck Dickens's avatar

Militant leftist = cub reporter from the Thrifty Nickel Gazette

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insert_something_creative's avatar

I wouldn't be surprised if there were at least a few of these groups/camps operating in the rural North (basically inland between Sacramento and the Oregon border) here in California. There is a longtime secessionist movement up there, and flags for the State of Jefferson are not uncommon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_(proposed_Pacific_state)

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Biff52 Lost Canadian's avatar

Plenty of folks here in the Owens Valley want in, too.

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Phried Ξ©'s avatar

What makes Republican Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn think Neo-Nazi compound dudes are going to vote for a chick no matter how white she appears to be?

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Major Is My Spirit Animal's avatar

With all those Nazis right out in plain sight you wonder why it is that mass shootings only happen in supermarkets and schools. It must have something to do with the fact that civilized people just enact laws to regulate dangerous behavior.

Or try to.

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

The eclipse is heading toward Maine right now. Hope the Nazis don’t freak out.

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Biff52 Lost Canadian's avatar

If you shoot at it, the sun come back. That's a science fact.

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belfryo's avatar

"Plus it’s a nice place for manly white men to hang out together doing man things. β€œI have a tight-knit community of guys that, you know, we want to live near each other,”"\

polyester/ rayon mix tight-knit I'd wager

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

When guys like this start throwing around terms like "tight knit", I go well past "share the same philosophies."

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kbblaldwin's avatar

PALIN

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK

I sleep all night, I work all day

MOUNTIES CHOIR

He's a lumberjack and he's OK

He sleeps all night and works all day

PALIN

I cut down trees, I eat my lunch

I go to the lavatory

On Wednesdays I go shopping

And have buttered scones for tea

MOUNTIES CHOIR

He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch

He goes to the lavatory

On Wednesdays he goes shopping

And has buttered scones for tea

He's a lumberjack and he's OK

He sleeps all night and works all day

PALIN

I cut down trees, I skip and jump

I like to press wild flowers

I put on women's clothing

And hang around in bars

MOUNTIES CHOIR

He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps

He likes to press wild flowers

He puts on women's clothing

And hangs around in bars...?

(The choir begins to look uncomfortable, but brightens up as they go into the chorus.)

He's a lumberjack and he's OK

He sleeps all night and works all day

PALIN

I cut down trees, I wear high heels

Suspenders and a bra

I wish I were a girlie

Just like my dear papa

MOUNTIES CHOIR

He cuts down trees, he wears high heels

Suspenders and a bra?!?

(The choir mumbles angrily, and the song breaks down

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tempusfugit's avatar

Nazi Nurse Nancy needs to STFU.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Those Nazis? Oh no. I meant THOSE Nazis. You know, the good ones.

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Enter Ranting's avatar

Kicked out of Planet Fitness for the win!

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Andrew Fleming's avatar

Added bonus for being unwelcome in Penobscot County, home of the world's scariest author. I used to work in the Maine woods during summers back in my college days, where the biggest risk to my personal safety was hitting a moose while driving at night.

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Enter Ranting's avatar

Danielle Steel lives in Maine?

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justifiable's avatar

I deeply regret that I can only like this once because damn

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