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In reply to the discussion: "K"pete and DU, take a bow! [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(49,204 posts)25. Kudos to kpete, but Vanderbeogh is NOT a Patriot Leader, he's a Self-Styled Patriot Leader.
The distinction is important, otherwise it is yet again another instance of Democrats blithely accepting Right Wing framing of language.
Do not accept Right Wing / Republican / Tea terminology.
Vanderbeogh is not a patriot. Maybe call him militia leader. That's a relatively neutral term; one with connotations but both sides get the connotations they want so they're happy.
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Anyone else read the comment at the end of the article by someone named Billy Mullins? Scary.
Tess49
May 2014
#10
He was writing about the civil war that is close to happening and how it will be taken
Tess49
May 2014
#13
Kudos to kpete, but Vanderbeogh is NOT a Patriot Leader, he's a Self-Styled Patriot Leader.
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2014
#25