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Originally Posted by roachboy
the minutemen are a militia group--just have a look at their webpage.
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I poked around a bit, and I'll be honest - it was not apparent to me that the minutemen are a militia group. They've appropriated a name that is militia-ish, but I don't see many signs that they consider themselves such. In fact, I looked through a bunch of their pictures and writings, and I didn't see one picture of a person with a gun. I saw lots of people with binoculars, cameras, and cell phones. I also didn't see any ZOG conspiracy writings. Here are a few things that I found - quite easily:
Minutemen Homepage
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Originally Posted by Minutemen Homepage
The Minuteman Project is not a call to arms, but a call to voices seeking a peaceful and respectable resolve to the chaotic neglect by members of our local, state and federal governments charged with applying U.S. immigration law.
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MMP has no affiliation with, nor will we accept any assistance by or interference from, separatists, racists, or supremacy groups or individuals, no matter what their race, color, or creed.
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"Operating within the law to support the enforcement of the law"
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Some of the commentary on news articles is strongly written, but I just don't see these guys envisioning themselves as a militia type force. I'm sure they've got their fair share of wackjobs, but who doesn't these days?
Given all of that, I'm not sure why this thread has turned into an indictment of gun-owners or milita groups.
Poppinjay - I don't think they're concerned about Canadian citizens coming to America to take our jobs. I think they're probably pointing out that if the border between the US and Canada is unsecured and therefore essentially transparent, we've essentially outsourced our border protection (from terrorists and WMDs) to another nation.