Police arrest 31 people with ties to hate group, found inside U-haul

 Its interesting that such extremism behaviors are becoming more common. 31 people are not that many so I wonder what they hoped to achieve other then a statement of chaos. The good news is they didn't have guns and as of yet did not appear to have coordinating groups. I'm surprised considering they coordinated to get enough people from different states into the back of a Uhaul (How or where did they have a chance to coordinate? Which social media site? organization? etc..). What did appear to happen is they were doing so incognito that that is a concern. There are differences between peaceful protests and rioting. Incognito is a sign of more nefarious purposes.

It is or is not an argument for or against what someone believes or whether they disagree with someone's lifestyle or choices (everyone is entitled to their opinion). It is a matter of civility and figuring a way to disagree without resorting to violence. Extreme nationalist movements can coordinate quickly and rally around a core ideologies. That leads to planning and premeditated actions. That is where paramilitaries can be formed (I hope not but often nationalist movements come from such backgrounds.)

This isn't an act of civil discussion its an attempt to intimidate and I think we have become accustomed to that as a method of disagreement. The problem with intimidation is it leads to backlash and then people take other precautions which continues to escalate situations. I believe there are some people in our society that feel power over is the only way to resolve issues. This isn't necessarily an issue that needs resolution it is one that people can agree to disagree but find a way to coexist. I may agree or disagree with someone's choices but I respect their right to choose. 

Sometimes these terms can be misused. For example, I'm straight but was called gay by members of a hate group because one of the ladies felt rejected. It was really more about her values than anything else and didn't feel she would be a good match based on shallow displayed behaviors. Yet it was a tool to rally a mob of supporters. If that makes me Gay Yikes!!!! ...but that is the world we live in. 🧐✌