Armed left and rightwing protesters clash at 'drag brunch' in Texas

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Right- and leftwing protesters, some heavily armed with semi-automatic rifles, faced off outside a “drag brunch” at a restaurant in Roanoke, Texas, video showed.

The standoff on Sunday was filmed by a Dallas-based investigative reporter, whose footage spread online, and it comes amid rising tensions in US society, polls show majorities of Americans believe political violence is becoming more likely.

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At the state level, Republican governments have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, particularly in education. At the national level, the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas has suggested the rights to same-sex marriage could be overturned, following the removal of the constitutional right to abortion.

As the Guardian reported in July, drag queens are increasingly reporting rightwing harassment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/armed-left-and-rightwing-protesters-clash-at-drag-brunch-in-texas/ar-AA11h3tw

Meanwhile right-wing media whines about AntiFa when discussing this story.

[MagickMuffin]

1. Lot of Hicks in Roanoke, Texas located between Fort Worth to the South and Denton to the North

They'll been renovating the town. It has some good restaurants.


Oh and the investigative reporter is a fascist her name is Jana j pruet. She likes Mark Davis and Glenn beck!

[Srkdqltr]

2. Drag Brunch? Seriously? 🤣🤣🎉🤣🤣

[IngridsLittleAngel]

3. It's about time

Self-entitled little Nazi snowflakes think they're the only ones allowed to have guns, of course... Along with thinking they have the god-given right to terrorize, threaten, attack and kill anyone they don't like. Because of these "not afraid anymore!" thugs, the rest of us have to live with daily terror. The constant threats aimed at drag events... The fear we have for the "crime" of "walking while trans"... Doxxing... Stalking... Swatting... It all goes on and on and on.

They have done nothing but promote violence and threaten us. Well, it's about time they get a dose of their own medicine. It's about fucking time people stand up and protect vulnerable people who are being targeted solely for "you're not like us! waaaahhhhhhh!!!" They've been openly threatening innocent people since Charlottesville. The goddamned pigs do nothing to protect us. The QOP encourages and fuels this shit. So, it's about time people fight back.

After all, being nice has sure done so much to "not make the Republicans angry" and put a stop to this terrorism.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

4. I should also add...

The response of the "media" to this (whining about Antifa while having nothing critical to say about their precious baby Proud Babies) proves that there is no "liberal media" in this country. It's all right-wing, with the only question being how fucking far to the left they go.

If we had a liberal media, they'd be up in arms at why the fuck these assholes keep threatening drag brunches and Drag Queen Story Time and Pride events.

Both sides my ass.