The gunmen who have seized a federal building in Oregon claim they’re patriots.
But on social media, many are calling the self-styled “militia” terrorists — and mocking the group that has taken over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters with derisive nicknames.
Some are calling them Y’All Qaeda:
Read at HuffPo.
I’ve also seen some racebaiting with claims that if these were blacks or Muslims, they’d be shot dead by now. Is there really a double-standard at play because I’m not seeing the comparison that’s being drawn by the race-baiters.