Revealed: anti-government People’s Rights Network, founded by Ammon Bundy, appearing to follow ‘entryism’ strategy

At least 66 members of an anti-government group founded by far-right militia figure Ammon Bundy have attempted to win local positions of influence in the Republican party in Oregon, the Guardian can reveal.

The candidates stood for Republican precinct committee person (PCP) slots in three central Oregon counties in this week’s elections, with some facing no opponent and thus winning their positions by default. The role of PCPs includes electing the executive of the county-level GOP apparatus.

The move is part of what appears to be a coordinated attempt to capture the local Republican party infrastructure, following a far-right strategy of “entryism” into more mainstream political bodies.

  • Jaysyn
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    881 month ago

    The fact that Bundy isn’t rotting in prison right now is a complete failure of Justice.

  • @[email protected]
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    451 month ago

    So, anyone think the supposed non-fascist Republicans are gonna look back on the past few years and decide maybe this time they should do something about it before it gets out of hand?

     

     

    Sorry if it was too early for such a riproaring joke!

        • Drusas
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          31 month ago

          Sorry to hear it. There’s some very beautiful country out there, but the culture is not great (I’m in Washington now but used to live in Oregon).

          Most of Western Washington is pretty great. She could move up here.

          • @[email protected]
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            21 month ago

            I mean, we’re Canadian, if things get really bad her and her wife could definitely just jump ship and head north north.

      • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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        131 month ago

        While I agree, and am in Washington now in part because of stuff like this, we need to do better about keeping these people subdued or it won’t be much better here. The college towns bordering Idaho/Washington are in the middle of a very successful christo-fascist takeover with plans to foothold into Washington. Spokane has been toying with nationalism and white supremacy for ages. There are a lot of very red rural farmland and small towns who are angry at Seattle for having such an influence on them.

        I still feel safer here and most areas of Washington than I have living in other places. We need to work hard to keep it that way because fascism doesn’t stop at state lines

        • @OlinOfTheHillPeople
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          51 month ago

          There are a lot of very red rural farmland and small towns who are angry at Seattle for having such an influence on them paying for their infrastructure.

        • @tsonfeir
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          31 month ago

          There is only one way to stop them.

      • SeaJ
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        1 month ago

        You have never been to northeast Washington, have you? Soooo many Christian nationalists and people who claim to be “constitutionalists.”

        But there are still lots of great areas even east of the mountains.

        • @tsonfeir
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          31 month ago

          I lived in Spokane for 3 years.

  • @[email protected]
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    21 month ago

    Is there no ‘US-news’ community? I’m getting sick of all the ‘far right did stupid here’, ‘broken system there’ news.

  • @[email protected]
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    01 month ago

    Hey lefties maybe you should uhhhhhhh

    Do the same thing? As someone that doesnt suck ass?

    Just a thought.

    (Not me though, you guys do it)