Ron Obvious
Graduate Poster
He has an unusual name for a Nazi: Sai Varshith Kandula. But the flag confirms it.
The swastika figures prominently in Indian culture. Are we sure they were Nazi flags, or swastika flags?
He has an unusual name for a Nazi: Sai Varshith Kandula. But the flag confirms it.
The swastika figures prominently in Indian culture. Are we sure they were Nazi flags, or swastika flags?
Yeah, we're sure
[qimg]https://www.dropbox.com/s/je88012v0am8naa/SVKTruck.png?raw=1[/qimg]
[qimg]https://www.dropbox.com/s/jm6bs57oowj5kpq/SVKFlag.png?raw=1[/qimg]
Because nothing says "Indian culture" quite like "Die Flagge des Deutschen Reiches"
Come on Ron... its Obvious!
I'd not seen the pictures, and looking at that picture of the guy, I suspect I know why. Not exactly the image conjured up by the story, is it?
Nothing says "white supremacist Nazi" quite like a brown-skinned Indian, right?
FYI- on the contrary, Nazis and Hitler were and are still quite popular in India.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-dirty-word-in-india/articleshow/63955029.cms
Have a we think about India's colonial history, and have a guess why this might be the case.
India is fast becoming a totalitarian one.
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They are, after all, the actual Aryan race.
Ah, I see. With a name like Sai Varshith Kandula, you were expecting him to look like this...
He was described in the initial story I saw as a "19 year old man from Missouri.... with Nazi flags...".
I confess I wasn't expecting a young Ghandi, no. And neither, I suspect, was the person who posted this in the Right Wing Terrorism thread.
They are, after all, the actual Aryan race.
Pretty ***** racsist to assume only fair skinned people can be right-wing, or terrorists, or both.
ETA: also referring to people of South Asian heritage as "Ghandi"....
You might have a point with right-wing and terrorist, but this guy sported Nazi flags. Nazism as a racially-inclusive ideology, seriously? Whatever will they think of next?
No, I think I'll stick with confused and mentally ill, rather than right wing.
He was described in the initial story I saw as a "19 year old man from Missouri.... with Nazi flags...".
I confess I wasn't expecting a young Ghandi, no. And neither, I suspect, was the person who posted this in the Right Wing Terrorism thread.
Law enforcement sources said he climbed out of the U-Haul truck waving a Nazi flag and said that he wanted to kill the president and seize power.
Kandula allegedly told investigators that “Nazis have a great history" and that he looked up to Hitler as “a strong leader.”
Then your suspicion was wrong because I suspected "Sai Varshith Kandula" was an Indian name so I looked it up just to make sure. And I said A Nazi flag, not plural.
I suspect anyone who uses any logic in this political atmosphere would assume someone...of any background...who rams a truck into a WH security barrier, declares he wants to harm Biden and had a Nazi flag and duct tape in his truck just might be an example of right-wing terrorism.
You might have a point with right-wing and terrorist, but this guy sported Nazi flags. Nazism as a racially-inclusive ideology, seriously? Whatever will they think of next?
No, I think I'll stick with confused and mentally ill, rather than right wing.
No, I think I'll stick with confused and mentally ill, rather than right wing.
You may have suspected lots of things, but if you knew his name you didn't see fit to mention it. Leaving it off leaves a radically different impression of the perpetrator but I suspect that was your intention.
I would have thought that anyone threatening violence would be automatically excluded from the ranks of Gandhis, though perhaps Ghandis are like the Bizarro version.Pretty ***** racsist to assume only fair skinned people can be right-wing, or terrorists, or both.
ETA: also referring to people of South Asian heritage as "Ghandi"....
The swastika figures prominently in Indian culture. Are we sure they were Nazi flags, or swastika flags?
You may have suspected lots of things, but if you knew his name you didn't see fit to mention it. Leaving it off leaves a radically different impression of the perpetrator but I suspect that was your intention.
There's a Venn diagram for that.
Yeah, we're sure
[qimg]https://www.dropbox.com/s/je88012v0am8naa/SVKTruck.png?raw=1[/qimg]
[qimg]https://www.dropbox.com/s/jm6bs57oowj5kpq/SVKFlag.png?raw=1[/qimg]
Because nothing says "Indian culture" quite like "Die Reichsflag"
Come on Ron... its Obvious!
You might have a point with right-wing and terrorist, but this guy sported Nazi flags. Nazism as a racially-inclusive ideology, seriously? Whatever will they think of next?
Wow... was he a Karen back then too? [emoji15]Why...you think Indians can't be racist bigots. Here...this was my classmate back in school and he is now in the US:
Thaker’s Social Media History Raises Questions About Waukee Ticket
He told the FBI that he wanted to kill Biden, overthrow the government and take over himself. He seems to have lacked a weapon other than the U-Haul truck.
I see Ron Obvious has taken my advice and put the shovel down. Good move.
Actually, I just can't be arsed to engage with you and your kind anymore. You don't discuss anything of substance; you merely misrepresent and mock and think it constitutes a discussion.
The DOJ is apparently not taking the threat very seriously. He's only being charged with "depredation of property of the United States".
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/politics/u-haul-white-house-suspect/index.html
It wasn't a poster. It was lifted from the Texas Democrats website. Here is the full quote.
I seriously doubt that Texas Democrats referring to "criminals and others deemed dangerous to themselves and others", are talking about "black and hispanic people"
"Today, following yesterday’s horrific mass shooting in Allen, and another just days ago in San Jacinto County, the Texas Democratic Party is again calling on Texas Republicans to allow for common sense gun safety measures to be implemented in Texas.
We support the Second Amendment – and we also believe that the best way to uphold Texas’ strong heritage of responsible gun ownership for self defense, hunting, and recreation is to make sure we’re keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals and others deemed dangerous to themselves and others. It’s long past time to implement these life-saving, science-backed tactics – small differences in the law that would make enormous strides toward preventing suicides, mass shootings, tragic accidents, and other gun violence.
The policies we are asking to be implemented would in no way infringe upon the Second Amendment – they would have no bearing on the ability of any law-abiding Texan of sound mind to purchase or own any federally-legal firearm. But they do have the potential to save countless lives of our fellow Texans."
Here is a brief summary of what Texas Democrats are asking for...
1. Universal, stringent, thorough background checks with no private sale – or “gun show” – loopholes. 87% of Americans agree
2. Reasonable waiting periods to purchase a firearm. 77% of all Americans agree
3. Raise the age to 21 to purchase any firearm in Texas.
76% of Texans agree
4. Extreme Risk Protection Orders – a.k.a. “Red Flag” Laws.
72% of Texans agree
5. Strict requirements for safe firearm storage.
I agree with most of these;
I disagree with B;i I think 18 should be the limit. That is when you get your full rights a s a citizen; see no reason to make an exception here
And although I am very strongly in favor of safe storage, don't see how you can enforce 5.
5. Strict requirements for safe firearm storage.
The DOJ is apparently not taking the threat very seriously. He's only being charged with "depredation of property of the United States".
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/politics/u-haul-white-house-suspect/index.html
CNN said:During the hearing, [US Magistrate Judge Robin] Meriweather informed Kandula that the charge he’s facing carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or a combination of the two. It also carries a mandatory restitution payment.
The flag was definitely Nazi...
However, the right wing Hindu movement lead by the RSS had a gread deal of admirers of Hitler and his final solution among its founders.