It’s the middle of the night, but I wanted to do something with this before I went to bed.
There is a Facebook post that is going viral, from one “Craig Sawman Sawyer”. This guy seems to be an ex-Navy Seal sniper. He is a fairly prominent individual, with a verified account and a large following and a Wikipedia page.
A couple of days ago, he posted the message below. I wanted to capture the message here in case he deletes it.
This is already sickening, but the comments are even worse. Here are some examples:
This is just a sampling. There are hundreds of these messages.
This Facebook post was picked up by at least one other far right web site Conservative Firing Line. I hate to link to it- it is a vile site- but we should be aware of this.
Former Navy SEAL Craig ‘Sawman’ Sawyer warns of ‘gruesome massacre’ if Trump removed from office
The message thread on this site is even worse than on Facebook.
This is insane. If anyone has suggestions on actions we can take, please comment.
Update
Wow the discussion here is really good. Some have pointed out that I may be over-reacting a bit to this type of gun fetish that has been going on for a while. True… looking at it now with fresh eyes. When I stumbled on this last night, two things stood out about it:
- This guy is fairly prominent, with lots of followers, and it was starting to go viral.
- We are very likely approaching the trigger these guys are talking about
The key thing is awareness and to keep our eyes open for people acting strange in the months ahead.
Craig Sawyer (the author of the FB post) is now stating in messages that he was only referring to an illegal coup, not legal impeachment. The wording of his message was careful enough to be open to that interpretation. But the responses of his followers- and his eager engagement with them- tell a different story. But he’s on notice, and that is good. Hopefully the FBI will pay him a visit.
Thanks for the rec list and the very useful discussion. Stay alert & safe.