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.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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    24 days 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

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      24 days ago

      But they aren’t angry that Seattle paves their roads or subsidizes their water.

      Taxes would go up on them like 40% if western Washington went Greater Idaho.

      Natives in Idaho, fwiw, DO NOT like these people. They are essentially being invaded by the fringe right…which tracks. After the civil war confederate racist traitors fled reconstruction and moved to the PNW en masse. This is why Portland, and Oregon in general, has such a skinhead/neonazi problem.

      We should counter that by doing the same thing. If you got to move soon, move to a red district and help swing it over.

      Eventually the tech bros will force enough Californians to flee. A couple million more and Texas is blue baby.

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        24 days ago

        Yeah I mean you can see right on the Kirker’s website they’re actively doing social invasion tactics they advertise it. They’re still struggling to get into local office in the Palouse because everyone hates them but they’ve also bought up half of Moscow. They own a construction company, realty companies, and internally subsidize out of state cultists to move in. Only a matter of time before they can sway local elections enough for a Kirker to hit office. I’m from north Idaho, it’s a mess there right now, and being used as a staging ground to swing Washington. If Oregon ends up like that too it’s going to be some rough times in Washington sooner or later

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          23 days ago

          Spokane valley is their shitty asshole in Washington.

          The last time Spokane (not the valley) got all uppity about forming “Lincoln” or whatever they planned on calling it, Seattle officials literally laughed on air and said go for it, they’d be just fine getting the $733 million western Washington sends over to eastern Washington.

          Spokane shut the fuck up right quick.

          2020 census numbers Eastern WA has 1.3million people Western WA has 6.04mil.

          But sure, eastern Washington should be calling all the shots. What a miserable bunch of whiny crybabies.