The Era of the Weaponized Freak

I don’t think The End Times is a phrase that proffers much utility. An epitaph can only be chiseled in hindsight. Moreover, it’s not terribly descriptive. They were having a great time on the Titanic right up until the moment it struck that iceberg. Whatever we’re living through right now deserves a title that connotes insanity, terror and the apprehension that comes with knowing the worst is yet to come.

The Era of The Weaponized Freak came to my mind scrolling through a collection of Antifa mugshots from Portland. It was the most dysgenic menagerie I’d ever seen. I used to think the checkout line at my local Walmart was as bad as the cesspool could get but I was dead wrong.

I was heading back to my car after making a few purchases last month when I strolled past a troubling spectacle in the parking lot. It was a dude with long blond hair in skimpy pink shorts sporting a crop top. I’m 6’2″ and this guy was significantly taller. This was a big man, and seemed to be somewhere in his 40’s. I wouldn’t be surprised if he played college ball.

He was on a walkie talkie saying, “Send them in.” This triggered my danger alarm. Have they finally found me? I quickly wondered. Was there an air strike on the way? Farcical questions a decade ago, but so was a man dressed up as a woman. It used to be fodder for comedy movies.

On the drive home, I kept thinking of what the headline would be in the newspaper. “Reviled Local Hate Monger Dies from COVID-19” is how I think they’d try to play it. Whatever carnage transpires, we can rest assured that Antifa won’t be blamed in the media or systematically prosecuted by the authorities.

These freaks are going to “lay siege” to the White House this week. They’re backed by the state to a much stronger degree than the president. If they intend to “occupy” the place and presumably lynch him, we ought to consider that a real possibility.

If they get thousands of lunatics to bum rush the White House, will the Feds start mowing them down like a scene from Resident Evil? That’s doubtful. Furthermore, the Kyle Rittenhouse incident demonstrates that they understand not to dilute the effectiveness of a human wave attack by getting skittish after comrades eat some rounds.

They might have a decent chance of at least forcing a rooftop chopper evacuation the likes of which we haven’t seen since the fall of Saigon. We’re powerless in these matters, so all we can do is watch from home and crack wise. That’s one of the most troubling features of our times.

Tom Shackleford

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