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One would think that a six city-block area declaring itself an “autonomous zone” would be a huge problem for the Mayor of that city. In the case of Seattle’s Mayor Jenny Durkan, the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone or CHAZ is groovetastic. She supports the secession of part of downtown Seattle. Not only does she support it, but she doesn’t want Donald Trump’s help in reclaiming the, um, territory.
In case you have been in a self-imposed news blackout, Victory Girls’ Lisa, who is intimately familiar with the PNW, wrote about CHAZ and you MUST read it here. Long story short, a bunch of anarchists chased the police out of the six block area of downtown Seattle known as Capitol Hill. As of last night, this new country had already experienced a crime wave. The CHAZians invited in some homeless persons and the homeless persons stole their vegan food.
Hey, Anarchomastia, I don’t think you know the meaning of the word “autonomous”. And speaking of not knowing the meaning of the word “autonomous”, that brings us to Mayor Jenny. You see, the last time an area of our Nation seceded, we fought a Civil War aka The War Between the States aka The Late Unpleasantness. Most Presidents of the United States would not find secession amusing. President Donald Trump offered to help Mayor Jenny, and the dreadful Governor Jay Inslee, in reclaiming the “land”. As the Washington Post reported:
Trump tweeted about Seattle on Wednesday and Thursday after several prominent conservatives expressed shock over the protesters’ activities. He alleged, without citing evidence, that “Domestic Terrorists” had taken over the city.
“Radical Left Governor @JayInslee and the Mayor of Seattle are being taunted and played at a level that our great Country has never seen before,” Trump tweeted. “Take back your city NOW. If you don’t do it, I will. This is not a game. These ugly Anarchists must be stooped IMMEDIATELY. MOVE FAST!”
I would rather see the anarchists stopped rather than stooped, but you get Trump’s gist. In support of CHAZ, Mayor Jenny tweeted:
The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone #CHAZ is not a lawless wasteland of anarchist insurrection – it is a peaceful expression of our community's collective grief and their desire to build a better world. Given his track record, it's not hard to believe that Trump is wrong, yet again.
— Mayor Jenny Durkan (@MayorJenny) June 11, 2020
Question for the folks of Seattle: Did y’all know Jenny Durkan lives in Cloud Cuckoo Land when you voted for her? I mean, bless her heart, this woman is a mess. You had to notice, just a little. Anyhoo. Mayor Jenny gave a rebuttal to Trump tonight that was yummy, delicious in its stupidity:
Jen, hon, I don’t think you know what the word “autonomous” means. It’s a great college board word, so let me help you out. From Merriam-Webster:
Definition of autonomous
1a: having the right or power of self-government
an autonomous territory
b: undertaken or carried on without outside control : SELF-CONTAINED
an autonomous school system
2a: existing or capable of existing independently
an autonomous zooid
b: responding, reacting, or developing independently of the whole
an autonomous growth
3: controlled by the autonomic nervous system
4: of, relating to, or marked by autonomy
Other Words from autonomous
These violent squatters in CHAZ are stealing city power and water, occupying city buildings and streets, and have no means of production for food or clothing, or anything else. There is infighting and threats. What part of that is “autonomous”?
It’s all groovetastic for Mayor Jenny. Not only has she said this is free speech and patriotism, she told Chris Cuomo that this could be a “Summer of Love”. I am not joking. Ask the business owners who are being extorted about this “Summer of Love”. I looked up “Summer of Love” on the interwebs and there were no scary men with long guns in the pictures or insane demands.
Remember “Occupy Wall Street”? This CHAZ “country” is Occupy Wall Street without the niceties. The goal of these anarchists is to use CHAZ as a test case for New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
President Trump should do whatever he needs to do to reclaim CHAZ. Now. This Duck Soup reference might be a little archaic, but “Pop Goes The Weasel”, Mr. Trump.
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Garland Twitty says: The situation reminds us of the 1960s, when student activists took over buildings from feckless college administrators. The end result: power sharing. (The Babylon Bee already nailed it in one of their latest satires, in which they also noted that eventually, Seattle residents couldn’t tell the difference between Antifa leaders and the City Council.)
Where does Seattle go from there? To paraphrase Larry the Liquidator (“Other People’s Money”), as their economic base shrinks, they will go broke, “down the tubes, slow but sure.”
The end state: maybe Detroit? (A mathematically surreal zone, in which in an election, the number of votes cast exceeds the number of registered voters.)
Scott says: “A mathematically surreal zone, in which in an election, the number of votes cast exceeds the number of registered voters.)”.. But don’t worry, there’s no fraud…
Trey says: I don’t think that Trump should do anything but state the following. Constitutionally, this is a matter for the state, not the feds. Elections have consequences and those who elected Jenny (and the rest of the liberals in that city) must sleep in the bed that they made for themselves. Hopefully they will have their eyes opened to the lie of socialism and make better choices in the future.
GWB says: Except that constitutionally, this IS a matter for the feds. It’s one of their few enumerated powers.
Sadie McQueen says: I can think of a couple of cliches: talk is cheap; put your money where your mouth is. If they were TRULY interested in autonomy, they would insist on TRUE autonomy…no utilities, no services, no internet, etc. Let them build their own. They can’t even feed themselves. They are nothing more than overgrown toddlers having a tantrum.
GWB says: They’re having a tantrum trusting that the morons and fellow travelers in the city gov’t will sustain them and protect their insurrection.
GWB says: a Civil War aka The War Between the States aka The Late Unpleasantness
AKA the War of Northern Aggression.
Lawfully gathering and …
Well, that very first word is a lie.
Did y’all know Jenny Durkan lives in Cloud Cuckoo Land when you voted for her?
Yes they did. It’s WHY they voted for her.
Trump does need to intervene. But in a passive fashion.
Put a cordon around the area, allowing no one in or out. Turn off the electricity, gas, water, internet, telephone and cell phone services. Block cell phone signals going out. Confiscate all funds in US banks.
Once the siege is set, you let out anyone who can prove they are an actual resident, and you cannot prove aided or abetted the insurgents. Have them fill out paperwork for their compensation directly from the funds of the insurgents and the mayor and governor.
Then, you simply wait.
Alternatively, you call up the 1981 Philadelphia police and ask to borrow some C4 and a helicopter.
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