Wisconsinites are getting a bite from a brand new flavor of shit sandwich that results from having a Republican-controlled legislature: Masked mercenaries with semi-automatic weapons are guarding the site of a controversial mining project that is being established near Lake Superior and understandably, people are freaking out about it.

Although there were serious environmental concerns about the mine, in March the GOP legislature pushed it through anyway. Since then there have been steady events protesting the mine, which will be owned and operated by a company called Gogebic Taconite. Over the July 4th weekend, however, masked security guards wearing camouflaged uniforms and carrying multiple semi-automatic weapons started patrolling the future mine’s site. Forget about the firepower for a moment, why do these dudes require masks to do their jobs?

I noticed the tories have already cut spending on everything except defense and police forces, no doubt they make sure those who protect them from us get paid.

I still think we'll have private firms taking up some front line police duties soon enough.

i have no explain for the dudes fat little titties.

hey hugo the flags black so it shows up in night vision and its backwards because .. and this is kind of convoluted, thats how it would get blown in the wind if it was a real flag on a pole when soldiers advance forwards
i have no explain for the dudes fat little titties.

This is what the 'Libertarian' wing of the Republicans (i.e. Big Corporate) want. Government power reduced, private corporate power fills the vacuum.