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James Avery In 2012, the Council of Conservative Citizens started seeing a spike in traffic to its website. George Zimmerman was on trial for killing Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, after a confrontation in their Florida subdivision, and white supremacy organizations like the CCC had become vocal online defenders of Zimmerman's innocence. Postings on the high-profile case attracted new visitors, and some of the curious became converts.
“When George Zimmerman was acquitted, white nationalists in the U.S. considered that to be a win for them,” says Stephen Piggott, who tracks white supremacist groups for the Southern Poverty Law Center. "The Council of Conservative Citizens' website blew up. More people were going to the site, and Dylann Roof was one of those people."
Since the Zimmerman trial, the CCC has been squarely focused on what it calls an epidemic of black-on-white crime. And when Roof Googled that phrase, he found the group's website.
“I have never been the same since that day,” Roof wrote in a purported manifesto found online in the days after he opened fire at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C. and killed nine people. “There were pages upon pages of these brutal black on White murders. I was in disbelief. At this moment I realized that something was very wrong.”
That moment apparently sent Roof on the road that ended in the massacre at the historic black church. http://time.com/.../dylann-roof-council-of-conservative.../

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James Avery They generally mean being of sound mind, body and action. They can also mean looking the other way, refusing to acknowledge, feigning ignorance. When spinning both perspective into a single narrative, they end up cancelling each other out, being most unhelpful you might as well hang them. I can't think of any way better illustrating the 50/50 vicious partisan politics of today than the use of these three monkeys.

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James Avery "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." ~Benjamin Franklin

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James Avery Whats the difference between our Liberal Elitist and our Conservative Elitists? Or a different way of asking the same question, what do all our representatives both elected and non-elected (e.g. scholars, spiritual leaders, lawyers, etc) have in common? They all triangulate their good fortune (gold) off the congeniality bias (misfortune) of their constituents.

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James Avery The Lord’s Anger Against Israel
8 The Lord has sent a message against Jacob;
it will fall on Israel.
9 All the people will know it—
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—
who say with pride
and arrogance of heart,
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
but we will rebuild with dressed stone; ("If you are going to continue insisting on believing in a god your way, then I'm having no choice but having to accept the rights of those halfway around the world from us believing in a god however way they are feeling it necessary for them needing to believe in a god." Upon seeing Rev. Josh Amerson, though the use of body language, indicating he was perfectly okay with this; "Including seventy-two virgins waiting for nineteen dead pilots soon to be arriving every day we continue living for all eternity in the present!")
the fig trees have been felled,
but we will replace them with cedars.” (Useless Green Acre F*gg*t: "I'm increasing your property value!" "I'm increasing your property value!" "Trees are dangerous; almost died because of one!" "I'm increasing your property value!"; and his Iranian Uranium Enrichment Concubine: "It's Charlie's money and he can spend it however he wants.")
11 But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s foes against them
and has spurred their enemies on.
12 Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west
have devoured Israel with open mouth.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
13 But the people have not returned to him who struck them,
nor have they sought the Lord Almighty.
14 So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
both palm branch and reed in a single day;
15 the elders and dignitaries are the head,
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
16 Those who guide this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,
nor will he pity the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly and wicked,
every mouth speaks folly.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
18 Surely wickedness burns like a fire;
it consumes briers and thorns,
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,
so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
19 By the wrath of the Lord Almighty
the land will be scorched
and the people will be fuel for the fire;
they will not spare one another.
20 On the right they will devour,
but still be hungry;
on the left they will eat,
but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring[b]:
21 Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;
together they will turn against Judah.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.

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James Avery MR. GETZ: 

YOUR HONOR, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR -- SINCE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS CASE, SINCE APPROXIMATELY THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. YOUR HONOR, IN FACT, CODE WAS BACK
OUT THERE YESTERDAY AND THERE CONTINUED TO BE A NUMBER OF SIGNS AND DISPLAYS AT 1840 MASON MILL.

WE HAVE A GALLERY FULL OF PEOPLE WHO VIEW THE SIGNAGE AS BEING DIRECTED TOWARDS THEM, AS BEING OF A HARASSING NEIGHBOR -- HARASSING NATURE.

WE HAVE FOUR LETTERS FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE COURT CONSIDER WHEN IT PASSES ITS SENTENCE IN THIS CASE.

I WILL GIVE A RECOMMENDATION AND THEN THERE'S SOMEBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP. I'D LIKE THE COURT TO HEAR FROM THEM.

THE COURT: 

YES, SIR.

MR. GETZ: 

THE COUNTY'S RECOMMENDATION IS GOING TO BE AN AGGREGATE SENTENCE OF 24 MONTHS OF PROBATION. SO THAT WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST FOUR COUNTS TO RUN CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL CITATIONS IS A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
DAYS.

THE COUNTY WOULD ASK THAT THE COURT IMPOSE A $1,000 FINE, THAT THAT FINE BE IMPOSED. THE COUNTY WOULD THEN ASK THAT $9,000 IN FINES BE SUSPENDED UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AND ALSO THAT THE COURT AS A CONDITION OF
PROBATION PRECLUDE ANY SIGNAGE OR ANY SUCH DISPLAYS FROM BEING PRESENT IN THE YARD AT 1840 MASON MILL AVENUE (SIC). THAT WOULD BE A CONDITION OF PROBATION THAT'S REASONABLY RELATED TO REMEDYING THIS ONGOING SITUATION, AND THE LAW WOULD GIVE THE COURT THE ABILITY TO IMPOSE SUCH A RESTRICTION ON SIGNAGE AND OTHER SUCH DISPLAYS IN THE YARD UNDER THAT THEORY. IT WOULD BE EQUIVALENT, YOUR HONOR, TO, SAY, A FOURTH AMENDMENT WAIVER IN A DRUG CASE, WHICH THE COURTS HAVE SAID IS REASONABLE BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED TO REMEDY A SITUATION WHICH CREATES AN ONGOING PROBLEM.

YOUR HONOR, WE WOULD ASK THAT THE $9,000 IN SIGNAGE (SIC), THAT THAT BE SUSPENDED UPON COMPLIANCE, AND WE WOULD ASK THAT THERE BE PERIODIC STATUS CHECKS ON THIS CASE AND THAT EACH 90 DAYS THAT -- WHAT WOULD THAT BE -- THAT EACH 90 DAYS A THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THAT FINE BE 
SUSPENDED TO GIVE THE DEFENDANT AN INCENTIVE TO DO WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO DO UNDER THE LAW AND TO STOP THIS BEHAVIOR THAT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR THE FOLKS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE DEFENDANT: 

WHAT BEHAVIOR?

MR. GETZ:

(TO THE GALLERY): 

WHO IS IT THAT WOULD LIKE TO -- IT'S MISS HINKLE; IS THAT CORRECT?

MISS HINKLE: 

YES.

MR. GETZ: 

MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MISS HINKLE:

(COMPLIES)

MR. GETZ: 

JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE COURT AND LET THE JUDGE KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE HIM TO CONSIDER.

THE WITNESS: 

MARY HINKLE. AS YOU CONSIDER SENTENCING MR. AVERY, I HOPE YOU WILL REVIEW THE STATEMENTS THAT MR. GETZ HAS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONSIDER THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ENDURED MR. AVERY'S SIGNAGE AND DISRESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. THROUGH HIS SIGNAGE, BEHAVIORS, E-MAILS, AND BLOGS, HE HAS SHOWN US CONTEMPT, VILLIFIED OUR LEADERS, AND THREATENED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE DO NOT COME BEFORE YOU IN A CAPRICIOUS OR LIGHTHEARTED MANNER BUT WITH A HEAVY HEART. WE CAN NO LONGER DEAL WITH OUR NEIGHBOR BY OURSELVES. WE NEED YOUR HELP AND SO DOES HE.

SINCE THIS IS A CODE-VIOLATION TRIAL, OUR VIEW IS THIS. WHEN PEOPLE CHOOSE TO BECOME PROPERTY OWNERS IN DEKALB COUNTY, THEY INHERENTLY ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LIVING WITHIN THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COUNTY. THIS CODE SETS FORTH JUST THE MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT WE AS
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW FOR PROPERTY USE AND HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES IN THE MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT WE EXPECT OUR NEIGHBORS TO FOLLOW. EVEN IF, AS IN THE CASE OF MR. AVERY, WE BECOME ANGRY AT COUNTY GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS --

THE DEFENDANT: 

(INDISCERNIBLE)

MISS HINKLE: 

-- OR OUR NEIGHBORS, WE ARE EXPECTED TO ADHERE TO THESE ORDINANCES AND CONDUCT OUR BEHAVIOR ACCORDINGLY.

FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, MR. AVERY HAS VIOLATED THE CODE CONTINUOUSLY TO THE DETRIMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. HIS SIGNAGE AND BEHAVIORS HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS' PROPERTY VALUES AND OUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH AS DESCRIBED IN THE STATEMENTS. MOREOVER, HE HAS FLAUNTED HIS COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM BY CONTINUALLY MOUNTING AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF SIGNS AND INFLATABLES ON A DAILY BASIS IN SPITE OF RECEIVING NUMEROUS CITATIONS.

HIS BLOG AND E-MAILS SUGGEST THAT HE FINDS ALL OF THIS HUMOROUS AND THAT HE IS, QUOTE, "PLAYING A GAME WITH US." WELL, WE DO NOT VIEW HIS SADISTIC AND ANTAGONISTIC BEHAVIOR AS A GAME NOR DO WE FIND IT HUMOROUS. WE ASK
THAT THE COURT SENTENCE HIM IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WILL ENSURE HIS ADHERENCE TO THE CODE --

THE DEFENDANT: 

SHE'S GOING TO KILL ME.

THE WITNESS: 

-- AND PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ALSO ASK FOR A SENTENCE THAT WILL GUARANTEE HIS FACING MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF HE CONTINUES TO VIOLATE THE CODE AND THREATEN OUR RESIDENTS.

(APPLAUSE FROM THE GALLERY)

THE DEFENDANT: 

(INDISCERNIBLE)

(DEFENDANT GESTURED TO THE GALLERY.)

THE DEFENDANT: 

DON'T FORGET CHARLES DUCK BECAUSE THAT'S PAID BY TAXPAYER'S EXPENSE IN JAIL IN (INDISCERNIBLE) TENNESSEE.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised. MARY HINKEL HAS CLOSED THE DISCUSSION.http://minusfleshequalswaterandspirits.blogspot.com/...

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