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3 Ways of Seeing Militias

Benjamin F. Carlson 66 Views Apr 2, 2010
The Hutaree, a self-declared Christian militia arrested in Michigan this week, has inspired a variety of concerns in cartoonists.

Tony Auth focuses on just what it means to be a "Christian" militia:



Steve Benson was similarly inspired:



Steve Breen looks at the response an American icon might have to this kind of "patriotism":




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