{"id":14277,"date":"2020-05-15T10:41:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=14277"},"modified":"2020-05-15T10:41:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:41:36","slug":"armed-militia-helps-reopen-michigan-barbershop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=14277","title":{"rendered":"Armed Militia Helps Reopen Michigan Barbershop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Armed militia members have pledged their support\u00a0to an\u00a0Owosso, Michigan barbershop that opened last week in\u00a0defiance of\u00a0Gov. Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s stay-at-home order.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook Live video surfaced on Saturday morning (May 9),\u00a0broadcasted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MidMichiganNow\/\">Mid-Michigan NOW<\/a>, showing dozens of people standing in front of the\u00a0barbershop. Some were waiting for haircuts while others, armed with weapons, guarded the perimeter of the building.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMidMichiganNow%2Fvideos%2F694991357940284%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=267\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Michigan State Police issued several citations on Friday (May 8)\u00a0from\u00a0Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel&#8217;s office demanding Karl Manke,77, to\u00a0shutter all operations of\u00a0Karl Manke&#8217;s Barber &amp; Beauty Shop, located on\u00a0421 W Main St.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=-XeeyIHF\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=-XeeyIHF\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=TH_5i_07 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=TH_5i_07 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=TH_5i_07 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=TH_5i_07 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=TH_5i_07 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png?itok=-XeeyIHF 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/manke%20barber.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"02c9258c-e334-4b1f-be3f-efae75d15efa\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In response to tensions between\u00a0Manke and the state, the\u00a0Michigan Militia has\u00a0pledged full support\u00a0in making sure the state government does not shut down the shop and will defend\u00a0Manke from\u00a0being hauled off in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday (May 8)\u00a0six troopers came in to enforce the governor&#8217;s order or to issue a cease-and-desist order so we are here to make sure he doesn&#8217;t get arrested,&#8221; Owosso resident Daniel Brewer told NBC 25 News. &#8220;We&#8217;re willing to stand in front of that door and block the entrance so the police will have no entry there today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid949792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09Z90mEzrwE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mid-Michigan NOW&#8217;s\u00a0Jonathan Deutsch interviewed\u00a0Manke on Saturday.\u00a0Manke said all he wants to do is &#8220;work.&#8221;\u00a0He said, &#8220;he&#8217;s too old &#8212; you know &#8212; I don&#8217;t care about all this stuff,&#8221; while referring to the COVID-19 outbreak, he went onto say this &#8220;is all nonsense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(2\/2) He continued: &quot;I&#39;m not going to rollover. I&#39;m not closing. Unless you want to drag me out of here in handcuffs which they probably will.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>He ended with a laugh: &quot;What are they going to do, give me life? I&#39;ve got one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6lnclsrJRu\">pic.twitter.com\/6lnclsrJRu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Deutsch (@JonathanD_TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanD_TV\/status\/1258914026811199488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The pandemic and the resulting lockdowns are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/polarizing-politics-pandemic-exposed\">catalyzing new tensions<\/a>\u00a0between people who want the economy reopened and state governments that want non-essential businesses closed for virus containment measures.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/stunning-images-suggest-america-brink-social-unrest\">increasing presence of militia at state capitol buildings<\/a>, demanding local economies reopen, has occurred in the last several months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=OuZc5GW8\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=OuZc5GW8\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=CgKnWrwQ 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=CgKnWrwQ 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=CgKnWrwQ 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=CgKnWrwQ 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=CgKnWrwQ 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg?itok=OuZc5GW8 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/protest%20_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a35df86e-58d8-4e9b-b06a-eb8954391c14\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If lockdowns are extended through summer, like what happened in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/south-korea-confirms-100-cases-gay-bar-cluster-russia-now-home-worlds-2nd-worst\">Los Angeles<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, when officials extended the stay-at-home order by three months, this could certainly lead to increased tensions between people and state governments.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a 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