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Brewery behind Trump, McConnell death promotions now unveils 'Antifa Octoberfist' beer

Brewery behind Trump, McConnell death promotions now unveils 'Antifa Octoberfist' beer The Wisconsin brewery that previously drew national attention for promising free beer "the day" President Donald Trump dies and later announcing plans for a "half-price beer day" when Sen. Mitch McConnell dies is again courting cont

Brewery behind Trump, McConnell death promotions now unveils 'Antifa Octoberfist' beer
Brewery behind Trump, McConnell death promotions now unveils 'Antifa Octoberfist' beer
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Brewery behind Trump, McConnell death promotions now unveils 'Antifa Octoberfist' beer The Wisconsin brewery that previously drew national attention for promising free beer "the day" President Donald Trump dies and later announcing plans for a "half-price beer day" when Sen. Mitch McConnell dies is again courting controversy with the release of a politically themed beer called "Antifa Octoberfist." In a Wednesday social media post, Minocqua Brewing Company said it chose to announce the seasonal beer after "another card-carrying member of ANTIFA" won a Democratic primary in Michigan. The brewery said the beer's label revisits the question, "Is it OK to punch a Nazi?" and references Captain A

merica and World War II while promoting the product. REPUBLICANS GET THE DEMOCRAT THEY WANTED AS SOCIALIST ABDUL EL-SAYED WINS MICHIGAN SENATE PRIMARY "Now that another card-carrying member of ANTIFA has won the Democratic Primary in Michigan, we thought today would be a good day to announce that our seasonal Octoberfest is BACK--and it's call ‘Antifa Octoberfist!’" the post read. On Tuesday, Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., winning the Democratic nomination for Senate. The brewery then shared the message printed on the back of the cans about punching Nazis. "During World War II, America rose up against Nazi Germany and rejected the idea of fascism, which is defined as go

vernment lead by a strong man that fetishizes power, uses violence to quash opposition, demands absolute loyalty, and gains power by seducing those who perceive themselves as victims," the message reads. WISCONSIN BREWERY THAT PROMISED FREE BEER WHEN TRUMP DIES NOW PLANS 'HALF-PRICE BEER DAY' WHEN MCCONNELL DIES "Over the last 70 years, we’ve honored our American forefathers who vanquished fascism in Germany," it continued. "Those heroes were antifascists, or for short, ‘antifa.’ Unfortunately, fascism has once again reared its ugly head — not in Germany, but here at home, within America’s borders. That’s why we made Antifa OktoberFIST: a German-style Festbier that is uniquely American." "Of