salon:">What’s happening in Oregon is a massive story. These men are looters and traitors. They’re occupying a wildlife sanctuary against the wishes of the people who live there and in defiance of federal law. And they’re defending two men who burned land they didn’t own after illegally grazing cattle on it for decades. Unlike other protests, moreover, these militiamen are explicitly threatening to use force if authorities attempt to remove them. “We will be here as long as it takes,” Ammon Bundy said. “We have no intentions of using force upon anyone, (but) if force is used against us, we would defend ourselves.” Translation: We’re breaking the law and we’re going to continue breaking the law, and if the authorities try to do their jobs, we’ll shoot them.
This is not a peaceful protest, these faux freedom fighters are drunk on dreams of revolution
They’re traitors: Let’s call the Oregon standoff what it really is — domestic terrorism
What’s happening in Oregon is a massive story. These men are looters and traitors. They’re occupying a wildlife sanctuary against the wishes of the people who live there and in defiance of federal law. And they’re defending two men who burned land they didn’t own after illegally grazing cattle on it for decades. Unlike other protests, moreover, these militiamen are explicitly threatening to use force if authorities attempt to remove them. “We will be here as long as it takes,” Ammon Bundy said. “We have no intentions of using force upon anyone, (but) if force is used against us, we would defend ourselves.” Translation: We’re breaking the law and we’re going to continue breaking the law, and if the authorities try to do their jobs, we’ll shoot them.
This is not a peaceful protest, these faux freedom fighters are drunk on dreams of revolution