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JCC Armed Group Seize Federal Wildlife Refuge HQ In Oregon

Discussion in 'Community' started by Jedi Merkurian , Jan 3, 2016.

  1. lexu

    lexu Force Ghost star 6

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    This comparison with the Tamir Rice shooting, however, is painfully on point: About Those Armed Militia Members/Terrorists Who Seized a Federal Building in Rural Oregon
    Also this bit:
     
  2. Ezio Skywalker

    Ezio Skywalker Jedi Master star 4

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    Not sure if this was already brought up (because I don't have time to scroll through 4 pages), but I remember when the Daily Show first reported on the standoff between the Bundys and the federal government a couple years ago.

    And here's an article discussing said Daily Show episode.
     
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  3. Rew

    Rew Chosen One star 5

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    Relevant:
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    America in a nutshell. (Or shotgun shell?)
     
  4. Mortimer Snerd

    Mortimer Snerd Force Ghost star 4

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    He's not a patriot if he's Catholic or Jewish or whatever the wrong white people are.

    Edit: It's probably a good idea to ask your nearest Republican congressman which whites are the bad ones if they don't openly appear to be Democrats.
     
  5. SithSense

    SithSense Force Ghost star 4

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    The man was a bloodthirsty delusional religious nut who believed he was the hand of god meant to dole out divine justice by dragging unarmed people out of their houses and hacking them up with sabres. Don't call him a "hero" because he just happened to be on the right side of history on one single issue.
     
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  6. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    The one single issue being the enslavement of millions of people and an economy reliant on that unpaid labor. An issue that John Brown thought could only be resolved by overthrowing the system (he was correct). An issue that still negatively affects the United States and the world.

    Besides, I was referring to his raid on Harper's Ferry which you were clearly alluding to in your first post. You said nothing about Bleeding Kansas.
     
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  7. lexu

    lexu Force Ghost star 6

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    LaVoy Finicum: Profile Of A Malheur Occupier:
    To be clear, their (who "they" is exactly isn't clear) rights to clear cut, strip mine, overgraze and poach, or more specifically, to sell those rights to the highest bidder.

    A couple of articles to remind us that the Paiute people lived in what's now Malheur for thirteen thousand years before white ranchers came along and violently forced them out with the help of the federal government.

    The Oregon Standoff: Race, Land Use, and Environmental Protection (CityLab)
    Required Reading: The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Was Taken Over Once Before, Back in the 19th Century (The Stranger)
     
  8. ShaneP

    ShaneP Ex-Mod Officio star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    They already did that 30 years ago to the MOVE black separatists in Philly when they occupied ABANDONED buildings. These weren't even federal buildings. And the PPD came in and bombed the hell out of them.

    Imagine if it was a federal building it would have been a flipping massacre.
     
  9. Jedi Merkurian

    Jedi Merkurian Future Films Rumor Naysayer star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Yup [face_plain] which is why I said that the headlines would be some variation on We Done Did Already Blowed Em Up.
     
  10. mrsvos

    mrsvos Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    National forests are always occupied. I prefer it to be by these guys. Pancakes and drum circles [​IMG]
     
  11. DantheJedi

    DantheJedi Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Has anyone mentioned yet that the Homestead Act doesn't apply to these bozos, because it was repealed in 1976, and it only applied to those who haven't engaged in armed insurrection against the United States government?
     
  12. poor yorick

    poor yorick Ex-Mod star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA VIP - Game Host

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  13. DantheJedi

    DantheJedi Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    How about.....

     
  14. Rew

    Rew Chosen One star 5

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    Last week, Gawker sent the Oregon militiamen a care package, and it's exactly as hilarious as you'd think. [face_cowboy]

    A list of the materials contained therein:
    And here is the friendly note they included:
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    I'm dying over here. [face_rofl]

    (Oh, and Gawker has just today confirmed receipt of the care package. Yay!)
     
  15. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    Fruit snacks are too good for those clowns.
     
  16. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    Yeah, but....LOL!
     
  17. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    I'm not laughing out loud about any of this. Stupid white people doing stupid people things.
     
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  18. TX-20

    TX-20 Force Ghost star 4

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    Won't Someone Please Think Of The White People!?
     
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  19. KissMeImARebel

    KissMeImARebel Force Ghost star 5

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    That's an expensive brand too.

    I am, however, amused to learn that they've also received a lot of sex toy care packages.
     
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  20. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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  21. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Could've been done much more quickly if the Feds had the balls to just cut off those idiots' utilities they weren't paying for.
     
  22. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    Two people shot in the arrest.
     
  23. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    The name Ammon is still ridiculous.
     
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  24. darth_gersh

    darth_gersh Force Ghost star 7

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    One person dead.
     
  25. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Oh great, it ended violently. Sigh.