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L0oniX

(31,493 posts) Mon May 5, 2014, 02:49 PM May 2014

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If people ask "what about the system is broken," this is a faaaabulous example. [View all]

Digby's observation on a State's handling of Occupy vs Fed's handling of Bundy.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/04/1296828/-Digby-s-observation-on-the-Fed-s-handling-of-Occupy-vs-Bundy

I wonder what the defenders of Cliven Bundy have to say about this? My recollection is that they complained a lot about cleanliness. I don't recall any right winger stepping up to defend the right of these people to protest --- and I haven't heard a thing from the "tree of liberty" folks about the legal system dealing with peaceful protest in this way. I guess if you don't have a gun in your hand you just aren't worth defending.

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If people ask "what about the system is broken," this is a faaaabulous example. [View all] L0oniX May 2014 OP

Maybe Occupy should have been armed. dilby May 2014 #1

It's all about who's land you are occupying ...I guess L0oniX May 2014 #2

if occupy was out in the desert doing Niceguy1 May 2014 #3

Yup, I'm starting to think the same thing. Damansarajaya May 2014 #4

It worked for the Black Panthers in the 60's and 70's. dilby May 2014 #5

The pigs were not near as militarized back then as they are now. L0oniX May 2014 #6

But you don't have to out gun them, just show it could possibly hurt. dilby May 2014 #7

IMO that would give them the excuse to shoot and kill protesters. L0oniX May 2014 #8

It's a different time now, everything is on the internet in minutes of it happening dilby May 2014 #9

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