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DirkGently

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2. "The media" actually discussed those two incidents at length.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 08:54 AM

Jul 2014

The larger question seems to be why so little was done about the Bundy situation in particular afterward. I'm trying to imagine the situation if an Occupy protester had drawn down on NY Cops from a sniper position. Well, besides the Occupier being summarily killed, that is.

But the failure here is governmental, not the lazily bashed "media."

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Right-Wing Militias Are Thriving — and the Media Won’t Talk About It [View all] xchrom Jul 2014 OP

K&R nt Mnemosyne Jul 2014 #1

"The media" actually discussed those two incidents at length. DirkGently Jul 2014 #2

i didn't see the media discuss those -- i saw them sesationalize xchrom Jul 2014 #3

MSNBC went quite in depth with Chris & Rachel. DirkGently Jul 2014 #4

good for those 2 -- xchrom Jul 2014 #7

Al Sharpton had a serious discussion on this with some one from Southern Poverty malaise Jul 2014 #10

It's stunning how "our" gov't handled this... polichick Jul 2014 #5

+1 xchrom Jul 2014 #6

kick napkinz Jul 2014 #8

Gosh. Oliver North wanted FEMA to use Michigan Militia-types for the Big Round-Up. Octafish Jul 2014 #9

The media in general and the government are both frightened of RW militias. Boomerproud Jul 2014 #11