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L. Coyote

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8. They are armed political trolls in Oregon, itching for a revolutionary conflict to steal the West.

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 07:14 PM

Jan 2016

They want the oil and minerals under 50% of the USA, the public lands, all to themselves as private property. Or, at least, to win the election in the Fall, and make some progress on stealing the rest of the West that way.

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They are Armed Insurrectionists and should be treated as such. [View all] boomer55 Jan 2016 OP

We waited too long. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #1

Except they don't have anyone to uprise against jberryhill Jan 2016 #2

Some on DU feel strongly the authorities need to "walk on eggshells" lest they trigger 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #3

We don't treat republican white armed men the same way we do any other group. Rex Jan 2016 #4

I'd say avoiding loss of life is a good reason to be careful. Maedhros Jan 2016 #5

If they were black... HassleCat Jan 2016 #6

Imagine the White Republican Response erpowers Jan 2016 #9

Yes, exploding heads HassleCat Jan 2016 #10

Deport all of them MiniMe Jan 2016 #7

They are armed political trolls in Oregon, itching for a revolutionary conflict to steal the West. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #8