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LittleBlue

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5. Ruby Ridge and Waco happened after that. Those were before the 24 hour news cycle

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 08:51 PM

Jan 2016

I can still remember as a kid following the Koresh drama. When that Branch Davidian compound went up in a blaze, it created a lot of anti-government sentiment. That was the end of storming into a place merely because someone was breaking the law. The Clinton admin botched that one badly. Might as well have stormed into a Buddhist temple and killed all the monks, as far as the public was concerned.

If these had been blurbs in the newspaper, popular opinion might never have changed.

The 85 one was ridiculous. Would never fly today.

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Here’s What Happened When Black People Tried Armed Occupation [View all] applegrove Jan 2016 OP

I remember seeing that blaze on TV. rurallib Jan 2016 #1

I don't remember that at all. Then again I wasn't watching American news then. Very sad. applegrove Jan 2016 #3

They created a health risk november3rd Jan 2016 #17

Well..let's BOMB the white folks too!! noiretextatique Jan 2016 #30

ok did I say something that led you to that conclusion? rurallib Jan 2016 #34

He's responding to november3rd vdogg Jan 2016 #36

As others mentioned BumRushDaShow Jan 2016 #32

Yep, I remember when that happened, saw it on TV. All the destruction and RKP5637 Jan 2016 #2

THIS ^ makes the point well. Institutional racism's double standard is on full display. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #4

I'm pretty sure the Randy Weaver family and the Branch Davidians would Waldorf Jan 2016 #7

"past mistakes" <-- fucking with WHITE guys armed to the teeth. Fail. n/t 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #15

Fail? They were political/public disasters. Waldorf Jan 2016 #24

'Disasters' from one perspective, 'nipping it in the bud' from another. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #28

Totally workinclasszero Jan 2016 #14

Ruby Ridge and Waco happened after that. Those were before the 24 hour news cycle LittleBlue Jan 2016 #5

Another one from Utah in '88... TeeYiYi Jan 2016 #25

I'm no defender of the OR ninnies, but MOVE is a bad analogue tishaLA Jan 2016 #6

I was just trying to remember if this actually happened wildeyed Jan 2016 #8

Philadelphia bombed itself years into conflict with MOVE, this has not been a week, so that's a bit Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #9

K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Jan 2016 #10

I was thinking of of this very incident today. Unforgettable. kairos12 Jan 2016 #11

I remember it. The press was all about "law and order" too. jalan48 Jan 2016 #12

What's hapening in Oregon is an excellent example of white privilege. nt Cali_Democrat Jan 2016 #13

thank you for reminding us of the horrific treatment those people received. niyad Jan 2016 #16

The MOVE organization nyabingi Jan 2016 #18

Murder is what happened The Jungle 1 Jan 2016 #35

Mumia was a political target of the FBI nyabingi Jan 2016 #38

These guys dream of MosheFeingold Jan 2016 #19

Oh yeah. Frank Rizzo. maveric Jan 2016 #20

Wilson Goode Griefbird Jan 2016 #21

Thank you for telling the truth & shining more light on institutional racism. n/t 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #22

Branch Davidians had a similar fate. Buzz Clik Jan 2016 #23

Thankfully we have learned something in the last 30 years GummyBearz Jan 2016 #26

Lessons learned HassleCat Jan 2016 #27

Patience is good but it was reported yesterday that the armed terrorists . . . brush Jan 2016 #41

They do need to restrict access HassleCat Jan 2016 #42

They Bombed American citizens The Jungle 1 Jan 2016 #29

+1000 noiretextatique Jan 2016 #31

Is it only me Uponthegears Jan 2016 #33

Thanks for posting this. Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2016 #37

Eric Holder MosheFeingold Jan 2016 #39

K&R cprise Jan 2016 #40