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24. Fail? They were political/public disasters.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #15)

Tue Jan 5, 2016, 03:20 PM

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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