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Human101948

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8. Certainly if they don't want government, why provide the benefits that come from government?

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 03:22 PM

Jan 2016

Roads, clean water, electricity, telephone, TV, radio, et cetera.

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Why haven't they cut off water and electricity to the Oregon militants? [View all] pnwmom Jan 2016 OP

That would not be fair. guillaumeb Jan 2016 #1

Agreed Sherman A1 Jan 2016 #2

Or ammo leftofcool Jan 2016 #4

Or reinforcements - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #14

And we only cut off water to poor Black people in Detroit. progressoid Jan 2016 #12

I agree JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #3

I'd love to see a link to any such "goodie goodie" on this site. truebluegreen Jan 2016 #26

Same here. cwydro Jan 2016 #44

Hmmm - cool concept n/t JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #47

We both have a better chance of meeting god sometime JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #46

So you opt instead for a general smear? Alrighty then. truebluegreen Jan 2016 #48

If you say so JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #49

Flint has no water, but the Inbred Rangers seem to have a limitless supply of everything they need. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #5

I had a thought about a fire fighting plane loaded with TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #23

Maybe they don't want them to start fires inside to keep warm. nt thereismore Jan 2016 #6

The article says they've been building fires to keep warm, so it's probably pnwmom Jan 2016 #7

Certainly if they don't want government, why provide the benefits that come from government? Human101948 Jan 2016 #8

Yep. They should take the buildings away from them too. cui bono Jan 2016 #10

Thanks! I'll put that on the check list... Human101948 Jan 2016 #11

Somalia is more their speed. Syria (or parts of it) is still a functioning KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #17

What about locking them up in a Trump Tower? cui bono Jan 2016 #31

We have Politics and Optics working here. Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #9

#ArmedTrolls is not a code red situation. Obama not in a bunker fighting #AsshatsWithoutCows L. Coyote Jan 2016 #15

Had the Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #39

NPR quoted an official as saying "we don't comment on ongoing investigations" progressoid Jan 2016 #13

Extremely unlikely that the water is "city water" Thor_MN Jan 2016 #16

The article said they were building fires for warmth, so it doesn't sound pnwmom Jan 2016 #20

If this is a old CCC Camp. Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #37

The building likely uses electricity to run a furnace to keep the temp at 40 degrees or more Thor_MN Jan 2016 #38

No electricity no water from the well. TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #24

According to them, truebluegreen Jan 2016 #28

That's supposing they have the expertise to hard wire a generator TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #33

I don't give them credit for too much brains, but only an idiot would not be able Thor_MN Jan 2016 #40

Most pumps are 220 VAC and are hard wired. No plug TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #43

In a building the size of a house? Thor_MN Jan 2016 #45

Heard on the news ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2016 #18

Sounds like they are already bored and will soon just meander on home. patricia92243 Jan 2016 #22

Some are staying in hotels! Nevernose Jan 2016 #36

I heard or read somewhere that cutting off electricity to the compound would entail KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #19

That's plausable Glassunion Jan 2016 #21

No excuse. Give those ranches generators and all the fuel they need for the duration. kestrel91316 Jan 2016 #32

Makes sense to me. - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #53

A damned good and pertinent question, that. nt hifiguy Jan 2016 #25

Ask the media to leave. louis-t Jan 2016 #27

You surely heard f the pesky 1st amendment nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #50

If they were Muslim or brown they'd all be dead by now. mwrguy Jan 2016 #29

I said it before, repeating for those who missed it: Paper Roses Jan 2016 #30

Why? democrank Jan 2016 #34

You expecting them to take baths? JonathanRackham Jan 2016 #35

the only benefits I can imagine- they can potentially listen to or monitor them KittyWampus Jan 2016 #41

Because idiots are in charge? CanonRay Jan 2016 #42

Supposedly they have nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #51

I agree. Why are they letting them come and go? pnwmom Jan 2016 #52