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In reply to the discussion: Question , Who do you suppose is making the final decision on dealing Bundy & squatters in Oregon? [View all]KT2000
(22,138 posts)of other occupations such as the Sage Brush Rebellion. There are three things that are different now.
1. The Koch brothers are funding a group that is trying to get governments to have federal lands turned over to the locals. I have to wonder if they are not surreptitiously funding some of these characters.
2. There are a lot of people in this country armed to the teeth now. They have arsenals of weapons. There are militia groups, and all manner of hate groups now that have instant communication through the internet. It could be up to anyone of them to form a group and take over what they want to make any kind of crazy point.
3. These people are bullying the people in the town of Burns. This is not just about turning over land to the industries to exploit, it is about some crazy read of the constitution - and those people are nuts. As an example, my sister worked for the state in an office where electricians get their licenses. There is also a nest of "constitutionalists" in this state. My sister's office had to get guards (state patrol) because of their insane and threatening behavior toward state employees.
I actually attended a meeting of one of these groups to see what they were about. Hate and armed insurrection. The leader was arrested and sent to prison a couple weeks after that meeting for something having to do with weapons or bombs or something.