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passiveporcupine

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30. I live in Oregon

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 03:57 PM

Jan 2016

A little over 200 miles from the refuge, and this whole situation has me pissed off. I'm old enough that I don't care if I get shot. But I'm not physically able to make the trip, so I do not know if there are enough other people who would feel the same way I do and just go do it.

It would not work unless enough people showed up (hundreds...no way they'd be construed as undercover feds, cause a lot of them would probably be old people like me). And there is always risk that these wackos would get violent (at least a couple of them), but it's not the people they are angry at, it's the government. The government could easily antagonize them to the point of a firefight, but passive citizens? I kinda doubt it. They know if they hurt passive citizens they'd be cooking their goose in the eyes of the public.

Nice snark though. I wouldn't send anyone. They would choose to go of their own accord.

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I have a possible fix for the Malheur Wildlife Refuge standoff [View all] passiveporcupine Jan 2016 OP

Brilliant Idea! Pharaoh Jan 2016 #1

Interesting solution. Aerows Jan 2016 #2

Fight fire with fire passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #3

I would not get involved Aerows Jan 2016 #7

I agree. No matter how 'peaceful' the intent, a confrontation will likely result.[n/t] Maedhros Jan 2016 #27

The danger is that the losers in there may decide to be territorial and get violent. world wide wally Jan 2016 #4

They already know if they take one step in that direction passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #5

Several of them are very unstable and one has a murder conviction Quixote1818 Jan 2016 #9

I don't think they know that Aerows Jan 2016 #17

These Talibanjo people heading for the refuge Aerows Jan 2016 #6

Talibanjo is really good maxsolomon Jan 2016 #24

fantasic idea sweetapogee Jan 2016 #8

Most people are too afraid of them. Megahurtz Jan 2016 #10

Watching the snow storm on the east coast oldandhappy Jan 2016 #11

Speaking of that, is Westboro church available? n/t BadgerKid Jan 2016 #12

I like this idea better! nt Quixote1818 Jan 2016 #14

I like it, has safeinOhio Jan 2016 #13

Reverse Hostages! nice 0rganism Jan 2016 #15

The Bundy gang would just get pissed off and start smashing faces. Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #16

Sealing off the premises Aerows Jan 2016 #18

How often do you visit Oregon? Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #21

I Live in Oregon. n/t Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #22

In all honesty, Oregon and Washington Aerows Jan 2016 #29

This morning's headlines: Federal agents seal off occupied Oregon refuge Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #34

A lovely idea, if you could find enough people brave enough to do a sit-in while surrounded enough Jan 2016 #19

So what part of the East are you from? Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #20

I live in Oregon passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #30

What amount in tourist $$ is spent during birding season. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #23

So the cost of this is roughly $133,400. per day. Included in that SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #25

Why not go arrest papa Bundy while his boys are away & throw him in jail for nonpayment. peacebird Jan 2016 #26

I have heard of people using this tactic louis-t Jan 2016 #28

Recruit a bunch of terminally ill people to try this. Jim Lane Jan 2016 #31

A great tactic for a populated area Retrograde Jan 2016 #32

I live in a rural area, and I agree passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #33

Maybe it's the fear of being shot by delusional movie heroes lame54 Jan 2016 #35