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168. I wish it was a fantasy world they live in.

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 10:08 PM

Apr 2014

World of Warcraft is a fantasy, this is more serious.

Unfortunately, these kooks seriously believe they're needed by the rest of us to salvage our freedom. Much like every armed political activist since JW Booth, they think the public will hoist them upon our collective shoulders and parade through the streets after they emerge victorious.

Many more are waiting at home, hopeful that some of them will be martyred for the cause. As much a spectacle as this is, a paramilitary honor guard at the national funeral will be much bigger as groups like the Hutaree join in. Instigators like Hannity will declare that "their only crime was loving their country too much". "Gun nut" doesn't begin to define these people and their woeful ambition.

I believe that's why the Feds stood down. This has the potential to become the nucleus of a very real armed movement in the US. It's a monsterous byproduct created by over 200 years of poorly regulated freedom.

I'm not trying to be overcritical of you, but this stuff makes me nervous, and I don't have a solution that puts the Genie back in the bottle. If another democratic president takes the oath in 2016, and I hope that one does, it may be the bloodiest first term since Lincoln. Thanx Fox News.

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Concerns growing about militia members at Bundy ranch [View all] 951-Riverside Apr 2014 OP

Gun worshipers. Kingofalldems Apr 2014 #1

I know a few gun worshippers... JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #65

"Small Penis Brigade". Scuba Apr 2014 #123

That's a sexist comment used by those who have no interest in something. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #141

I agree; it's not the ownership of the gun, it's the shoot-out fantasy these guys are having. Scuba Apr 2014 #153

I wish it was a fantasy world they live in. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #168

I usually don't post links to my own posts but here I think it is appropriate. Let those asses Maraya1969 Apr 2014 #113

seditious terrorists heaven05 Apr 2014 #2

I don't want violence... Bigmack Apr 2014 #3

Violence is inevitable Kelvin Mace Apr 2014 #6

It'll be well over a hundred in a few months, they'll wilt like pansies on a hot griddle. mikekohr Apr 2014 #23

I think the hope now is that they get drunk and start shooting each other Warpy Apr 2014 #43

If only the world worked like that. You know, fairly. Unfortunately, in real life Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2014 #101

Let's hope Mrs. Bundy gets sick of cooking for the whole shebang Warpy Apr 2014 #103

Yep RobinA Apr 2014 #104

you're not kidding it gets hot out there in Americas remote Nevada desert public lands. Sunlei Apr 2014 #98

no doubt water availability hopemountain Apr 2014 #155

+1 LiberalLoner Apr 2014 #95

Sometimes I wonder... calimary Apr 2014 #119

It'll be the next... Saviolo Apr 2014 #142

They will do it again. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #42

Yea they can. It's called Predator Drones. Maraya1969 Apr 2014 #115

Why are you "curious" about what are unquestionably crimes and violations of criminal statutes? The Stranger Apr 2014 #127

Jail. If they can arrest peaceful protestors they can arrest these people. They are just lazy and glinda Apr 2014 #134

It is not just that. Ash_F Apr 2014 #146

They can if they are white. /nt Ash_F Apr 2014 #145

Hang on for a second here... jmowreader Apr 2014 #4

Thats what stood out to me too Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #10

Wonder how they would respond blaze Apr 2014 #14

With their stand-yer-ground sekond amendment rights Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #29

Ironically they cannot stand checkpoints of any type even at airports and borders 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #37

That would be the g'ubmit Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #38

Pretty sure Bartlet Apr 2014 #76

They also hated paying taxes imposed by a federal government. Ikonoklast Apr 2014 #162

Can you link that so I can read the full story on the NHP shutting the highway down? TIA. freshwest Apr 2014 #53

What I find astonishing is.....the people who claim govt is too intrusive.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #39

I agree, too much over reach by the anti-guberment bunch, they are setting up check Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #51

Yeah you cannot write this stuff...... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #92

That was my question too underpants Apr 2014 #128

So now gun nuts think they can set up armed checkpoints Bjorn Against Apr 2014 #5

If you refused to stop would they shoot ya? We're bound to find out. AAO Apr 2014 #36

Let's see... 2naSalit Apr 2014 #79

Borrow a tanker of low-level medical waste, kentauros Apr 2014 #124

If this was in the day of their beloved Founding Fathers, the govt would send in an army to fix bloomington-lib Apr 2014 #7

Armed checkpoints just like the pro-Russian militias in Ukraine. Next is Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #8

The MO is the same. Claim elected authority is illegitimate, intimidate those who don't agree. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #44

Right out of the Russian playbook. glinda Apr 2014 #135

It is very similar, aye? penultimate Apr 2014 #167

Brown Shirts jalan48 Apr 2014 #9

yes, exactly. :( n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #21

Yes, that's it. Itching to start something. Don't they have jobs or are they all on welfare? mountain grammy Apr 2014 #41

Yes, that's exactly what it is... It ain't aout 'Murika.' freshwest Apr 2014 #45

This is the crux eom deek Apr 2014 #49

Yep, pretty much cut from the same cloth IMO. And these are domestic terrorists! And RKP5637 Apr 2014 #78

They would not hesitate to shoot you Stargazer09 Apr 2014 #129

I have absolutely no doubt about that, and from what I've read, the local authorities would not RKP5637 Apr 2014 #148

Agreed Stargazer09 Apr 2014 #151

Ya think! Cha Apr 2014 #11

These images speak volumes... SummerSnow Apr 2014 #12

Meanwhile, in Colorado... SSDD... freshwest Apr 2014 #163

Those smiling pricks think their dicks are getting longer by strutting around with gunz. Martin Eden Apr 2014 #13

Yep, they are just itching to jerk off their guns in a confrontation. What a bunch of losers! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #80

Cliven, you lay down with the dogs, you get fleas! muntrv Apr 2014 #15

I'll say this once again and in the interest of peace cosmicone Apr 2014 #16

I hate to do this because it isn't the way I usually feel, but I agree with you. A Simple Game Apr 2014 #25

I disagree. Blocking some dirt roads will grow tiresome, and the locals will either kick them out Fred Sanders Apr 2014 #28

Nominate idea number 2 as as DUzy VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #40

Do these idiots have a FB page for their "cause"? Habibi Apr 2014 #68

Hand their names over to the justice dept for a fishing expedition? JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #73

Let's not make it a rumor Stargazer09 Apr 2014 #132

What specifically leads you to believe additional violence is the most effective and efficient means LanternWaste Apr 2014 #125

At what point would you consider an all out attack? cosmicone Apr 2014 #139

An overt, intimidating, and aggressive act of collective violence on their part... LanternWaste Apr 2014 #174

Don't these whackos have JOBS ?!? alittlelark Apr 2014 #17

*cough* Disability checks and EBT cards *cough* 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #77

Leave them there until it gets over 120 in the shade, until then the locals and the idiots can sort Fred Sanders Apr 2014 #18

We know they have a good supply of steaks out back. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #74

The longer this shit is allowed to happen...the more emboldened they become. Earth_First Apr 2014 #19

Exactly. And I don't understand why the neighbors Ilsa Apr 2014 #64

Actually I can't blame them for that I'd stay low too 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #82

On the other hand... JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #72

I agree with the idea of waiting them out but... 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #86

I know I wouldn't be happy. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #88

I am still trying to get my head around the fact that someone is actually named Cliven. geckosfeet Apr 2014 #20

Surround them with military armor The Wizard Apr 2014 #22

That's what they want to have happen. Obama won't give them that kind of show. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #47

No Show RobinA Apr 2014 #105

When jerks like this use the word patriot, I wonder what country they are patriots of, becasue RKP5637 Apr 2014 #81

All the M110 howitzers have been retired jmowreader Apr 2014 #94

Yikes! An 8" Round? ProfessorGAC Apr 2014 #106

In 1968, in Dian, Vietnam The Wizard Apr 2014 #108

Word is out in the Las Vegas press also: Fred Sanders Apr 2014 #24

this needs to be exposed far and wide greenman3610 Apr 2014 #26

Nailed it. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #107

Have they tried Viagra? nt onehandle Apr 2014 #27

eh Skittles Apr 2014 #164

How long before tom_kelly Apr 2014 #30

How long before their paranoia tells them it was all a trap.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #59

All of them are billh58 Apr 2014 #31

Looks like Ted Nugent back there Blue Owl Apr 2014 #32

Yeah where is the Motor Mouth Madman? Ahpook Apr 2014 #158

Hypothetically speaking of course: 1 MOAB would end the problem. AAO Apr 2014 #33

Or a spent rocket booster, landing "off course." kentauros Apr 2014 #93

Of course, this is all theoretical... AAO Apr 2014 #100

Trajectories were theoretical at one time, too. kentauros Apr 2014 #120

As long as the big boom is recorded and put on youtube I had nothing to do with it! AAO Apr 2014 #154

Disgusting. think4yourself Apr 2014 #34

Immature clowns. Owl Apr 2014 #35

What would these armed assholes do if... GReedDiamond Apr 2014 #46

Don't stop! Especially if one is female, who might be kidnapped for use as a human xhield! n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #52

The problem is you're talking about people who are a few fries short of a happy meal Major Nikon Apr 2014 #56

I hear ya, they probably would shoot a "checkpoint" runner, wouldn't they? GReedDiamond Apr 2014 #61

I'm not a lawyer, but... Jerry442 Apr 2014 #48

I'd lay even money that some of them *already* have SeattleVet Apr 2014 #62

Lots of El Shaman Apr 2014 #50

Investigate the militia as domestic terrorists, see if they have warrants, see if they are Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #54

Sounds like they are itching for a fight. Kablooie Apr 2014 #55

why are these people referred to as militia rather that terrorists? olddad56 Apr 2014 #57

Excellent point! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #83

The main concern,...don't these guys have a life? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #58

If they keep pushing it, they soon won't. n/t Efilroft Sul Apr 2014 #66

Must be nice to take a few weeks off to stop and smell the cow manure. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #87

Yes....possibly subsidized by the taxpayers. glinda Apr 2014 #137

Or their parents. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #156

Oh it's you again! lol! I totally agree. glinda Apr 2014 #165

This isn't correct for the check points and Rep. Steven Horsford was misinformed oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #60

Send in freshman22 Apr 2014 #63

Checkpoints? JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #67

Yup. Shadowflash Apr 2014 #69

At what point does this become an armed insurrection to which the national guard geek tragedy Apr 2014 #70

Waco (nt) SansACause Apr 2014 #71

Anybody remember the Freemen in Montana? truebluegreen Apr 2014 #75

The question the WH should be asking...What is the most effective response... HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #84

++ James48 Apr 2014 #97

sorry sweetapogee Apr 2014 #172

Poor neighbors! I'd sure hate it to have those terrorists in my community! Auntie Bush Apr 2014 #85

Imagine if these were Muslims or African Americans setting up check points w/guns? KittyWampus Apr 2014 #89

Homeland Security should send over a drone.... Historic NY Apr 2014 #90

These patriotic losers are living-out their greatest orgasmic fantasy...... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #91

He can let people camp on his 150 acre, hot, remote, desert scrub land forever if he wants. Sunlei Apr 2014 #96

Isn't this the kind of gathering of terrorists that drones are good for? GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #99

not until there's a wedding. KittyWampus Apr 2014 #131

Bound to be one sooner or later in Nevada jberryhill Apr 2014 #133

The feds had better get off their asses and do something about them. JoeyT Apr 2014 #102

WTF? Armed checkpoints? tammywammy Apr 2014 #109

Just like a third world nation. WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2014 #110

Sheriff urged to clamp down on armed militiamen around Bundy ranch mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2014 #111

Bundy Ranch Supporter Talks About Shooting "Deserters" in the Back, Refers to Ranch as a Battlefield 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #112

What is the local sheriff department doing about this? Catherine Vincent Apr 2014 #114

He's respecting their 28th amendment right 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #121

An Idea Oldtimeralso Apr 2014 #116

I was wondering what a MACH-1 or -2 low-level flyby kentauros Apr 2014 #122

Where's the 82nd Airborne when we need them? malthaussen Apr 2014 #117

You do peaceful protesting in the U.S. and they hit you with pepper spray, rubber bullets and tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #118

Mormon Militia and the Mountain Meadows Massacre maggies farm Apr 2014 #126

In other news - Rock Ridge needs a new Sheriff underpants Apr 2014 #130

I just want to slap the shit out of them lillypaddle Apr 2014 #136

Non-gunowners appear to have no rights in this country perdita9 Apr 2014 #138

Drop a drone on them KansDem Apr 2014 #140

If they weren't white, they'd be drone-bombed by now. /nt Ash_F Apr 2014 #143

I wouldn't want these fuckers anywhere near my community. CrispyQ Apr 2014 #144

Imagine these kooks on your street. toby jo Apr 2014 #147

Play this secondvariety Apr 2014 #149

Still waiting for Sarah cntrygrl Apr 2014 #150

They must be blind. Hoppy Apr 2014 #152

No, these are just law abiding citizens mikeysnot Apr 2014 #157

If these are public roads/highways...... Swede Atlanta Apr 2014 #159

They want another Waco to make Obama look bad Rocknrule Apr 2014 #160

Don't these guys have jobs? Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #161

Well that sounds highly illegal. Time to send in the cavalry to clean these morons up penultimate Apr 2014 #166

ANONYMOUS weighs in: freshwest Apr 2014 #169

Oh brother. StarryNite Apr 2014 #170

Yeah, script was biased. Didn't like the music or the Ayn Rand Aryan Superman type at the end. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #171

You mean that a bunch of violent, armed thugs are causing people distress? Arkana Apr 2014 #173