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Hundreds of Armed Right-Wing Militia Members Take Over Federal Building

 
 
layman
 
  -3  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 08:01 am
@blatham,
blatham wrote:

And here is a report from the Department of Homeland Security, dated Aug 19, 2014...

Quote:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report, titled “Domestic Violent Extremists Pose Increased Threat to Law Enforcement and Government Officials,” concludes that after years of sporadic violence from domestic extremists motivated by antigovernment ideologies, there has been “a spike within the past year in violence committed by militia extremists and lone offenders who hold violent anti-government beliefs.
.
http://bit.ly/1JZk0Ye


And then there's this from the FBI, eh?

Quote:
“The FBI said that 1,100 criminal acts have been committed since 1976 by the Animal Rights Movement and that "animal rights and eco-extremists" are "the FBI's No. 1 domestic terrorism priority."


http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1680849&page=2

PETA and Tree-huggers vs Cowboy Crusaders in the national preserve, all fully strapped, eh? That should oughta settle it, doncha think?
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blatham
 
  2  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 08:10 am
@Olivier5,
Quote:
Re: layman (Post 6103205)
I usually have a lot of patience for arrogance, at least when it's backed up by real life achievements, knowledge, or smarts. Knowledgeable people are often found arrogant by ignorant people.

I'll have to infer what was said you are referring to here, Olivier5, as on returning to a2k, I quickly found reason to put that chap on ignore.

But let me point to something I suspect is quite relevant. There is a long history of anti-intellectualism in American culture (perhaps the key study here is historian Richard Hofstadter's "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life" - which I deem a must-read). It's just baked into the culture to such an extent that really obvious instances of it pass by quite without notice.

Here's a dilly of an example. Take Irving's tale of the Headless Horseman as portrayed by the team of animators at Disney. The story, of course, is of a bookish fellow who arrives (from the east) in an Appalachian village. The local pretty girl is smitten. Her beau, a hunky local boy, utilizes local rough-hewn 'wisdom' and manliness to trick the effeminate and long-nosed (snooty) interloping intellectual out of town. Here are the images of these two men...
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/c/cd/Ichabod5.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141231001757

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/d/dd/Iceraichabodmrtoad4128.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120427230505
blatham
 
  3  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 08:18 am
I don't know if Rep Steve King has yet blessed us with his opinion on these gallant knights of patriotism who sit at the center of this story, but I think we might be able to guess.

From the invaluable Heather Digby Parton...

Quote:
“I want to build an America that looks like Sioux County looks,” said King.

Huh. What does Sioux Country look like anyway?

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,589 people, 10,693 households, and 8,062 families residing in the county.The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Yep, that sounds like the America Steve King is trying to build.
http://bit.ly/1JZn2Md
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FBM
 
  4  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 08:27 am
They just need a Snickers.
bobsal u1553115
 
  4  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 08:34 am
http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/oregon-militia-erotic-fanfiction-colin-meloy/

http://i63.tinypic.com/6f9m9x.png
George
 
  2  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 08:37 am
@FBM,
FBM wrote:
They just need a Snickers.
I love it!
layman
 
  -1  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 08:41 am
@George,
All these anarchists really need, ultimately, is a good bottom-feeder, like Spacemoose, ya know?:

https://www.hackcanada.com/canadian/zines/spacemoose/trial.html
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edgarblythe
 
  1  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 09:04 am
@blatham,
I recall walking out of a theater, when that film was showing. One of just two times I can recall.
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ehBeth
 
  2  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 09:50 am
@bobsal u1553115,
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets a 1980's Harlequin vibe from those guys. Too funny.
Olivier5
 
  1  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 11:00 am
@blatham,
Of course, although the anti-intellectual meme is not just American, it's pretty strong there, almost atavic.
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glitterbag
 
  2  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 11:57 am
@layman,
layman wrote:

glitterbag wrote:

Is it painful?


Is what, Glitter? Cindy Sheehan types, ya mean? Yeah, kinda, I spose. When I aint laughin, anyway.


No, not Cindy Sheehan, how painful is to be 15 IQ points behind a box of oatmeal?
cicerone imposter
 
  1  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 12:01 pm
@glitterbag,
Enjoyed your last post. "15 IQ points." Wink
bobsal u1553115
 
  3  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 01:00 pm
@ehBeth,
They struck me as Three stooges meets the militia. The tarped interview was .... interesting AND very funny. I claim it wasn't a tarp. I say it was a tent but they forgot the ropes, poles and stakes. Its where they planned on discussing term with the Gubmint.
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bobsal u1553115
 
  2  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 01:03 pm
@glitterbag,
<guffaw> Funniest thing I'll read all day!!!
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bobsal u1553115
 
  4  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 01:09 pm
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CX6EB2wU0AAUgAL.jpg
cicerone imposter
 
  3  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 01:10 pm
@bobsal u1553115,
Now, that was true and funny!
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bobsal u1553115
 
  3  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 01:18 pm
tsarstepan
 
  3  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 02:11 pm
@bobsal u1553115,
PETA Trolls Oregon’s Militant Ranchers With Vegan-Jerky Delivery
bobsal u1553115
 
  2  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 02:16 pm
@tsarstepan,
This guy. He got the vegan jerky.

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.turner.com%2Fcnn%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F140414202550-erin-intv-david-pakman-interviewed-kansas-shooting-suspect-00033215-horizontal-gallery.jpg&f=1
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ehBeth
 
  3  
Thu 7 Jan, 2016 02:17 pm
@bobsal u1553115,
Wouldn't it work better with a Murican beer?
 

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