Militia Members Occupy US Building in Oregon After Protest

[chaseter]

Was this case decided by judge or jury?

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Compare the coddling of armed Oregon militia members by the state to its vicious treatment of the Standing Rock Sioux and their supporters protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. So far more than 120 people have been arrested at the latter and the police have brought out armored vehicles, LRAD sonic cannons, pepper spray, tasers, batons, you name it.

Yes, white privilege certainly played a role in this. Can you imagine what would have happened if armed supporters of Black Lives Matter had occupied federal property? But I think the ruling class has less fear of right-wing "patriot" militias than they do of protesters fighting against police brutality or pipelines, since the latter poses a more direct threat to their interests. Historically, we've often seen the state deploy armed right-wing paramilitary forces in order to crush forces on the left (e.g. the Freikorps).

Well said.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

The police and justice system uses kids gloves on white nationalist and right wing militias.

The irony is that based on their view they're the biggest victims of injustice and oppression.

 

[Slushy]

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

 

[Schlosser85]

I don't think "the Lord" has anything to do with this.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

The good ole boy network works in corrupt and obvious ways.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

Your sig doesn't explain why Trump dominated the primaries. Xenophobia and bigotry is what separated him from the other 17 presidential candidates. Obviously those played a part in Trump's political rise.

 

[Teelie]

And they are also going to play a big part in his failure (I hope).

 

[chaseter]

Was this case decided by judge or jury?

Anyone?

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Yes it was decided by jury.

A jury taken from rural areas.

 

[chaseter]

So this is pretty much exactly like OJ.

This isn't institutional racism as someone mentioned. The jury may be racist and what we view as incompetent, incorrect, erroneous...etc