I love Cliven Bundy! He's boxed conservatives into a corner where they can't disclaim their true colors. They backed a law-breaking, anti-federalist who was surrounded by armed insurrectionists. I still can't believe all those jackasses who took up arms to defend the "rights" of a squatter weren't arrested for obstruction or treason. You can't claim to be for the constitution and for Cliven Bundy at the same time!
The fact that he turned out to be a total bigot is just icing on the cake!!! Conservatives aren't patriots - they're white separatists.
I'd accept any logical explanation of why slavery would be better other than racism. He wants to have his cattle graze anywhere for free yet living with no self-control would be better than being a free person? He should volunteer to go to jail and do labor to pay off the $1m debt. This is Joe the Plumber again - a fake hero for the RNC Tea Party.
It's not OK to "explain why you don't think you're racist" either. If someone says you're hurting them, it's just escalating your abuse to say you're not actually hurting them.
You can 1) listen, apologize, and learn, or 2) if you don't care, ignore them (this makes you a bad person if you're in a position of privilege)
I would be interested to know the provenance of the Bundy family ranch. If it turns out his ancestors got it from the U.S. Government, then — since he doesn't acknowledge its authority — the transaction is invalid, and he doesn't really own any of the land his cattle use.
@18 - The OT reason Spokane Valley exists as a city was because they were scurred those libruls in Spokane proper would annex them and raise their taxes.
don't the "patriots" camped out with their arsenals have jobs they should be at? i'm trying to imagine the reaction is african-americans tried something even remotely similar.
oh, that's right, i don't need to imagine. MOVE got a fucking bomb dropped on them.
The fact that he turned out to be a total bigot is just icing on the cake!!! Conservatives aren't patriots - they're white separatists.
You can 1) listen, apologize, and learn, or 2) if you don't care, ignore them (this makes you a bad person if you're in a position of privilege)
I think blacks would be better off as hedge fund managers.
So would we all.
Not if they're wearing hoodies.
Obviously not much has changed.
oh, that's right, i don't need to imagine. MOVE got a fucking bomb dropped on them.