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Originally Posted by Scrooge
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Does that make the article and the photos in it, any less real?
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Of course not, and it shows clearly the government escalated the violence first, but that's the only thing we can actually take from there. The entire background of the story is basically untouched. I've read all kinds of numbers regarding the ranchers in the region. Some claim, thousands of ranchers are paying these fees np, others claim Bundy is actually the last rancher still in the area, there used to be 53 ranches, today just his remains. Which one is it?
If it's true the BLM made 98% of all Ranchers shut down their business, one has to wonder what the motivation behind that is - and don't tell me it's some stupid mojave desert tortoise, no one believes that.
However, if Bundy really is one out of hundreds and he's the only one not paying the fee while the others do and still make a profit (another claim I've read was that the fee ate up all his profits, that's why he stopped paying as well, also unverified) then it's really a completely different scenario.
As for the government violence, this really is nothing new. Standard operating procedure for LEOs these days is eliminate all resistance by any means necessary, then sort out the ashes. It really seems like they're bringing attack dogs they're barely controlling in on purpose to trigger a self-defense response from the enemy, and then take that self defense as a reason to go all out, just like a few weeks ago in breaking bad town when they executed the homeless guy.