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Bjorn Against

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10. An armed take over of a federal building is clearly terrorism

Reply to cali (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 3, 2016, 02:45 PM

Jan 2016

Terrorism is defined as violence or the threat of violence to achieve political goals. This group is armed and they have explicitly stated that they will use violence if there is any attempt to remove them from the property.

Would you consider it terrorism if ISIS did the exact same thing?

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Ammon Bundy says he went to Oregon because "The Lord was not pleased" and wanted "accountability" [View all] Bjorn Against Jan 2016 OP

Wee little domestic terrorist saltpoint Jan 2016 #1

fuck this guy says this oregonian. every rancher in my family roguevalley Jan 2016 #25

My comment speaks to Ammon Bundy's saltpoint Jan 2016 #30

Fundy's come in many flavors. haikugal Jan 2016 #2

As an Oregonian, I say get your sorry fat ass back to crazy town. We don't need your sorry ass in roguevalley Jan 2016 #13

Yeah but there are more than a few Oregonians that support this stuff. haikugal Jan 2016 #33

White Christian Terrorism. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #3

More like White Mormon Terrorism meow2u3 Jan 2016 #24

Your kill them now bit..... daleanime Jan 2016 #28

They threatened violence against any move to remove them and they are white. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #29

He should have left the Lord out of it to maintain some shred of credibility LittleBlue Jan 2016 #4

God is not pleased with mandatory minimum sentences? gratuitous Jan 2016 #5

Absolutely! Imagine if these armed-to-the-teeth guys were Muslim's or AA's 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #6

Radicalized right wing christianists Gman Jan 2016 #7

How does this fit the definition of terrorism? cali Jan 2016 #8

An armed take over of a federal building is clearly terrorism Bjorn Against Jan 2016 #10

White Christian Terrorism. eom MohRokTah Jan 2016 #9

Imagine if they were Geronimoe Jan 2016 #11

someone named "Ammon" isn't gonna start out in the Almighty's good graces, I don't tink MisterP Jan 2016 #12

In interviews on the networks, these guys sound as dull-witted as Carson Android3.14 Jan 2016 #14

If only they weren't white Sky Masterson Jan 2016 #15

That's what I've been thinking. Such different treatment for these nuts. The Wielding Truth Jan 2016 #26

fundies with guns....this could get ugly. spanone Jan 2016 #16

WhiteAmmoSexualProtestants MoreGOPoop Jan 2016 #17

Batshit! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #18

Radical Cleric Ammon Bundy Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2016 #19

I consider those who take directive from invisible entities to have some type of disorder... AzDar Jan 2016 #20

All of this has me wondering who's guarding the father? A Simple Game Jan 2016 #21

So, Mars is whispering in his ear again? Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #22

bingo. . . n/t annabanana Jan 2016 #23

Strange that Cliven would chose a Nazi War Criminal to name his son after: Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #27

... UTUSN Jan 2016 #32

Ammon is a name from the Book of Mormon. LeftyMom Jan 2016 #39

nutcase Skittles Jan 2016 #31

The voices in his head.. NastyRiffraff Jan 2016 #34

Um... before it was called mental illness... uriel1972 Jan 2016 #35

The Lord was also not pleased that the Eagles had another shitty football season... LynneSin Jan 2016 #36

"Then the Lord said unto Ammon, Hurry thee now to the wildlife refuge in midwinter, taking with thee struggle4progress Jan 2016 #37

Well, the Lord is really pissed off that there are still Republicans too, but L. Coyote Jan 2016 #38