That's just nonsense....You speculate that they had some sort of intel that militia supporters were on their way before they showed up? Prove it....The fact is that the BLM showed up over armed for the situation....Remember Gibson Guitar?
"Last week federal marshals raided the Gibson Guitar Corporation in Tennessee. It wasn't the first time. The government appears to be preparing to charge the famous builder of instruments with trafficking in illegally obtained wood. It's a rare collision of music and environmental regulation.
In the hottest part of an August Tennessee day last Thursday, Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz stood out in the full sun for 30 minutes and vented to the press about the events of the day before.
"We had a raid," he said, "with federal marshals that were armed, that came in, evacuated our factory, shut down production, sent our employees home and confiscated wood."
Why Gibson Guitar Was Raided By The Justice Department : The Record : NPR
Armed agents swoop in on a private business like they were some sort of drug dealers or something....
Or if you want more recent try this one....
"In a twist in how governments typically use the power of eminent domain — to foster economic or commercial growth — Summit County, Colo., is threatening to take a couple’s 10-acre parcel in Colorado’s White River National Forest to preserve it as open space.
But the couple, Andy and Ceil Barrie, isn’t planning to develop the land or sell it to someone who might. They just want to use an all-terrain vehicle in the winter to access its century-old refurbished cabin they own as a second home.
The U.S. Forest Service, however, prohibits using motorized vehicles in national forests.
“People in this community are very intent on preserving the back country,” Summit County Attorney Jeff Huntley told the Associated Press.
The Barries, who live full time in a nearby subdivision, paid about $550,000 for the home and the nearby land and cabin. The county also discovered the cabin’s previous owner had illegally expanded the structure. The couple told the AP that they would be willing to give some of the property to conservation organizations and that they would be happy to remove the cabin if it means keeping their land for camping and hiking.
But they also argue that they have a legal right to access their private property along an old two-mile mining road. The county is standing firm that no vehicles are allowed. According to the AP, Summit County first offered to buy the property for $50,000 and when the Barries refused the offer, county commissioners voted to condemn it.
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Colorado county wants to seize land over unauthorized ATV use | The Daily Caller
The government is getting more and more heavy handed in their enforcement of regulations to the point of using this extreme force. So, why is it not logical to you and others that in light of current events that some will want to meet that extreme force from the government with force of their own?
Also the innuendo, and misrepresentation of these people that are literally under attack by their own government by progressives, all because they support the administration carrying this out is striking...It really in my opinion is an ugly side of authoritarian progressivism. Just as above where you try to insinuate that the militia protesters were there before the BLM....That is false. These people didn't show up until after some local protesters were confronted by agents initially, and Bundy's son was tazed....But, there are other lies out there, such as "Bundy called for the militia to come"....That is also a lie...In an interview I saw, he said that he wanted peaceful resolution, and told those with weapons that came to take care and not do anything to lead to violence....
And then the beauty that you yourself promote, that somehow conservatives like me were hoping for violence, or women and children killed...That is despicable, and an outright slanderous lie. It stemmed out of an interview with an ex Sheriff named Mack, that NO ONE endorsed as a leader or spokesman of anything! But, that doesn't matter does it? As long as progressives, and the media got that soundbite from someone there, all of the sudden everyone was for the stupid idiot saying it....What a load of dung.
And then Jiveman you and others wonder why we conservative hold such contempt for progressives as people...It is because of underhanded lying tactics like this....
I support Bundy having to pay his fees, and have said so repeatedly, but I don't support big government hit squads taking up arms against a citizen. I don't like the scenerio of government putting us in that position.
So, why not discuss this in civil ways instead of lying about anyone that disagrees with total power on the side of government....? I hope you can.