Stephanie
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this sums things up nicely...more people need to wake up to this administration and our government as a whole...Let them know we have had ENOUGH
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Grazing controversy shines floodlight on growing distrust of government
By Augusta Chronicle Editorial Staff
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Comments (94)
We dont know whos right in the case of the Nevada rancher vs. the federal government. But we do know that the government is losing the public relations battle, and for good reason.
The Bundy family and their supporters fly the American flag as their cattle were released by the Bureau of Land Management back onto public land outside Bunkerville, Nev.
When the government moved to seize Cliven Bundys cattle for his failure to pay grazing fees on public land, a growing group of supporters came to his defense literally. On April 12, after a tense and heated standoff with them, heavily armed federal agents released the cattle back and retreated.
The situation was eerily reminiscent of past ill-fated federal standoffs, such as Ruby Ridge and Waco, where federal agents raided the Branch Davidian compound and 76 people died.
The West, thanks to geographic and ideological distances, has always had an arms length relationship with both government and media. But the flashpoint in Nevada cant be dismissed as cowboy rebelliousness. Theres plenty of sympathy for their position around the country.
The Eastern elites probably have no clue why, either.
all of it here
The Ranch Davidians | The Augusta Chronicle
SNIP;
Grazing controversy shines floodlight on growing distrust of government
By Augusta Chronicle Editorial Staff
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Comments (94)
We dont know whos right in the case of the Nevada rancher vs. the federal government. But we do know that the government is losing the public relations battle, and for good reason.
The Bundy family and their supporters fly the American flag as their cattle were released by the Bureau of Land Management back onto public land outside Bunkerville, Nev.
When the government moved to seize Cliven Bundys cattle for his failure to pay grazing fees on public land, a growing group of supporters came to his defense literally. On April 12, after a tense and heated standoff with them, heavily armed federal agents released the cattle back and retreated.
The situation was eerily reminiscent of past ill-fated federal standoffs, such as Ruby Ridge and Waco, where federal agents raided the Branch Davidian compound and 76 people died.
This situation is different, though.
Whether right or wrong in their actions, the Bundy family cant be caricatured as a cult or a danger to anyone. And the familys predicament has ignited a firestorm of anti-government fervor, particularly in the West. Bundy backers traveled miles to show their support and face down the feds. Conservative locales in cyberspace and on the radio dial crackled with anti-government rhetoric.
The thing is, we suspect the government and media elites, if theyre paying any attention to this powder keg at all, likely dont get it.
The West, thanks to geographic and ideological distances, has always had an arms length relationship with both government and media. But the flashpoint in Nevada cant be dismissed as cowboy rebelliousness. Theres plenty of sympathy for their position around the country.
The Eastern elites probably have no clue why, either.
all of it here
The Ranch Davidians | The Augusta Chronicle