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In reply to the discussion: Just so you know, Ammon Bundy's been arrested again [View all]Ford_Prefect
(8,457 posts)36. I agree except that he's more sly than that. Ammon likes to have others do his work.
He gets them riled up and lets them loose like Trump does. He's just not as obvious a psychopath.
What he has set up is the idea that he's somehow a victim of government oppression. His followers have been lead up the garden path in a manner similar to the MAGA crowd but they have always been headed there. The whole Sovereign Citizen movement is a fake cause got up and paid for by the same fools who brought us the John Birch Society.
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I wonder how the good people of Emmett ID feel about this asshole after his stunt
ribrepin
Apr 2021
#35
Someone needs to look into who's funding his actions and helping him coordinate them.
Ford_Prefect
Apr 2021
#4
Its whatever he's been running on since the trial. He has connections to an ALEC front group
Ford_Prefect
Apr 2021
#24
I agree except that he's more sly than that. Ammon likes to have others do his work.
Ford_Prefect
Apr 2021
#36
Yes. Now under ALEC's rubric it fronts for multinational extraction companies (mining, oil & gas).
Ford_Prefect
Apr 2021
#52
What happened to the "three strikes and you're out" thing? Hasn't he had something like 9 strikes?
George II
Apr 2021
#14
Not enough deterrent to make a difference in behavior. Isn't that the point of "criminal justice"?
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#19
The Bundys get away with repeatedly flaunting laws because of the color of their
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2021
#25