The armed Oregon occupiers would be raided if they weren’t white — same goes if they were leftists

[marmar]

Yes, the armed Oregon occupiers would be raided if they weren’t white — same goes if they were leftists
The U.S. gov't is fundamentally right wing, and supports many of the things the Bundys & militants are calling for

BEN NORTON


(Salon) Armed right-wing extremists occupied a federal building in Oregon late on Jan. 2. The white militants, from far-right, anti-government militias led by the infamous Bundy family, announced they would remain there indefinitely, and were willing to “kill or be killed if necessary.”

The response of the federal government was lackluster, to put it mildly. Two days into the armed occupation, law enforcement authorities admitted they had no plans to deal with it.

Gracious, euphemistic media treatment echoed the paltry governmental response.

In response, social media and Op-Ed pages of newspapers were inundated with condemnations of white privilege and arguments that the far-right militants would have been violently removed if they were people of color.

There is a crucial point missing from many of the liberal hot takes on the Oregon paramilitary occupation, however. In their hyper-emphasis on white privilege, many are depoliticizing the situation. ...............(more)

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/08/yes_the_armed_oregon_occupiers_would_be_raided_if_they_werent_white_same_goes_if_they_were_leftists/

[onecaliberal]

1. Agree. We've already seen that.

[cali]

2. Really good article

[SamKnause]

3. Agree.

I am 62.

Leftist have never stood a chance in this country.

It seems the country takes 2 steps forward and the

right drags it back 5 steps.

Their goal is a Corporate Theocracy.