The Oregon Standoff

Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
January 4, 2016

Steven Hammond & Father Dwight Charged As TERRORISTS To 5 YEARS Prison https://t.co/8wWWPslQGt #OregonUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/jYQcx3ySyy

— Ministry Of Truth ✒️ (@USABillOfRights) January 3, 2016

Yesterday, I commented on the Oregon cattle rancher standoff and was criticized and even called a secret agent for saying I didn’t really think the issue was especially important in the larger scheme of things.

Apparently, we have some readers who feel very strongly about the Bureau of Land Management and the way it deals with cattle-grazing.

Just to be clear, I am not especially informed on the details of laws about cattle-grazing. However, when I see working class White men in a confrontation with the federal government, I simply assume that the federal government is wrong and the working men are right.

Clearly, that is the case in this situation.

For those who don’t know:

The short summary is:  in an effort to draw attention to a ridiculous arrest of a father and son pair of Oregon Ranchers (“Dwight Lincoln Hammond, Jr., 73, and his son, Steven Dwight Hammond, 46,) who are scheduled to begin five year prison sentences (turning themselves in tomorrow January 4th 2016), three brothers from the Cliven Bundy family and approximately 100/150 (and growing) heavily armed militia (former U.S. service members) have taken control of Malheur Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in the wildlife reserve.  They are prepared to stay there indefinitely.

You can read the long version at Conservative Treehouse.

Basically, the Federal government is trying to bully these people to give up their land, prosecuting them for fires they set which were actually to prevent fires, and which the federal government has admitted were a good thing. They are also overreaching their jurisdiction, expanding their authority in an unconstitutional way.

Here is a video that Ammon Bundy, who is heading up the protest, posted on January 1, outlining a lot of the detail.

Right now, approximately 200 armed militia men are in this wildlife refuge, protesting. They say they are ready to stay there for years.

What I was criticized for yesterday was saying that this is not an issue which most people can rally around very easily, as most people – myself included – do not keep cattle-grazing rights as an issue close to our hearts. Of course, most people do keep the issue of government intrusion into our lives close to our hearts, but that is easily obfuscated by the details of this situation.

Obviously, I think it is somewhat regrettable that these people are not using their energies toward something that would be easier for the masses to rally around. Besides the fact that the issue of cattle-grazing is obscure, the politics themselves are esoteric.

However, what people will feel strongly about is if the FBI goes in and tries to do a Waco on these protesters in the refuge.

Right now, the FBI says they are merely “monitoring” the situation. Probably, they don’t want to deal with the backlash of killing a bunch of Americans in a massive shootout. But maybe they will.