Cliven Bundy

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We Need to Choose Better Heroes

So, Cliven Bundy’s been running his mouth. For a guy who refuses to acknowledge the legitimacy of the federal government, he sure does a good job of draping himself in the American flag. He also has things like this to say:

I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro (…) because they were basically on government subsidy, so now what do they do? They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I’ve often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy?

I have to say, I didn’t expect that. He may have been questionable before, but now he’s pure poison to his supporters. They’re doing their best to backpedal at this point, but the damage is done.

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I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

The company line from the arch-conservatives is that Cliven Bundy won a battle against tyranny when he called in the militia to repel Big Gubmint from his land.  The truth is quite different.  Bundy broke the law, and when things didn’t go his way, he called in a bunch of armed thugs to avoid the consequences.

Here’s a memo to the Alex Jones fanclub: you have all been duped.  Using force (or the threat of force) to coerce others is the very antithesis of a free society.  You’ve been shown all too willing to use the tools of fascism under the guise of fighting it.

Captain Brillo Beard

Take a good look at the patch on Captain Brillo Beard’s chest.  In case you’ve forgotten Roman history, the Praetorian Guard served emperors.  Occasionally, they killed the very emperors they served if it suited them.  You might remember Caligula, but Pertinax, Aurelian, and Caracalla (there’s probably a whole list somewhere) all fell to their own guards in the name of political expediency or simply for money.

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