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To: Conservative Firster

I'm not going to assume the government was the bad guy in this mess. Although I appreciate what the militias in southern AZ are trying to accomplish, they have to be careful they don't turn into vigilante organizations. Let's wait for the facts -- we turn into DU-style blame America firsters.


12 posted on 09/16/2004 10:33:02 PM PDT by inkling
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To: inkling
Let's wait for the facts

These "facts" are going to come from where? The government? (just like they told the truth about Waco I'm sure) The media? (Like CBS's "factual" documents). Given the government's history of lying about almost everything I'd tend to believe the individual's version.

75 posted on 09/17/2004 4:37:07 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy, and Bush is no conservative)
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RE: Let's wait for the facts -- we turn into DU-style blame America firsters.

That is of course a good point. But..

It took years and years and citizens who were willing to suffer the verbal abuse and ridicule of both fellow citizens and their government to get the facts (most of them anyway) about Ruby Ridge and Waco.

The Congressional hearings probably saved the lives of countless American citizens as the Congress, actually doing its job, reminded federal authorities that their role is law enforcement not breaking things and killing people.

To be fair, and going by what G Gordon Liddy said (as best I can remember), the renegade federal authorities were mostly in organizations that were dumping grounds for employees who were unwanted by the parent agency.

No, we cannot just wait. We have to demand facts. There are still far too many heavily-armed misfit psychos ready to act out war movies on their fellow citizens if the past is any indication. IMO.

97 posted on 09/17/2004 6:17:02 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (Benedict Arnold was a hero for both sides in the same war, too!)
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