Of course the authorities are partisan hypocrites.
However, the big mistake of the Oregon group was to have guns. These were not necessary for the “Occupy” type of point they were making and made it easy for the opposition to brand them a bunch of dangerous nuts. This was a fundamental error.
In fact they should have “occupied”, unarmed, a much more public place.
hmmmm.....my two cents is that they probably thought when they conceived this event that the Feds would turn tail and run like they did at the Bundy Ranch.
I think the lesson learned here is that IF YOU ARE GOING TO FLASH GUNS.....,,,,.you better be ready to use them. They found they weren’t.
“However, the big mistake of the Oregon group was to have guns”
We should all remember they were at a wildlife refuge. You know, a public hunting area.........a place where guns are expected and allowed.