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"Having read the FB status in question, he was talking about shooting police officers and federal agents. I’m not surprised they wanted to talk to him."

Agreed. I followed the link to the posted piece and saw the same in the quote from his rant. He was stupid and immoral to write that hypothetical situation about murders. Most of the people making such idle threats know little or nothing about the realities of real guerrilla warfare (horrible and sad situation for all involved--not "as seen on TV"). Most of the mouthy ones are, in fact, spoiled rotten.

A good man will not succumb to hysteria and written or spoken presumptions of future national mob violence. It's dishonorable and tactically foolish to threaten violence in any way. As the situation with corruption here and there in our population stands now, there are ways to do good in the present.

Both political parties pandering to the same corrupt, influential constituency? Be nonpolitical or antipolitical (without talking about violence or otherwise being stupid and wrong). Don't give the political robbers respect with your participation and votes for wrongful deeds. Be legal and honorable in every way: impeccable. There's a good and legal way around every wrongful regulation.

If there's corruption all around, stop buying anything that you don't need, because the proceeds fund the un-American activities of the political/regulator class. It's like voting with your money and time.

Become more self-sufficient in the meantime (energy, food, repairs, etc.). Learn to produce something as a hobby for now. Teach younger folks.Maybe the children of the corrupt constituents behind the politicians and bureaucrats will buy from your family in the future instead of continuing to enslave your kids. Pay your taxes due, but don't work so hard for crooks. Do less for the boss. Pay less to the boss. Work for yourself and be frugal to spend much less money.

There are ways to speak in a more civilized manner about consequences of public corruption. Here's the way that the old timers often wrote of such things. Officers of the courts must be honorable and moral in order to prevent matters of civil and criminal conflict from being settled on the streets.

Some families in each of many locales have sought for decades to control judicial activities for their own pecuniary and other desires. And yes, some have done so with the help of many who kowtow to them. First, strive to inform others and repeal local regulations that have kept potential business competition from rising (examples: zoning against small manufacturing shops, building regulations against young owner-builders, lack of vocational/technical education programs). That is, if you want more political power back in the hands of more reasonable and moral families...

Shouting about desires for large-scale violence that aren't happening? That's nothing more than throwing a temper fit through one's mouth or keyboard. It's in the mind--not reality. Instigating large-scale violence with words? Our spoiled rotten generation could stand that even less than contemporary economic and civil situations.