I don’t think it’s a legitimate comparison to lay this issue side by side with Oklahoma city and McVeigh.
You said it yourself, that is was uncalled for retaliation. essentially a excuse to launch a violent attack against a government facility.
That’s not at all what this is.
I view this as civil disobedience. Not a attack on government. If that were so, they would destroy the facilities (such as they are) and kill a few game wardens.
This is not that.
It is civil disobedience, but since the BLM is armed to the hilt with tactical gear and military style ordinance to effectively manage some dirt and trees, this action requires that the participants be armed to effect a equalization of force. (lopsided as it is)
There is more to this then just the BLM and the justice department. It’s not revenge.
It’s fear.
If the protesters were unarmed, they would have a disparity of force that would not invite armed confrontation and bloodshed.
That would invite dialogue, media coverage, etc.
People understand the unfairness involved in using weapons against the unarmed.
That they are armed will only justify a full-on assault in the minds of the media and the average schmuck.
It is the same excuse for escalation of force the police have used as they have become militarized: that they were outgunned.
Stupid. It might look like a checkerboard, but the game is chess.