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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Rude Pundit: An Observation on the Nature of Extremist Fucknuts at the January 6 Committee Hear [View all]
https://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2022/07/an-observation-on-nature-of-extremist.htmlThe Rude Pundit
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7/14/2022
An Observation on the Nature of Extremist Fucknuts at the January 6 Committee Hearing
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Elaborating on a statement about the country being "lucky" shit hasn't gotten more violent, Van Tatenhove told the congressional committee and the rest of the country, "I think as far as the luck goes, we've had the potential from Bundy Ranch on, I mean, being boots on the ground at these standoffs and they were standoffs where there were firearms pointed across lines at federal law enforcement agencies, you know, whatever it may be with that particular standoff. But I do -- I think we've gotten exceedingly lucky that more bloodshed did not happen because the potential has been there from the start."
Bundy and his shitty family and the assorted extremist dickheads refused to recognize the authority of the Bureau of Land Management and the federal government. He owed the country a million bucks in unpaid fees and penalties. When the BLM decided to say, "Fuck this shit," they let, as then-Nevada Senator Harry Reid said, "domestic terrorists" off the hook. "They had sniper rifles on the freeway. They had assault weapons. They had automatic weapons," Reid said, all in service of someone who didn't wanna pay for his shit. They were ready to murder BLM agents and others. They should have all been rounded up and dragged off to jail. But it was fear of violence and escalation that caused the retreat by the BLM. And the end result of that retreat was more violence and escalation, including at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge two years later. One could also argue that the failure to arrest the violent thugs in Nevada led directly to the Las Vegas mass shooting a month later. The shooter had been at Bundy's ranch, inspired by the way the dickheads faced down the feds and won. And, obviously, January 6 can be tied to the sense of empowerment the Bundy ranch "victory" gave the dickheads.
Tattooed, denim jacket and Descendants t-shirt-wearing Van Tatenhove said he fully believes that there will be violence in 2024: "I do fear for this next election cycle because who knows what that might bring if a president that's willing to try to instill and encourage to whip up a Civil War amongst his followers using lies and deceit and snake oil, regardless of the human impact, what else is he going to do if he gets elected again. All bets are off at that point. And that's a scary notion." Of course, he's talking about armed dickheads, but he's also talking about Trump and other leaders of this extremist bullshit. He offered clear advice: "I have three daughters. I have a granddaughter, and I fear for the world that they will inherit if we do not start holding these people to account."
When motherfuckers wanna fuck mothers, you gotta shut that shit down or motherfuckers will just think they can keep fucking mothers without consequences. They'll fuck more mothers because there is no price to pay for motherfucking. You don't coddle insurrectionists.
We are long past time where those in charge need to be punished. We're running out of time to be able to do that. Don't walk away from the goddamn standoff again.
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The Rude Pundit: An Observation on the Nature of Extremist Fucknuts at the January 6 Committee Hear [View all]
babylonsister
Jul 2022
OP
The first bit of fukkery was Ford's blanket pardon of Nixon.... without knowing what crimes Nixon
3Hotdogs
Jul 2022
#2
We have backed down from holding people accountable and will lose it all. The "Rule of Law"
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2022
#6
Yet they've convinced a good number of Americans, even on our side, that both sides do it.
CrispyQ
Jul 2022
#21
That that ninja charade was allowed to continue in light of the laws being broken was jaw dropping.
CrispyQ
Jul 2022
#23
The Bundy Clan and others they affiliate with are funded and connected through
Ford_Prefect
Jul 2022
#24