bobbyvan
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bobbyvan

Let’s be real about terrorism for a moment. The purpose of terrorism is to use violence to enact a political agenda that isn’t achievable by normal political means, usually by scaring people enough to get them to act like idiots. Are you scared? I’m not and I live in Oregon. I’ve actually BEEN to the Malheur

Listen, the very notion that they’re genuinely “doing” anything is flattering to them. If they were serious about some sort of insurrection against government, they could—would—have picked virtually any other building in North America to start it. They don’t want a fight. They want to get interviewed on Fox News.

Literal conversation yesterday:
Me - *reads news ticker* Huh...George Pataki dropped out of the presidential race.”
Wife - “Who?”
Me - “A guy...I guess, who was running for president and is now not?”
Wife - “Well, good for him.”