People sort of living still 150 or more years ago interests me. I remember meeting many people still living the sort of Cowboy lifestyle growing up in the 1950s even in California. Even in the Rose Parades then you would see them riding in the parades with their special saddles and all dressed up rich cowboy style. And traveling through Arizona, New Mexico and often in California, Oregon or Nevada I and my father would meet people like this and talk to them. They harken back to a very different time but somehow living out in the country they still are free to think like the old days when this country was first settled in the 1700s and 1800s. I don't know how much longer it will be possible for people to think like this. However, it is one of the more colorful aspects of living in the U.S. Is this a part of white Republican elitism? Maybe. It is possible that as the country becomes less and less white from people from South and Central America coming over the borders and from Rich Chinese buying into the system here all this will change and America might become something entirely different over time than it was when I grew up. It already isn't what it was when I grew up with Walt Disney and movies like Grease and American Graffitti that I actually lived in the early 1960s. Then movies like Easy Rider and others changed the world some along with the Viet Nam War. Then Terrorism since the 1960s especially (Foreign Terrorism) has also changed the world and made it a much less safe place then when I grew up too.
People in militias often have this attitude of many white Americans in the 1950s still. They are willing to fight and to die for what they believe. Will they be mowed down by American State, local and federal officials? It's hard to say where all this will go right now. Because (Thank God) we are still a nation "Of the people by the people and for the people" at least in theory.
However, when I look at a Billionaire candidate like Trump or the potential independent candidate Bloomberg all I can think of is "Oligarchy" or rule by the rich which means only
"Of the rich by the rich and for the rich".
Do I agree with this particular militia? "No" because I don't think cattle have a place on public land anymore. Unfortunately, if cattle ranchers cannot buy or rent land for their cattle to graze on they likely won't be in business anymore because public land is often being ruined by cattle and this is a problem out in the country on public lands everywhere in the U.S. where there is still a lot of public instead of private land in the western half of the U.S.
Ammon Bundy
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| Born | Ammon Edward Bundy 1975/1976 (age 40–41)[1] Bunkerville, Nevada |
| Residence | Emmett, Idaho |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Car fleet manager[2] |
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| Political party | Republican[3] |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)[1][4] |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa[5] |
| Children | 6[5] |
He is the son of Cliven Bundy, who was the central figure of the Bundy standoff in 2014.
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Biography
Bundy was born in about 1975 in Nevada to Cliven and Carol Bundy, and resided in Phoenix, Arizona before moving to Idaho. He has thirteen siblings, including Ryan (born c. 1972), who participated in the militia occupation.[1][8]On April 10, 2014, Bundy was tasered by federal agents and threatened by police dogs. Arizona state representative Kelly Townsend said of the incident, "Watching that video last night created a visceral reaction in me."[9][10]
Prelude to the occupation
Ranchers Dwight and Steve Hammond were found guilty of arson in 2012 due to fires they had started on federal land adjacent to their property in 2001 and 2006. By late 2015, the Hammond case had attracted the attention of Ammon and Ryan Bundy. They publicized the situation via social media, drawing interest from militia groups outside Oregon who sought to publicly endorse the Hammonds to draw attention to unrelated issues.[11] The Hammonds rejected the offers of assistance, with Hammond attorney W. Alan Schroeder writing that "neither Ammon Bundy nor anyone within his group/organization speak for the Hammond family."[12]In December 2015, Bundy and Ryan Payne set up residence in Burns. The same month, they organized a meeting at the Harney County fairgrounds to rally support for their efforts.[11]
Bundy and Payne both planned the occupation in late 2015, meeting with the Hammonds that November. Payne was reported to have visited the wildlife refuge multiple times during that period.[13]
Bundy said he has been "labeled and treated as a terrorist" prior to the standoff.[14]
Occupation
Main article: Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
At the beginning of January 2016, Bundy led the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and took over the government complex at the south end of Malheur Lake. He referred to his group as the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom and remarked that it could be a lengthy stay.[15]Bundy's father Cliven said he was not involved in the occupation, stating it was "not exactly what I thought should happen".[16]
Early in the standoff, a Twitter user claiming to be Bundy tweeted a statement, comparing the group to Rosa Parks. The account was later found to be a hoax.[17] Despite this, other involved militants have made comparisons with Parks.[18]
On January 26, federal authorities arrested Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan, and three other militants involved in the occupation, following a shootout that killed another militant, LaVoy Finicum.[19][20][21][22] They will face "federal felony charges of conspiracy to impede federal officers from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation or threats."[7]
On January 27, Ammon Bundy, through his lawyer, urged those remaining at the refuge to stand down and go home.[23]
Personal life
Bundy has a wife, Lisa, as well as six children and 46 nieces and nephews.[5][24]References
- Fuller, Jaime; Blake, Aaron (April 14, 2014). "The long fight between the Bundys and the federal government, from 1989 to today". The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.). Retrieved January 23, 2016.
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- Ammon Bundy (born c. 1975) is an American valet and activist who is best known for leading the militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, an ongoing ...
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