Why The Hell Are Our News Media Whitewashing Domestic Terrorism In Oregon?

[99th_Monkey]

Why The Hell Are Our News Media Whitewashing Domestic Terrorism In Oregon?
by CHRISTIAN DRAKE * JANUARY 3, 2016 * ADDICTING INFO

We all rely on the media every day to know what’s going on in our world. Many media sources these days have an opinion informing the content they provide, but the majority usually try to avoid outright lying about things. That doesn’t seem to be the case in what’s happening right now in Oregon.

There is an ongoing armed insurrectionist seizure of a federal building happening at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge HQ in Oregon. Depending on what news source you rely on for your “facts”, you might be unaware of the reality of the situation.

To bring you up to speed: Dwight Hammond, 73, and Steven Hammond, 46, lit fires in an attempt to protect some of their property from invasive plant species. They ended up burning federal land — twice. Their actions netted them an eventual conviction for arson, which they served time for. After they were released, their sentences from a previous judge were found to be illegal — due to them being too short for the minimum sentencing requirements — and they were sent back to jail for longer sentences. The second conviction is what set off the protests, and caused Cliven Bundy’s idiot militia to take up arms. To be fair, the Hammonds never asked anybody for help, especially not the Bundys.

Here is where this all takes an incredibly weird turn. Many media outlets have been picking up this story, but the major ones are pants-on-fire lying about the event.

MORE at link:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/01/03/why-the-hell-are-our-news-media-whitewashing-domestic-terrorism-in-oregon/

[thereismore]

1. "White-washing" has your answer. nt

[99th_Monkey]

3. Well, yes, I guess that does sum it all up very concisely, and it could not be any more obvious. nt

[Nye Bevan]

2. If they had ever killed or injured anybody there would probably be more of a reaction (nt)

[Warren Stupidity]

4. If they were less white they would be dead.

[Nye Bevan]

7. President Obama and/or Loretta Lynch would have ordered the Feds to storm in?

I guess I have a higher opinion of President Obama's Justice Department than you do.

[Lizzie Poppet]

19. Not yet, they wouldn't be.

Since they occupied the refuge HQ yesterday afternoon, there hasn't been enough time to get enough law enforcement personnel there to assault the buildings. The closest real town is Burns (pop. 2800 or so), which has a Sheriff's station. Heck, all of Harney County law enforcement would likely be outnumbered (and that little compound is mostly stone buildings made decades ago by the CCC...they have serious cover to fight from).

I'm sure there's plenty of law enforcement on the way, but it's not going to be a quick trip. The nearest population centers are a few hours' drive in any direction, and the entire region's getting hit with a snowstorm. That may well have the tiny little municipal airport in Burns closed, and winter conditions are very much in force on the roads. I'd expect lots of law enforcement folk in place by tomorrow, and they'll cut off the compound at that point.

[99th_Monkey]

8. Imagine if these armed-to-the-teeth guys were Muslim's or AA's, seizing a Federal Building

and threatening violence if anyone, especially "The Authorities" tried to stop their insurrection.

This ^ is what's so painfully apparent: how deeply ingrained our society's racism is, that we
treat these kinds of evens so very differently, based solely on the color of the guys wielding
their firearms.

[Nye Bevan]

9. President Obama and/or Loretta Lynch would have ordered the Feds in with guns blazing?

You really have that low an opinion of them?

[tblue37]

5. NO. The fires were set to cover up evidence of poaching in the

federal wildlife refuge. The story about invasive plant species was their coverup lie.

[jberryhill]

6. You already bought part of the whitewashing

They lit the fires to cover up poaching.

They weren't found guilty on the basis of a controlled fire that got out of hand.

[Schema Thing]

10. They aren't. Jesus Christ, this "takeover" (of an empty building) happened....

in a very remote spot, LAST FUCKING NIGHT.


To expect it to be covered as if it were San Bernardino or Paris is just.plain.silly.

[99th_Monkey]

12. You're right of course.

Except for one thing: I'd bet my bippy that if these guys were armed-to-the teeth Black Panthers, Muslims, or Black Block anarchists, this would be playing out in a very different way in the media and with the authorities.

Are you disputing this?

[Schema Thing]

14. no; you got me there.

[jwirr]

11. Hanity told them to.

[LittleBlue]

13. Because they're not crazy fringe types who think the massacre in Paris

is the equivalent of nonviolent seizure of a federal building. Or setting brush fires.

In other words, they have normal human intelligence and aren't afflicted with mental illness and/or paranoia.

[99th_Monkey]

15. Do you attribute this so-called "normal human intelligence" to their WHITE skin?

i.e. "not crazy fringe types"

or, of not, what are you basing this assumption on?

[LittleBlue]

16. Isn't DU like 98% white?

A for effort

4/10

[99th_Monkey]

17. DU being "98% white" has absolutely nothing to do with my question to you.

Fail.

[LittleBlue]

18. I see kooky thoeries most on DU

That's the crowd I'm talking about. Put your race card back in the deck.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

20. Also, they were found guilty of setting the fire to cover up their poaching activities. nt