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minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoAnd yet the Waco siege is still a rallying cry for anti-government groups accusing the FBI and DEA of unjust, violent overreaction, while the MOVE bombing is not. Huh, I wonder what the difference is? /s
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoCould unironically be the difference in body count.
minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThat’s possible, but that doesn’t explain the same feeling about the Ruby Ridge incident.
And yet the Waco siege is still a rallying cry for anti-government groups accusing the FBI and DEA of unjust, violent overreaction, while the MOVE bombing is not. Huh, I wonder what the difference is? /s
Could unironically be the difference in body count.
That’s possible, but that doesn’t explain the same feeling about the Ruby Ridge incident.