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AlphaHawk
reply to post by beezzer
And that tactic sickens me.
It doesn't bother me if a woman wants to take up arms and stand at the front, that's not my issue, and if that's what you thought was my issue, I apologise, maybe I wasn't clear enough?
My issue is the tactic of putting women there alone, even willingly, is cowardly and disgusting.
edit on 15-4-2014 by AlphaHawk because: (no reason given)
OpinionatedB
reply to post by beezzer
It's a Bull# tactic.
It's one thing to fight side by side with the one you love... it's quite another to hope they kill the one you supposedly love on tv in order to further your cause..
One is right... the other is #ing sick.
If my husband did that to me I would divorce him in a heartbeat and leave his ass in the dust.
AlphaHawk
reply to post by beezzer
And that tactic sickens me.
It doesn't bother me if a woman wants to take up arms and stand at the front, that's not my issue, and if that's what you thought was my issue, I apologise, maybe I wasn't clear enough?
My issue is the tactic of putting women there alone, even willingly, is cowardly and disgusting.
edit on 15-4-2014 by AlphaHawk because: (no reason given)
thisguyrighthere
Wait, wait, wait.
Lets say everything is true. Women were used as human shields. Okay.
So that makes the Bundy folk the monsters? Who has their guns pointed at the women?
AlphaHawk
reply to post by tsingtao
Why is it, and I've tried to already explain this, why is it that it's so black and white?
You guys automatically assume, because I've made my opinion clear on the militia using women to gain sympathy and support (that's all it is, it's an attempt to get people to go "omg, look at what the evil government did, they gunned down women!"), that I must side with what the government is doing.
I don't. And I've stated as much on why they chose such a heavy armed response in other threads.
edit on 15-4-2014 by AlphaHawk because: (no reason given)
beezzer
OpinionatedB
reply to post by beezzer
It's a Bull# tactic.
It's one thing to fight side by side with the one you love... it's quite another to hope they kill the one you supposedly love on tv in order to further your cause..
One is right... the other is #ing sick.
If my husband did that to me I would divorce him in a heartbeat and leave his ass in the dust.
What if you volunteered?
OpinionatedB
reply to post by beezzer
At this point the cause just isn't right any more...and the people in it are insane. Just insane.
I'd knock her ass out and carry her away. Clearly she would not be in her right mind, and my job is to protect her - even from herself, if need be.
Olivine
All of you who keep repeating that the BLM response was heavy handed, just to collect grazing fees are incorrect.
The BLM response was heavy handed and mismanaged, but it wasn't only about fees.
The BLM is mandated by Congress to:
To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
The BLM’s multiple-use mission, set forth in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, mandates that we manage public land resources for a variety of uses, such as energy development, livestock grazing, recreation, and timber harvesting, while protecting a wide array of natural, cultural, and historical resources, many of which are found in the BLM's 27 million-acre National Landscape Conservation System.
They have to balance all of these sometimes competing activities--not an easy task. So, the action was about removing the trespass cattle from the land to limit further damage to the ecosystem--not just collecting on a debt.
******
Back on topic. The women involved in the standoff most assuredly stood willingly, whether at the front, middle or back of the lines.
The strategizing if true, to have them in front purposefully to garner sympathy if the situation turned violent, is completely disgusting.edit on 4/15/2014 by Olivine because: My pennies worth, backed by the full faith and credit of the US govt, lol.
AlphaHawk
reply to post by beezzer
I doubt any were forced, as it didn't eventuate, so we can't speculate, but I'm sure there would be some protesting it if they tried to implement it. You know, people pointing out that they should stand together as one and all that.
I really don't know how I can't explain myself further, and I'm trying to work out if what you're getting at is that you're happy to send the women out the front while you cower behind them, is that really how you feel?
You'd rather be a coward and let the women get shot down first than stand with them, together?
Surely not, but it's quickly becoming the only conclusion I can come up with.
Davian
I'd knock her ass out and carry her away. Clearly she would not be in her right mind, and my job is to protect her - even from herself, if need be.
Besides - someone HAS to be left to sere the coffee for the men who are playing cards and sitting this one out while the boys hide behind momma's aprons. You don't think that coffee is gonna make itself, do you?
butcherguy
I think it is laughable that the very people that champion women's rights and equality apparently think that in this case....
they should be home baking cookies!
edit on bu302014-04-15T08:00:18-05:0008America/ChicagoTue, 15 Apr 2014 08:00:18 -05008u14 by butcherguy because: to add ha ha laughy faces.