Thoughtcrime. Whereas defying the federal government makes you a folk hero, defying the PC script makes you an arch-criminal. It makes no difference that Bundy wasn't praising slavery (he was condemning modern times as even worse than slavery for African-Americans); all that matters is that Bundy expressed a belief at odds with the cartoonish, guilt-ridden narrative that we're all supposed to carry around with us like Mao's little red book. The past is evil. The present and future are glorious, especially under the leadership of visionaries such as Barack Obama, etc., etc.
No matter, because however much the media tar and feather this man, the important point has been made: growing numbers of people are willing to link arms and resist the federal government when it crosses the line, which is a true lesson from American history that politicians would do well to remember.
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