Why something like this was eventually bound to happen

BOB CESCA
FRIDAY, FEB 12, 2016 03:51 PM EST

... The 40-day Oregon occupation lasted 40 days too long. Of course, it was all bound to end one way or another, whether by a law enforcement assault or by an eventual surrender. The notion of successfully mounting a secessionist rebellion against the federal government was always little more than a joke, with firepower. The odds of success were exactly zero. And those odds underscored, if not entirely defined, the childish delusions of the occupiers ...

Make no mistake, the militiamen who launched this effort were engaged in a form of eliminationist masturbation ...

... Adults behaving like children behaving like adults. The occupation’s patina of make-believe contradicted the seriousness of what was underway. There were times when it was nearly impossible to take the Oregon cosplayers seriously. These were grown-ups, many of them with educated backgrounds, who believed that they could spark a revolution by seizing what amounted to the visitor’s center at an obscure wildlife refuge in the dead of winter. Reinforcing the self-satirical nature of the event — extending the Little Rascals metaphor — the occupiers even attempted to form their own shadow government and kangaroo court. Given a few more weeks, I half expected them to form the Oregon chapter of the He-Man Woman Haters Club, complete with chairman Spanky ...

... While attempting to negotiate the terms of his surrender, Fry reportedly said, “They haven’t addressed my concerns.” When asked to elaborate, Fry replied, “I have a legit job, pay taxes, but I pay for abortion.” And there it is. The Republican Party establishment has been lying to him and his pals about that and countless other issues for decades. So, we have to reiterate: Per the Hyde Amendment, it’s illegal for the government to use taxpayer money to fund abortions. Regardless of whether that’s a righteous law, it’s reality. But you’d never know it by watching Fox News or listening to Rush Limbaugh ...

http://www.salon.com/2016/02/12/the_brainwashed_rebels_of_the_bundy_siege_why_something_like_this_was_eventually_bound_to_happen/