The Dallas sniper, Micah Johnson, who killed 5 law enforcement officers and wounded 7 others, was ideologically tied to the militia movement. While none of the Main Stream Media’s (MSM) narratives about Johnson acknowledge this connection it is based on two incontrovertible facts. First, the militia movement holds that when the government acts to tyrannically oppress the people, citizens have the right to use armed force to overthrow it. The act of overthrowing the government would inevitably involve killing police officers who are agents of the government.
Second, a national referendum about whether the government is acting in a tyrannical way will not be held. Instead, one or two guys sitting around with beers will decide that the time has come for insurrection. The rest of us will get the word when the insurrectionists commit some heinous act. In Dallas Johnson concluded that it was time for him to act. In Nevada Cliven Bundy decided it was time to act; in Oregon, his son, Ammon, decided it was time to act. Fortunately, no lives were lost in either of these incidents, although the possibility of violence was rife. It is time for politicians, ex-politicians, and MSM to disavow the militia movement and take robust steps to ensure that their possession of firearms does not lead to further loss of life.
Second, a national referendum about whether the government is acting in a tyrannical way will not be held. Instead, one or two guys sitting around with beers will decide that the time has come for insurrection. The rest of us will get the word when the insurrectionists commit some heinous act. In Dallas Johnson concluded that it was time for him to act. In Nevada Cliven Bundy decided it was time to act; in Oregon, his son, Ammon, decided it was time to act. Fortunately, no lives were lost in either of these incidents, although the possibility of violence was rife. It is time for politicians, ex-politicians, and MSM to disavow the militia movement and take robust steps to ensure that their possession of firearms does not lead to further loss of life.