[ChildOfThe60s]

We’ll see how the next confrontation of a similar nature goes. And there will be one somewhere. The feds are not going to become less tyrannical. Just the opposite. History has shown that when tyrants are challenged by the “serfs” they double down. I have no doubt that our “masters” will follow that same template.

[Farmer Dean]

I saw a lot of cowboy types with large bore hunting rifles.Once there was lead in the air,it was going to be a mess for everybody involved.

[ForYourChildren]

You are absolutely correct!

“The feds are not going to become less tyrannical. Just the opposite. History has shown that when tyrants are challenged by the “serfs” they double down”

And just why do they want to take away our guns?

(Rhetorical question... no need to answer.)

[ought-six]

“The feds are not going to become less tyrannical. Just the opposite. History has shown that when tyrants are challenged by the “serfs” they double down. I have no doubt that our “masters” will follow that same template.”

Maybe. And I pray to God that they DON’T follow that same template.

But hopefully the feds are starting to realize that there are a hell of a lot of Americans who will “go to the mat” to be free.

If the feds ratchet this up, and take it to the next level of force, then all bets are off.

Being an American means something, something very special. It means being free. And freedom is worth our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor.

[TheGipperWasRight]

The feds are not going to become less tyrannical. Just the opposite. History has shown that when tyrants are challenged by the “serfs” they double down. Agreed. This battle was won, but not the war. Right now, this is being dissected in such a way as to figure out how to stop people from showing this kind of resistance against the government. I'm sure that all those who participated, not just the Bundy family will be studied for weaknesses. They'll also see to that there will be a total media blackout, or at least favorable media spin next time. The government will be back.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

When Harry the Wimp Reid said this wasn’t over, it was one of the few times he wasn’t lying.

THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR.

You can be damned sure the tyrants told the feds to pull back.

After the elections, they’ll be back and I fear it will not end as peacefully.

THE FEDS DO NOT LIKE TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO AND THEY DO NOT LIKE BACKING DOWN. EVER.

[staytrue]

“History has shown that when tyrants are challenged by the “serfs” they double down.”

I agree. If you let the serfs win, it only emboldens them. If you are the ruler, you must smash the serfs or abdicate the throne.

The police state always wins until they no longer have the guts for atrocity. Even the police in a police state are human beings.