Chris Hayes on Bundy: What if The People of Occupy Wall Street Were Holding Rifles?

“Well people who break ░░░░░░░░ are suspected of breaking ░░░░░░░░ law find themselves staring ░░░░░░░░ armed law enforcement officials ░░░░░░░░ single day in this ░░░░░░░░ But the better question ░░░░░░░░ I think when do ░░░░░░░░ take up arms against ░░░░░░░░ federal or state government ░░░░░░░░ their weapons at federal ░░░░░░░░ and face no consequence ░░░░░░░░ it The answer to ░░░░░░░░ is hardly ever Watching ░░░░░░░░ Bundy situation unfold I ░░░░░░░░ t help but think ░░░░░░░░ to this scene from ░░░░░░░░ documentary Let the Fire ░░░░░░░░ In 1985 an armed ░░░░░░░░ wing separatist group in ░░░░░░░░ called Move had bunkered ░░░░░░░░ inside a row house ░░░░░░░░ didn t back down ░░░░░░░░ was a standoff a ░░░░░░░░ fight and eventually a ░░░░░░░░ was dropped on the ░░░░░░░░ which killed 11 people ░░░░░░░░ five children Needless to ░░░░░░░░ the right wing media ░░░░░░░░ time weren t exactly ░░░░░░░░ to Move s defense ░░░░░░░░ imagine how Fox News ░░░░░░░░ react to say oh ░░░░░░░░ don t know the ░░░░░░░░ Black Panthers a tiny ░░░░░░░░ the network gave a ░░░░░░░░ amount of airtime to ░░░░░░░░ 2012 imagine if they ░░░░░░░░ to greet law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ long guns Or here ░░░░░░░░ a thought experiment for ░░░░░░░░ who are aghast at ░░░░░░░░ Bureau of Land Management ░░░░░░░░ actions at the Bundy ░░░░░░░░ and ecstatic that a ░░░░░░░░ bearing guns were able ░░░░░░░░ ward them off If ░░░░░░░░ people of Occupy Wall ░░░░░░░░ were holding rifles and ░░░░░░░░ instead of drums and ░░░░░░░░ signs do you think ░░░░░░░░ News would have called ░░░░░░░░ patriots resisting tyranny Do ░░░░░░░░ think for one second ░░░░░░░░ the State would have ░░░░░░░░ them to hang out ░░░░░░░░ lower Manhattan for weeks?”