Protesters in Oregon Seek to End Policy That Shaped
West
Kirk Johnson and Jack Healy
The New York Times
Usually
when we hear about protesters and wildlife refuges they are in support of each
other. However that is not the case in one small town in western Oregon. Here
the Bundy family has occupied a federal wildlife refuge through the use of fire
arms. They are fighting against the government’s protection of land that they
think they should be allowed to graze their cattle on. The authors paint these
radicals as extremely conservative republicans. Showing a picture of Cliven
Bundy and Ammon Bundy the reader can see them with their cowboy hat and boots.
If that isn’t enough to convince the reader they describe a “draw Muhammad”
contest organized by Cliven Bundy in Phoenix. The protestors describe the protection
of natural prairie land as “tyranny of law”. This shows just how ignorant these
people are to think that the government is stealing this land from them. When
in reality it is being preserved for the next generation. They can’t afford to
buy their own grazing land so they think that they deserve the land that has
been set aside for the planet. The stupidity in their plan is even more
apparent when the reader reads the interviews with other townspeople of Burns.
They do not support these rebels and want the police to take care of it
quickly. Even extended family of the Bundy’s do not like what they are doing
and do not believe in their cause. And like any uneducated American they take
quotes directly from the constitution and interpret them how they like. This has
been an American pastime as long as there has been a constitution. All in all it’s
just a sad story about a sad situation that will hopefully be resolved without
violence. One family member of the Bundy’s said it best “In my idea, he should
pack his bags and come home”.
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