@Starprophet1 @judgedread They ended up nailing a lot of the Bundy Ranch protesters later on other (mostly bullshit) charges. The American empire is weak and growing weaker, especially on the international stage, but it's still more than powerful enough to crush internal protesters like a hot grape. I'm sure that will change in time as well, although I'm not sure how we in the here and now can imagine what will signal that change.