tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post5226423912542093588..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Militias on the riseLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-47412831216736102832011-12-01T19:42:45.219-08:002011-12-01T19:42:45.219-08:00I agree that hard times can contribute to people b...I agree that hard times can contribute to people becoming more militant. Its interesting to look at militant groups form in sites where there is a distrust in either the government or law enforcement. For example, gang members in urban areas or the minute men on the border. Many people may also get involved because of the lack of resources made available to them and having a desire for a sense of local practical control. Unfortunately, the nation-state often further isolates individuals and doesn't necessarily provide spaces for difference ( I'm thinking here of our historic and current two-party democratic system).oceguerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779330146502912142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-48760099046721222262011-11-30T13:05:23.693-08:002011-11-30T13:05:23.693-08:00The whole concept of rural militias seems to be a ...The whole concept of rural militias seems to be a perfect manifestation of the issues that rural spatialization and isolation can create. I think that even if people from particular rural areas disagree with certain policies and trend shifts that it perceives as the Government's fault, more transparency and effort to explain the role of the Federal Government and the logic behind some of its policies might at least hinder the extremity of some of these movements.Azarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580226894068193339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-63320535016370654992011-11-28T23:30:25.970-08:002011-11-28T23:30:25.970-08:00There is a great deal of harsh literature going ar...There is a great deal of harsh literature going around the militia movement as well. McVeigh was inspired by the book "The Turner Diaries" (which describes a militia response to a fictional federal attack) before carrying out his attack on Oklahoma City.<br /><br />A militia member named Mike Vanderboegh has written a book that apparently inspired the so called "Waffle House Terrorists". <br /><br />Mother Jones has an article on this recent militia themed terrorist plot and how Vanderboegh's book inspired the plotters.<br />http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/author-militia-waffle-house-terror-plot<br /><br />Besides gun use, the book discusses gay marriage (negatively) and other "liberal" policies "harming" the nation and the need to kill those officials that support them.<br /><br />Besides economic and racial fears, there is a lot of fear of a changing society that is not accepted by the militia members. Perhaps being in rural areas not only provides these people a place to carry out their activities, but also insulates them from the changing world they fear.ScottA.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18192646741353414328noreply@blogger.com