cmad1977
Hero
They've been exactly as peaceful as the occupy Wall Street and other occupy movements were. They're less disruptive than the occupy movements were, and they're in outside civilian population centers. The only 'violence' they've threatened is that they are ready and willing to defend themselves if the authorities try to use force to remove them.
They're criminals, yes and no doubt, but they aren't engaged in terrorism, nor is this any kind of threat to civilian populations. You (and others) are blowing this way out of proportion. There's no need to storm the ramparts of a bunch of idiots posturing out in the wilderness because they're not a threat to anyone but themselves. The urge to recreate Waco is unaccountably strong.
The've threatened agents of the federal government. That counts as terrorism in my book.
The 'terrorism/not terrorism' argument is silly to me(except that it shows how differently we cover issues when one group is brown and another is white).