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...Oklahoma City an inevitable descent into violence of the American culture wars? Does it mean that critical mass has been reached in the struggle between Newly Feminized America (as represented by Bill Clinton and his Administration) and the Nut-Case Phallocrats (Newt Gingrich, the National Rifle Association and rant radio in unholy collusion...
...free, peaceful, democratic elections of last November. The 1850s needed nothing less than a Civil War to settle the slavery and union argument, which was so utterly central and intractable it had to turn violent. The very meaning of American civilization was at issue. The blast in Oklahoma City, though horrific and indelible, may have been very much in the American grain, but it occurred entirely outside the civilization's pale, at the delusional margins...
Before the Oklahoma blast, the militias could count on two freshmen Republicans in Congress for staunch support. Representative Helen Chenoweth of Idaho has publicly noted that "black helicopters" operated by the Federal Government -- a common demonic image in militia lore -- have harassed Idaho citizens. Representative Steve Stockman of Texas sent a concerned letter to Attorney General Janet Reno in March when he heard rumors that the Federal Government was about to raid local militias. "A paramilitary-style attack against Americans who pose no risk to others ... would run the risk of an irreparable breach between the Federal Government...
Last week, however, both Stockman and Chenoweth were trying to explain themselves. Stockman had the most difficult part of it. His office had been faxed a "first update" on the Oklahoma bombing at about the same time as the blast. The source: Wolverine Productions, the Michigan home base of antigovernment agitator and shortwave-radio broadcaster Mark Koernke. Says Stockman: "I don't even know the woman that sent me the fax. I mean, all I know is that she was Orange County [Texas] Republican chairman for a while, and then I heard she just up and disappeared." In fact, according...
...part, Chenoweth fired off several letters a day to newspapers that criticized her, and refused to denounce citizen militias, even as she deplored the loss of life in Oklahoma. She receives support from militias beyond her state: the Militia of Montana sells videos of her campaign speeches. Chenoweth has proposed legislation that would require federal agents to get the approval of local law enforcers before carrying weapons during an arrest or investigation...