[arithmomachist]

What a crazy story! I suspected this was, under the surface, the tale of a douchey foreign archaeologist pissing off the locals, but no. Ruth Shady Solis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Shady) is Peruvian, and teaches at the National University of San Marcos in Lima.

The "family of squatters" who bring in a backhoe kind of sounds like Ammon Bundy's clan.

[jessehorne]

I think comparing the squatters to Ammon Bundys family and supporters is completely ignorant. I'm not hoping to insult you but I do wish you would go and do a bit more research, my friend. I cannot agree with Ammon on several things but this is a grossly misguided comparison.

[driverdan]

You're right. The Bundys are lawless domestic terrorists. These people don't sound like terrorists.

[wutbrodo]

"Terrorist" has taken on a LOT of different meanings. What do you see as terroristic in Bundy's actions that is missing from the actions of these squatters?

[acct776]

It's an incredibly similar case...

[jessehorne]

It's shocking to me that you say this. What was their action that you claim to be an act of terrorism?

[vict00ms]

The armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a pretty clear-cut example.

[jessehorne]

That isn't an example of domestic terrorism, though.

[ryanlol]

You might want to open up a dictionary and look up the definition of “terrorism” again.

Just doing something illegal with guns doesn’t quite qualify.