Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discovered Caral

Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by arithmomachist on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:46AM (#25632795)

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.

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by jessehorne on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:56AM (#25632920)

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.

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by driverdan on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:06AM (#25633104)

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

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by wutbrodo on Monday January 04, 2021 @02:35PM (#25636703)

"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?

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by acct776 on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:16AM (#25633273)

It's an incredibly similar case...

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by jessehorne on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:10AM (#25633165)

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

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by vict00ms on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:23AM (#25633412)

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

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by jessehorne on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:32AM (#25633598)

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

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Re:Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discov... by ryanlol on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:51AM (#25642865)

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.

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