The Ruby Ridge siege & conspiracy-laced politics in America
The 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff between federal agents and Randy Weaver’s family, rooted in apocalyptic Christian beliefs and anti-government ideology, became a foundational myth for the American far right, exposing a deep rift in how citizens and the state perceive authority, violence, and
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