Mercury wrote:I see you are still stuck in a persecution complex. Tell ya what. Why don't I move next to you and start preaching in my driveway that your land is Gods and God is giving your land to me.
This is an accurate parallel of what the Mormons were doing in Jackson County.
Mercury wrote:Then, when you protest I will use intimidation, threaten you and your family and make sure to do the same for all the neighbors around you. Now imagine that half the neighborhood is doing the same thing, referencing a charismatic asshat who gave us the idea in the first place.
This is not.
Mercury wrote:Yes tar and feathering was justified, as was the practice for dealing with rabble rousers in that day and age on the frontier. They were lucky they were not castrated and strung up.
I find it hard to believe that you actually think violence like this was acceptable based entirely on how common it was in a certain area and time.