The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996 TV Movie)
1/10
Complete Propaganda
21 November 2012
This movie attempts to portray Randy Weaver's wife as a 'nutcase' (Christian) and takes such extreme artistic license with her character. This movie is so far removed from the truth it's despicable. They also portray a white separatist as synonymous with a white supremacist which is roughly akin to calling Christians Nazis. A separatist wants to separate from the sins of modern society and go back to a kinder gentler time, whereas a supremacist wants to annihilate all other races by violence, the two can hardly be viewed as the same agenda. They also portray the agents as victims of circumstance, when in reality they not only instigated but also escalated this entire event beginning with the sawing off of the shotgun barrel in order to coerce Randy Weaver into becoming an informant for their criminal conspiracy. After reading Sara's book about where they lived and the true name, Ruby Ridge is what it was mistakenly referred to by government agents and thus what the world at large now views the events which unfolded as being true and correct. There are many inconsistencies within this movie when compared to the book. The movie does not do the book justice which in my opinion is a travesty. If there were a lower rating I would most surely have given it
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