As the Bundy Ranch continues to battle the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over unpaid grazing fees on public lands, ranch owner Cliven Bundy has had no shortage of things to say about topics ranging from the role of the federal government to abortion.
In a recent impromptu statement that was initially reported by the New York Times and has now been released on video, Bundy offered his unsolicited views on “the Negro,” speculating whether black Americans were better off under slavery or living on government subsidies.
While Bundy has since defended accusations of racism by saying he was simply “wondering” which situation was better, his characterization of the quality of life a slave had versus the quality of life someone on government subsidies today has leaves no doubt which life he feels is better…