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30 years later, Waco siege still resonates – especially among anti-government extremists

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
30 years later, Waco siege still resonates – especially among anti-government extremistsFire engulfs the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993.AP Photo/Ron Heflin

Feb. 28, 2023, marks 30 years since the beginning of the Waco siege, the confrontation at a Texas compound that killed around 80 members of the Branch Davidian religious community and four federal agents.

Part of the siege’s legacy in popular...

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