Tag: Marvin Heemeyer

GOD BLESS MARVIN HEEMEYER

Guest Post by The Redheaded Libertarian

“I was always willing to be reasonable. Until I had to be unreasonable. Sometimes reasonable men, must do unreasonable things.” – Marvin Heemeyer

June 4, 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of libertarian Folk hero Marvin Heemeyer’s Killdozer Ride through Granby, Colorado.

Buckle up for a wild tale in a Killdozer.

There once lived a man of humble means named Marvin Heemeyer. Marvin owned a muffler shop in Granby, Colorado.

Marv was a simple man. Paid his taxes. Owned his business. Lived a quiet life.

Until one day, the City Council went full King George on our blessed Patriot.

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Killdozer: A Good Man Pushed Past Reason

Via Car Throttle

Killdozer: A Good Man Pushed Past Reason - Blog

On June 4th, 2004 in Granby, Colorado, Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage to end all rampages. In total Marvin managed to destroy 13 buildings with his heavily modified Komatsu D355A bulldozer. While the Marvin and has been called a lunatic and misunderstood by much of the media if you actually know the story you know that the officials who ran the town got exactly what they were bargaining for by running a crony capitalist scheme involving a cement plant.

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