Antigovernmental Antihero
Marvin Heemeyer may not have been particularly anti-government. Marv even says he sees himself as an American Patriot (which has other connotations too). But his fan base has taken his perceived anti-government stance and made it into a cult of adoration for Marv.
This works to create an irrational sensation about government. After all, government has been taking it on the chin in America.
It was in the Seventies when the American public’s perception of their government began to ...