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snowybirdie

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13. Antidotially

Mon May 4, 2020, 08:57 AM

May 2020

This happened in my Southside Chicago Catholic neighborhood amongst the 20 somethings. Many of the police present at the 1968 Convention, totally changed in the War issue. It happened in my circle of blue collar, police or fireman and City workers. Plus, our boys were the ones coming home in body bags. Actually, we were on the cutting edge. Look what happened to all those red states just two years after that election.

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4 dead in Ohio [View all] demtenjeep May 2020 OP

Just watched Brokaw's summary on MJoe PCIntern May 2020 #1

That gunfire, during his presentation, really hit me, this morning, as did Nixon's image. Frustratedlady May 2020 #15

Joe Walsh from The Eagles says this was a defining moment demtenjeep May 2020 #2

Joe Walsh from The Eagles says this was a defining moment demtenjeep May 2020 #3

I will never forget that day malaise May 2020 #4

"Elephant bells", "Palestine pacers", "tie-dye tees" and the sweet smell of Atticus May 2020 #6

Me either, Malaise. It changed my life and my thoughts about power. lark May 2020 #14

Same here malaise May 2020 #16

I was young but I remember my parents demtenjeep May 2020 #5

This was a gamechanger snowybirdie May 2020 #7

This was a gamechanger, people turned against the Administration. Celerity May 2020 #9

For real. Kent State changed nothing. yellowcanine May 2020 #12

Antidotially snowybirdie May 2020 #13

I was in the 7th grade. DEbluedude May 2020 #8

I was a young mother with a 3-mo old, waiting for my husband secondwind May 2020 #10

Still Makes Me Angry colsohlibgal May 2020 #11

never forget demtenjeep May 2020 #17

I remember they played this at the end of one of the episodes in the Ken Burns documentary. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #19