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Voltaire2

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2. We never left "that direction".

Reply to Le Roi de Pot (Original post)

Sun Oct 18, 2020, 11:20 AM

Oct 2020

Where we were at in 1968 is where we are today. In fact where are now is worse.

There was a very brief post watergate reform era. Then Reagan begat Bush begat Bush begat Trump.

In 68 Nazis were unacceptable. The right had to at least pretend to be anti fascist. In 2020 they are in control of the government.

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Watch "The Trial of the Chicago 7" on Netflix .. [View all] Le Roi de Pot Oct 2020 OP

It was fantastic! Satch59 Oct 2020 #1

We never left "that direction". Voltaire2 Oct 2020 #2

+1 jalan48 Oct 2020 #7

Great post malaise Oct 2020 #16

I thought it was a great movie, but MoonRiver Oct 2020 #3

hmmm - I was there too, but I have a different recollection, plus there is a photograph. Voltaire2 Oct 2020 #8

I wasn't there, but perhaps his perspective was different. MoonRiver Oct 2020 #9

it was odd seeing their re-creation of events Voltaire2 Oct 2020 #11

Your version is correct. former9thward Oct 2020 #14

I wasn't even born then.. Le Roi de Pot Oct 2020 #10

we retired beachbumbob Oct 2020 #4

Tom Hayden, a political giant...as well as Abby Hoffman and Bobby Seale.. asiliveandbreathe Oct 2020 #5

Thanks for the suggestion! smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #6

I did! I can't believe how the issues of those days are still with us. ancianita Oct 2020 #12

At the time of his death Hoffman was not "stalked, hunted, on the run, he went underground" former9thward Oct 2020 #13

No, not at that exact time. Sure, they laid off him for awhile to manipulate him into surfacing. ancianita Oct 2020 #17

My first "taste" of tear gas Mossfern Oct 2020 #15