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former9thward

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7. Someone is being sloppy with their history or ignoring it.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 11:56 AM

Jan 2021

Mayday, 1971, 200,000 people showed up in DC for a week of protests. The White House, Capitol building and Pentagon, among others were all surrounded and there were troops in all government buildings. People occupied all the bridges leading into and out of DC. The Justice Dept headquarters was attacked and fire bombed. The slogan was "If the government won't stop the war, we will stop the government" And the government was stopped.

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American troops are bivouacked in the Capitol Building for the first time since the Civil War: [View all] George II Jan 2021 OP

Holy God, and they don't think Trump should be impeached? Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #1

Civil War I. On to Civil War II LakeArenal Jan 2021 #2

Precisely Civil War 2 SheltieLover Jan 2021 #4

What a funny word. Haven't heard it for awhile. DURHAM D Jan 2021 #3

Good question - DURHAM D Jan 2021 #5

Does this mean troops are living there? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #6

Someone is being sloppy with their history or ignoring it. former9thward Jan 2021 #7

unprecedented times llashram Jan 2021 #8

Interesting - DURHAM D Jan 2021 #9