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8. Sometimes it sounds like a tweaked version of the Vietnam War era

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 07:34 AM

Oct 2021

because that too was about control, fear, obedience

And let's include election cheating lest we forget Nixon's election year contacts with Hanoi that LBJ decided he could not reveal.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/06/nixon-vietnam-candidate-conspired-with-foreign-power-win-election-215461/

Violence requires increasing tactics of violence to keep the lid on the cheating and sources of violence.

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...if the GOP could win elections they would [View all] Soph0571 Oct 2021 OP

K & R...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #1

The violence on the right has always been there. It's just gotten worse. Omnipresent Oct 2021 #3

As you said, Delphinus Oct 2021 #4

K&R. Way too many in denial about this. bullwinkle428 Oct 2021 #5

K and R Stuart G Oct 2021 #6

sadly all true scarytomcat Oct 2021 #7

Sometimes it sounds like a tweaked version of the Vietnam War era bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #8

Absolutely spot on. niyad Oct 2021 #9

Uncivil society. moondust Oct 2021 #10

We need to keep an eye on all the RWNJs who are hinting at a civil war KS Toronado Oct 2021 #11

So far as threats and intimidation... Septua Oct 2021 #12

THIS a 1000 times !! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 live love laugh Oct 2021 #14