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James Fallows: This is as bad as Bull Connor, Philadelphia Mississippi, Lester Maddox, the Selma Bridge... [View all]
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James Fallows
I've been around to see a lot of violent and hateful episodes in American life. Eg the widespread unrest, crackdowns, killings, bombings, etc of late 1960s - early 1970s.
But for me this has a parallel only in early/mid 1960s — Bull Connor, Philadelphia Mississippi, Lester Maddox, the Selma Bridge. And this time it is egged on by *national* candidates and "leaders" (Trump and Vance), rather than die-hard regional resisters.
And the national GOP stands behind them.
I've been around to see a lot of violent and hateful episodes in American life. Eg the widespread unrest, crackdowns, killings, bombings, etc of late 1960s - early 1970s.
But for me this has a parallel only in early/mid 1960s — Bull Connor, Philadelphia Mississippi, Lester Maddox, the Selma Bridge. And this time it is egged on by *national* candidates and "leaders" (Trump and Vance), rather than die-hard regional resisters.
And the national GOP stands behind them.
Luis Moreno
Last night windows were smashed and acid thrown on Haitian owned cars. Now these Neo-Nazis are on the streets of Springfield. Trump and company are sponsoring America's own "Kristallnacht." It's disturbing and-frightening.
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