50 Years Ago Today

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by whell

Show me evidence of Republicans rounding up and killing dissenters and I'll consider your opinion on this.

Don't you think we should try to avoid getting to that point, rather than ignoring the warnings until the death squads are active?

One warning that's pretty close to your specification is the execution of Michael Reinoehl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killin...chael_Reinoehl

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Don't you think we should try to avoid getting to that point, rather than ignoring the warnings until the death squads are active?

One warning that's pretty close to your specification is the execution of Michael Reinoehl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killin...chael_Reinoehl

or that new darling of the Republicans, Kyle Rittenhouse.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

Show me evidence of Republicans rounding up and killing dissenters and I'll consider your opinion on this.

When did you move to Missoura, Mike?

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by whell

Show me evidence of Republicans rounding up and killing dissenters and I'll consider your opinion on this.

I guess White supremacists mass killing folks of color and gays doesn't count.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Show me evidence of Republicans rounding up and killing dissenters and I'll consider your opinion on this.

Hell, they run on a platform of murdering dissenters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZZ2Y6fAq8o

[Pio1980]

Conflating the modern Democratic party with the Dixicrats poached by Nixon to the 'Pubs as part of "the southern strategy" is historically disingenuous, and everybody knows that.

[RickeyM]

That's the "We're not the racists, they are" argument. Actions however speak louder than words.

[donquixote99]

Some words speak quite clearly though. "I've heard of Kwanzaa, a made up holiday...."