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Wed May 1, 2024, 09:17 PM
May 1

what we didn't know at the time, and wasn't revealed 'til after the fact, is that Nixon "stole" both elections. In 1968 he sabotaged LBJ's peace talks with the North Vietnamese. In that close an election, even with that toad Humphrey in the aftermath of the RFK assassination we still don't really know the "why" about, news of a peace agreement would've destroyed Nixon. The story of that sabotage has only come out in the last decade, I think

We know about the "ratfucking" that took place in 1972, indeed extensive books have been written about it, but all anyone seems to want to focus on is the break-in and the cover-up. That election was over before it started BECAUSE of what was being covered up. McGovern was a really good guy with his heart in the right place, but there were stronger candidates - especially Muskie - whose primary campaign was torpedoes by GOP black operatives like Segretti. Remember the "Canuck letter?"

Trump's failed coup was't the first time they tried it. It was just the first time it was unsuccessful.

A fair observation, I think. SYFROYH May 1 #1
I fully agree. I grew up during the Civil Rights movement, and was in the Air Force when Kent State happened. patphil May 1 #2
The Kent State student murders happened on my 18th birthday. rubbersole May 1 #14
The effects of Kent State was a definite inflection point. Ferryboat May 2 #27
It isn't the 60s anymore ripcord May 1 #3
Protests are vulnerable to chaos over time. LeftInTX May 1 #4
No, the student protests did not bring us Richard Nixon Doc Sportello May 1 #5
Thank you. Think. Again. May 1 #7
Agreed. FailureToCommunicate May 1 #15
Completely agree with " No, the student protests did not bring us Richard Nixon" Jarqui May 1 #19
Thank you. Big Blue Marble May 1 #21
The chaos and violence that student protests devolved into brought us Nixon. SunSeeker May 2 #24
The Weather Underground set and exploded bombs in buildings MichMan May 1 #6
One of the reasons that the right to protest is so important... Think. Again. May 1 #8
People are freaking out over tents and mainly peaceful protests Doc Sportello May 1 #18
Our government was engaged in a genocidal counter insurgency operation. Voltaire2 May 1 #9
Getting Nixon elected didn't make it stop. nt SunSeeker May 2 #23
I was a 7 year old when agitators started bombing administration and ROTC buildings on campus. haele May 1 #10
Except DJ Synikus Makisimus May 1 #11
I remember the same. MuseRider May 1 #12
I was born in 1952 Pototan May 1 #13
Thank you, Peacetrain. SunSeeker May 1 #16
If you get the chance, watch this for what lead in to the late 60s. 3825-87867 May 1 #17
If we assume that the violent protesters know that, then does it not follow BootinUp May 1 #20
I was in college in the 70's and there were protests. pfitz59 May 1 #22
The biggest protest at my college was over Gary Gilmore LeftInTX May 2 #25
Antiwar protesters block Interstate 5 in Seattle on May 5, 1970. jalan48 May 2 #26
I marched back then KT2000 May 2 #28
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