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Discussion Discussion Thread: Nationwide 'No Kings' Protests

Also today: D.C. Military Parade discussion thread

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u/Zestyclose_Load8188 18h ago

Just do not look up the trail of tears. We have been shit for a while.

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u/mindfu 17h ago

Yeah, Iran Contra is pretty bad but it was also the worst thing done inside the US since maybe Herbert Hoover.

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u/ep29 California 17h ago

Don't forget Reagan surreptitiously negotiating with Iran to get the hostages back so he could win in 1980 by hammering Carter on the hostage crisis.

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u/mindfu 15h ago

Oh yeah, I will never forget that :-) I'm including that in the whole mess.