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brooklynite

(94,727 posts) Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:09 PM Jan 2021

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Tear Gas and flash grenades deployed on west side of Capitol (MSNBC)

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Tear Gas and flash grenades deployed on west side of Capitol (MSNBC) (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2021 OP

General Douglas MacArthur would never have let this day happen bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #1

Uh let's not get carried away here vollehosen Jan 2021 #3

MacArthur dispersed the Bonus Army in the 1930s in Washington DC bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #6

Yes and that was probably an illegal use of the military. yellowcanine Jan 2021 #9

And also MacArthur beat up the bonus marchers. yellowcanine Jan 2021 #7

Woulda been pro-Trump greenjar_01 Jan 2021 #5

Good. Took long enough. tinrobot Jan 2021 #2

Why aren't they shooting them with water cannons? Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #4

that is very true. they should deploy EVERYTHING. Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #8

bucolic_frolic

(43,281 posts)

1. General Douglas MacArthur would never have let this day happen

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:09 PM

Jan 2021

vollehosen

(130 posts)

3. Uh let's not get carried away here

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:11 PM

Jan 2021

McArthur wanted to nuke China.

bucolic_frolic

(43,281 posts)

6. MacArthur dispersed the Bonus Army in the 1930s in Washington DC

Reply to vollehosen (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:13 PM

Jan 2021

It was not a proud moment for the US, it had many problems in terms of violence against protestors and their encampments, but he did have control of the streets in the capital.

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)

9. Yes and that was probably an illegal use of the military.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:16 PM

Jan 2021

Just sayin'.

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)

7. And also MacArthur beat up the bonus marchers.

Reply to vollehosen (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:14 PM

Jan 2021

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

5. Woulda been pro-Trump

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:12 PM

Jan 2021

Are you joking?

tinrobot

(10,916 posts)

2. Good. Took long enough.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:10 PM

Jan 2021

Roisin Ni Fiachra

(2,574 posts)

4. Why aren't they shooting them with water cannons?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:11 PM

Jan 2021

If they get soaking wet in the cold weather they'll leave.

Vivienne235729

(3,384 posts)

8. that is very true. they should deploy EVERYTHING.

Reply to Roisin Ni Fiachra (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 06:16 PM

Jan 2021

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