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orthoclad

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15. Palmer raids. Massive oppression in the 20s.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 09:23 PM

Mar 2024

Many many thousands of USians were arrested for opposing Vietnam. Celebrities got away with more. I saw a guy arrested for having an American flag on his jacket - "desecrating the flag". Out of hundreds of arrests, I never saw a single case of reading Miranda rights.

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No, we can't. former9thward Mar 2024 #4

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You are right but that is not the point I was trying to make to the poster I replied to. former9thward Mar 2024 #9

Palmer raids. Massive oppression in the 20s. orthoclad Mar 2024 #15

No, none of those arrested during Vietnam were charged with opposing the war. former9thward Mar 2024 #17

Yeah. Right. orthoclad Mar 2024 #18

Right, you could not answer the question. former9thward Mar 2024 #19

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ISIS, false flag, or other, orthoclad Mar 2024 #16