Reminds me of Boston and New York in the 1770's

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  1. Georgina Rudkus

    Georgina Rudkus Senior Member

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    Los Angeles is occupied by troops as was Boston and New York in the 1770's.
     
    #1 Georgina Rudkus, Jun 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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    Aren’t these more suited to Fred’s House Of Politics? @Tideland Prius seems to be letting them slide, but just saying’.
     
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    And Western PA in the 1790s
    And Cincinnati, Chicago and DC in the 1850s
    And NYC in the 1860s
    And Frisco in the early 1900s
    And Little Rock in the 50's
    AND Selma in the 60's

    AND others....
     
    #3 ETC(SS), Jun 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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    Hmm. You think so? I’m assuming they’re referring to the parade going on today?
     
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    I thought it was military deployed into a city.
     
    #6 Trollbait, Jun 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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    ... into a city whose mayor made no such request, in a state whose governor made no such request ...
     
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    i suppose leaving them out of politics allows more members to be exposed to the realities of life
     
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    Soon, the soldiers will be ordered to be quartered into the homes of the city's residents.
     
    #9 Georgina Rudkus, Jun 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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    Such policies have a tendency to soon become unpopular with unpaid troops and voters.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Yep how dare President Trump send in the National Guard to prevent LA from getting burned to the ground, and against the Governor's wishes!

    This has never been done....oh wait:

    JFK federalized the Alabama National Guard and deployed it to the University of Alabama on June 10, 1963. This action was taken to enforce the desegregation of the university, following Governor George Wallace's attempt to block the enrollment of two black students.
     
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    Wait, so when it happened 62 years ago it was directed against a governor who wanted to perpetuate injustice against a vulnerable population?

    And now it's directed against? Wait. Surely not all of the people protesting injustice against a vulnerable population. I'd like to think it's just directed against the people causing property damage amid those protests.

    So how many of those and how much property damage are we talking about? "LA getting burned to the ground" worth? 4,000 federal troops worth?

    Have the people walking around LA buying their avocado toast just not noticed yet?
     
    #12 ChapmanF, Jun 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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