[LANDLINE] Remember Kent State
REMEMBER KENT STATE
Americans don't like to admit this: a generation and a half of talented liberal and left-wing political leaders were wiped out by assassination in the 1960s: MLK, JFK, RFK, Malcolm X, and many, many younger others.
(No such wave of assassination and murder happened to conservative or right-wing leaders in this country... ever?)
You will notice this is a topic NEVER DISCUSSED by Serious People in conversations, or in the media.
When you contemplate why liberals and lefty political leaders since the '60s don't seem to be of quite the Same Cut of the aforementioned — think about how intimidated the young were, having seen what happened. Move to the center, or be quiet and don't get involved. This country kills the left.
Right-wing demagoguery as a political tool works in the US. It makes money, it wins elections, it normalizes hate for left-wing people (not just left-wing ideas), and it actually leads to a world where politically motivated harassment and murder is to be expected.
Mix in the ready availability of legally obtained weapons and... Well, if you think fear of being murdered isn't going to effect how/when/where Dems campaign in the next few weeks, you are out of your ever-lovin' mind.
Bernie needs more security. Warren and Kamala need more security. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez especially needs security NOW. Beto O'Rourke is in Texas of all places — he could not have enough security around him.
Be wise. Acknowledge history, and what is happening now.
Please, support the bravest amongst us, and protect the most vulnerable.
Sometimes they are the same person.