Posted on 10/12/2017 5:19:24 AM PDT by Kaslin
Almost a half-century ago, in 1968, the United States seemed to be falling apart.
The Vietnam War, a bitter and close presidential election, antiwar protests, racial riots, political assassinations, terrorism and a recession looming on the horizon left the country divided between a loud radical minority and a silent conservative majority.
The United States avoided a civil war. But America suffered a collective psychological depression, civil unrest, defeat in Vietnam and assorted disasters for the next decade -- until the election of a once-polarizing Ronald Reagan ushered in five consecutive presidential terms of relative bipartisan calm and prosperity from 1981 to 2001.
It appears as if 2017 might be another 1968. Recent traumatic hurricanes seem to reflect the country's human turmoil.
After the polarizing Obama presidency and the contested election of Donald Trump, the country is once again split in two.
But this time the divide is far deeper, both ideologically and geographically -- and more 50/50, with the two liberal coasts pitted against red-state America in between.
Century-old mute stone statues are torn down in the dead of night, apparently on the theory that by attacking the Confederate dead, the lives of the living might improve.
All the old standbys of American life seem to be eroding. The National Football League is imploding as it devolves into a political circus. Multimillionaire players refuse to stand for the national anthem, turning off millions of fans whose former loyalties paid their salaries.
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Same perps.
Lucky for us some of those dyed in the wool commies of 49 years ago are dropping every day (such as the Marxist founder of NOW).
Yes, VDH, but WHY are all these good things happening? Just say it already.
Much, much worse now than in 1968...not even remotely close.
There is a divide now that the nation has not seen since the first civil war. What is worse is the absolute delusional state of the peasant class democrats and the anger and hatred they see the with. Those are reminiscent of the early stages of Nazi’s and Communists where even families were torn apart.
Hanson nails it.
Funny, I was thinking the same thing. I have liberal relatives who graduated from Kent State in 1969 and we haven’t talked about the election at all. I was thinking about what I would say to them about my support for Trump and the biggest thing that came to mind was that I now understood how they felt in the 60’s, just that the shoe is on the other foot. THEY’RE the establishment and we are the insurgents.
And the Left has NO IDEA how to handle this. Except to try the same tactics against us that was used against African-Americans’s in the early to mid 60’s. Suppress and play to the worst fears of those in power. And they will surely lose just like those who were over the top against civil rights back then.
I have to admit I am enjoying immensely all of the Trump insurgency, and that is how we should market ourselves. We won’t win all the battles, we have to put up with a few things that make us cringe, but we get to have all the fun this time around.
To steal a saying . . . Keep Our Eyes On The Prize!
1968 merely sowed the seeds which have since grown to what we have today.
I’m still waiting for cities to burn. The leftists seem to have no real conviction
Sacrificing a dirty old man is not nearly as meaningful as burning a city
Exactly. And hows about calling out your colleagues in the media out for politicizing EVERYTHING and functioning as the communication wing of the democratic party, eh Victor? They media live to divide and denigrate the right and they want us dead.
I’m still waiting for cities to burn. The leftists seem to have no real conviction
Sacrificing a dirty old man is not nearly as meaningful as burning a city
The insurgents (us) have God, Country, and Western Civilization. What prompts a leftist to fight? Only lies about other leftists labled as “the far right”.
Their whole system has been based on lies and smoke and mirrors (how can we fool them today!) and now it is being exposed.
It’s nowhere near as bad now as it was in 1968. The biggest difference is that no one is being drafted to fight in the ugly unsuccessful Vietnam war.
Regarding race relations, there is so much welfare now with ghetto dwellers being placated with free food, free health care, free cell phones and easy access to cannabis. Plus race relations have improved enormously. Blacks and other minorities are protected classes with easier access to job and educational opportunities that have allowed a growing middle class of minority citizens.
Yeah, there are anarchists, especially groups like Antifa and BLM, but any support they have now will diminish over time.
No, 1968 was far worse.
**No, 1968 was far worse.**
Add to the mix the assassination of Martin Luther King, and the murder of Bobby Kennedy by a Palestinian immigrant. Nixon probably would never have been President.
Then there is Walter Cronkite single handed giving South Vietnam to the North with his “We can’t win this war!” statement when the North Vietnamese were planning to ask for peace terms.
The 2000 election was "contested", this one was not. Not in any serious manner anyway, the rats have lost the ability to accept a GOP win, a rat hasn't conceded on election night since Dukakis.
Recent immigrants, both legal and illegal are a major problem and the cause for dissension with law and order. Many of the legal aliens support the illegal aliens.
Everybody is going to support their friends, even if they are illegal and in California where 48 percent of students in public schools are recent immigrants, everybody has immigrant friends.
The Center for Immigration Studies found that 93 percent of our children are born to immigrants.
https://cis.org/Report/Mapping-Impact-Immigration-Public-Schools
So when Americans decided they had had enough and voted for President Trump, we had a built in opposition.
Alliance of Youth Movement Speech
Hillary and Obama use Youtube, Facebook and Twitter to kill people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcBG7B6sgOk&app=desktop
U.S. Department of State
Published on Oct 16, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton records a video message for participants of the Alliance of Youth Movements Summit in Mexico City, Mexico October 16, 2009. Go to http://www.state.gov/video for more video and text transcript.
I want to congratulate all of you that have come to Mexico City in person and online to be part of this ground breaking summit. You are the vanguard of a rising generation of citizen activists who are using the latest technological tools to catalyze change, build a movement and transform lives and I hope this conference provides an opportunity for you to learn from each other and discover the tools and techniques that will open new doors for activism and empowerment when you return home.
All over the world young people like you are driving progress. In Columbia two young college graduates fed up with violence in their country used Facebook to organize 14 million people into the largest anti-terrorism demonstration in history. In Iran we saw young people using Twitter and Youtube to communicate with each other and the world. Despite a government crackdown designed to keep them quiet. In India a 14 year old high school student from Mumbai used social networking to link together half a million people that sought solidarity and support in the aftermath of the November 2008 terrorist attack.
You have all traveled … paths to get here today, you come from different cultures and countries and speak different languages but you all share a common commitment to engaging with the world using every tool at your disposal to bring people together to solve problems. And that makes you the kind of leader we need.
As we work to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of the 21 century, government can’t do it alone, citizens organizations, businesses, universities everyone with a stake in our shared future must take responsibilities for shaping it. That’s what we call 21st century statecraft. So thank you for being on the front line of progress and I can’t wait to see what all of you do next.
President Obama has created an organization called Organizing for Action. https://www.ofa.us/
Hillary’s organization is called Onward Together.
https://www.onwardtogether.org/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4257384/Hillary-surfaces-three-minute-address-Democrats.html
2/24/2017
Hello Democrats
After the primaries we came together as a primary to write the most progressive platform in history. Ideas we championed are now inspiring leaders and activists across our country. Nearly 66 million votes are fueling grass roots energy and activism and everywhere people are marching, protesting, tweeting, speaking out and working for an America that’s hopeful, inclusive and big-hearted.
From the Women’s March to airports where communities are welcoming immigrants, refugees and people of every faith, to town hall meetings where people are speaking up for healthcare, the environment, good jobs and all the other issues that deserve our passionate support.
https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/war-syria-kills-330000-shells-hit-russian-embassy-damascus/
BEIRUT, July 16, (Agencies): … The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the civil war, now in its seventh year, has killed some 475,000 people including 99,617 civilians in addition to tens of thousands of troops, opposition fighters and extremists, as well as pro-government gunmen. The group, which tracks the civil war through a network of on-the-ground activists, says it has documented 331,765 deaths by name while the rest have not been identified.
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620,000 died in America’s civil war
475,000 people died in the Syrian Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War
25,000 people died in the Libyan Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_2011_Libyan_Civil_War
846 people died in the Egyptian Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_revolution_of_2011
We dropped 26,000 bombs on Syria in 2016 while Obama was president.
September 7, 2016
UNICEF Report finds half of all refugees are now children
50 million kids are refugees.
Some 28 million of those children were forced from their homes by war and violence.
And just two countries, Syria and Afghanistan, accounted for around 45 percent of all child refugees.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/unicef-report-finds-half-all-refugees-are-now-children-n643726?cid=sm_fb
PATRICK HOWLEY wrote an article called “Hillary Clinton Sponsored Secretive Arab Spring Program that Destabilized Middle East”.
23 Sep 2016
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/23/hillary-clinton-sponsored-secretive-arab-spring-program-that-destabilized-middle-east/
You can’t justify killing 500,000 people. This was not a part of the war on terror. Hillary and Obama are evil, maniacal and if you, the reader, can somehow justify supporting these two people, there is something seriously wrong with you.
September 12, 2012
Using social media, Hillary turned the Muslim world into havoc and now she is trying to use social media in race baiting, white privilege, income inequality, and turning our citizens against the police.
Hillary “OMG, did I do that?” WikiLeaks edited for easier reading.
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/16792
SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 09/14/I
From: Huma Abedin To: Hillary Clinton Date: 2012-09-12 22:21 Subject:
I’m giving you credit for inspiring the “peaceful” protests.
Riot police used tear gas in an atteto disperse demonstrators Egyptian authorities erected large concrete barriers to block the route to the embassy and deployed approximately 4000 security personnel to the area.
Embassy Cairo reported the Muslim Brotherhood cancelled earlier calls for nationwide demonstrations at major mosques, but supported symbolic demonstrations at Tahrir Square.
LIBYA Air traffic in Benghazi was suspended September 13 due to security reasons.
YEMEN Embassy Sana’a reported increased security presence but no apparent protests at the Sheraton hotel.
Yemeni security forces blocked streets surrounding the U.S. Embassy, where approximately 30 protesters gathered.
KUWAIT Around 400 protesters, including parliament members and prominent Sunni Islamists, congregated peacefully for nearly two hours in front of the Embassy September 13. P arrested several youth who tried to jump the compounds outermost perimeter.
Embassy Kuwait City reported another demonstration is planned for 1200 EDT/1900 Kuwait City. The embassy and the government added extra security around the compound and receiv security reinforcements from the government.
Consulate General Lahore reported calls for nationwide protests, including large demonstrations at the consulate’s press club. Authorities deployed riot police to the consulate and limited access to the road. Consulate General Lahore dismissed all employees at 0300 EDT/1200 Lahore.
Embassy Islamabad reported police are preparing to prevent demonstrators from approaching diplomatic enclaves and police reserves are on stand-by. Embassy Islamabad dismissed non-emergency personnel.
Consulate General Peshawar reported two protests were scheduled to take place approximately four kilometers from the consulate. Additional police was assigned to reinforce security.
Consulate General Karachi reported riot police were deployed to the compound, with more on standby.
INDONESIA Embassy Jakarta reported a peaceful demonstration of approximately 300 people.
Over 250 riot police were put on alert ahead of the demonstrations. Indonesian leaders urged calm.
MALAYSIA Police said they are prepared for demonstrations near the U.S. Embassy and mosques in various cities.
Around 30 people gathered peacefully outside the Embassy and submitted a memorandum demanding an apology and action from the U.S. government against the filmmakers.
SUDAN Islamic scholars called for the expulsion of the U.S. and German Ambassadors and for peaceful mass protests at their embassies in Khartoum.
INDIA A small group of protesters gathered peacefully September 13 in Kashmir. The most senior Islamic cleric in Kashmir told U.S. citizens to “immediately leave” the region.
IRAN The Swiss Embassy in Tehran will be closed in anticipation of planned demonstrations.
INTERNATIONAL REACTION Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said the Benghazi attack confirms “the need for the joint efforts of our countries, as well as the global community in combating the evil of terrorism.”
The Arab League condemned the Benghazi attack and called on the U.S. government to take a serious position against the film producers.
The Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela have also issued condemnations and condolences, bringing to 26 the number of countries in the western hemisphere condemning the attacks in Benghazi.
Libyan Prime Minister Abu Shagour said he will work “vigorously” to improve security by boosting the national police force and army as well as implementing programs to collect and regulate weapon
Yemeni President Hadi apologized for the attack September 13, and ordered an expeditious and thorough investigation.
That’s how I see it. There is technically less violence so far, compared to 1968, but the divide today reminds me more of the divide just before the Civil War. We’ve been in a “cold” civil war for at least 8 years. And it’s getting progressively worse.
Since I was college-aged in the 60s, younger folks ask me if the 60s were worse than what we are seeing now. And I have to answer “no”. This is much worse. Most of the problems we saw in the 60s were caused by people who may have had the power to burn down their neighborhoods, but they weren’t the ones in charge. No major political party backed the rioters and claimed it wasn’t riot but “revolution” or “insurrection”.
Fact is, a lot of the rioters/hippies from the 60s are now in positions of power—in Congress, the courts, academia. The “other side” has a chance to win power this time. Just look at the bullet we dodged in 2016.
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