How the Charges Against Trump Are Linked To A Century-Old Fight Against The Klan

3 years ago by TokenBoomer to c/politics

The former president has been charged under a criminal statute from the Reconstruction era.

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deweydecibel 18 points 3 years ago

I've been saying it for years: were currently going through a soft reboot of the Post-Civil War/Reconstruction era. There are an incredible number of parallels.

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TokenBoomer 14 points 3 years ago

There are. Also, progressivism, robber barons, gilded age. Unfortunately, a world war might follow. Then, a red scare, unionization and a New Deal. History is literally repeating. The unknown variable is climate change.

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evatronic 9 points 3 years ago

Climate change will be what kicks off the war.

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Lauchs 6 points 3 years ago

Other unknown variable imho, is nuclear weaponary, which made it impossible to continue WW2. We haven't seen or experienced a "hot" war between nuclear nations since that's been possible. (Though I imagine climate change makes nuclear confrontation more likely, albeit probably indirectly.)

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1chemistdown 3 points 3 years ago

Missed the depression after red scare. Then you need a second red scare after the Second World War, which comes after new deal.

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