Hey-This is the U.S., they would never fire upon protesters, would they?

[Philosoraptor]

Surely not. Surely not in America where a person can say anything they want, where a person can protest the government and raise hell and rail against the darkness. Surely they would never fire upon us protesters with conventional or super secret bizarre Dr. Evil nuke ro waves, surely it would never come to that?

Dissent is patriotic, and sometimes its a patriotic duty, and if we were to gather around OUR white house and raise hell, surely, surely surely, they could not fire upon their own moms and dads, brothers and sisters, grandmas and grandpas, surely, surely, surely not.:sarcasm:

[Dr.Phool]

1. You ever hear of Kent State?

[damntexdem]

5. And did you ever hear of many, many labor struggles?

Picket lines were fired upon not just by company goons but also by police, national guard, and army.

[Virginia Dare]

13. Pinkerton is still around isn't it?

http://www.ci-pinkerton.com/

[Javaman]

17. New York draft riots during civil war. nt

[havocmom]

18. Bisbee, AZ WWI- train cars full of army toops shoot into miners groups

Morenci, AZ in the 80's - state troopers and miners do a sort of re-enactment.

When workers/citizens get insistent about actually exercising their rights, the corporate leaders and their puppets in government fire at will.

Those who ignore history usually end up having it thrust upon them.

[malaise]

10. Bingo n/t

[EST]

2. Yeah?

M...I...S...S...BOOM! BOOM!

[Vincardog]

3. nt

[whistle]

4. Uhmmm, Kent State University massacre May 4, 1970

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2556/kent.html

[Crazy Dave]

6. Political prisoners and gulags will be our future if...

...the GOP gains more power election after election. They're already accusing anyone who disagrees with this administration of treason and aiding the enemy. All they have left to do is vote it into law.

[liberal N proud]

7. This guy would

Air Force chief: Test weapons on testy U.S. mobs

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/12/usaf.weapons.ap/index.html

[WePurrsevere]

12. You first, Wynne and then every stupid twit that agrees with you. n/t

[Coexist]

8. surely not - I see your point.

;)

[Generic Other]

9. Bonus Army

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army

[tridim]

11. Apparently they plan to just boil our organs instead

Air Force chief: Test weapons on testy U.S. mobs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2507274&mesg_id=2507274

[jaysunb]

14. Throughout this Country's history

the authorities have never been shy about attacking it's citizens.

Fred Hampton, Chicago 9, Kent State, Selma are just a few of the most recent.

[IntravenousDemilo]

15. Nah, they'll just get their Cossacks to ride into the crowd, brandishing

their swords, whereupon they'll lop off some heads, and the Republicans will hail this as a great victory for freedom. Depressingly, we haven't come all that far since czar Nicholas II did that back in 1905.

Whatever happened to Nicholas II, anyway? :evilgrin:

[Montagnard]

16. They Burned Women and Children in their Tents

At Ludlow

[Philosoraptor]

19. klik

[Philosoraptor]

20. ?