Apparently there was a rumor at the time that someone in the crowd had fired a hand gun at the national guard. That probably influenced initial responses.
I think a lot of people can be reformed even if they're total assholes, at least to the point where they can participate in society. There's a lot of stuff stacked against you from birth in the US - bad education, constant propaganda.
Yeah, more or less. Though there were hundreds of anti-government bombings a year during that period so it probably sounded less ridiculous than it does now.
Apparently there was a rumor at the time that someone in the crowd had fired a hand gun at the national guard. That probably influenced initial responses.
I think a lot of people can be reformed even if they're total assholes, at least to the point where they can participate in society. There's a lot of stuff stacked against you from birth in the US - bad education, constant propaganda.
Shit so pretty much what we have now with "they were resisting" or "they were bad dudes" huh?
Yeah, more or less. Though there were hundreds of anti-government bombings a year during that period so it probably sounded less ridiculous than it does now.
Outside agitator shit was also extremely common back then. No new arguments