1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast

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At this point in 1968, you also had two prominent voices for changes in systemic racism assassinated. And one was a presidential candidate. We’ve not had that yet, but we may be closer than we really know.
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It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
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Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
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doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
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wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
yep
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doug rr wrote:
wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
yep
I actually have more vivid memories of seeing Buckwheat getting shot than I do Reagan.
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Higgs wrote:I was genuinely reporting on my personal situation (and perspective). I get the US importance here - no doubt those were, and these are, momentous times for the world.

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wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?
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McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
The last what?
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McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?
Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?
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wease wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?
Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?
It just seems like we are parsing this out by level of success. People have tried to fly planes into the White House, and a man opened fire into the White House because he thought God had told him to kill Barack Obama. When you talk about Reagan, you’re just talking about the last time security fucked up enough to allow contact.
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george ducked a shoe
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Peeps wrote:george ducked a shoe
Most impressive moment of his entire career
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McParadigm wrote:
Peeps wrote:george ducked a shoe
Most impressive moment of his entire career
Surviving the pretzel a close 2nd.
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Self wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
Peeps wrote:george ducked a shoe
Most impressive moment of his entire career
Surviving the pretzel a close 2nd.
big scare with george h.w. puking on the emperor of japan and then passing out..
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McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?
Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?
It just seems like we are parsing this out by level of success. People have tried to fly planes into the White House, and a man opened fire into the White House because he thought God had told him to kill Barack Obama. When you talk about Reagan, you’re just talking about the last time security fucked up enough to allow contact.
Yes. That’s it exactly.
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doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
What a different world we could have had
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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