• Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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        It still boggles my mind that we had a violent insurrection. We all watched something on the news that will be in history books and will be a lecture topic in college us history courses for years to come.

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          We all watched something on the news that will be in history books and will be a lecture topic in college us history courses for years to come.

          If we’re lucky it will go down that way. If we’re not, it will just be a footnote to what happens in 2025 or 2029.

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            1 year ago

            Gabby Giffords and Steve Scalise too. Political violence is more accepted now. The idea that it’s justified to hurt or even kill people because we disagree with them is quite frankly terrifying.