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68er

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3. No, the country never has recovered from those "coincidental"

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:08 PM

Jun 6

... "lone nut" assassinations, always benefitting the same political actors.

Whether the former America will have to break up into smaller polities, so that some of them can remain at least nominally free / open societies, remains very much an open question.

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RFK was murdered 58 years ago today. And then we got Nixon. I don't think America will ever really recover. [View all] Botany Jun 6 OP

Also, Nixon's campaign was the beginning of the Southern Strategy, which is the core of the right. themaguffin Jun 6 #1

And with Nixon we got Roger Ailes who went onto start Fox News* w/Rupert Murdoch and 4 1/4 years ... Botany Jun 6 #2

No, the country never has recovered from those "coincidental" 68er Jun 6 #3

It was a truely Devastating event for our country, and the world.... electric_blue68 Jun 6 #4

Bobby MoonlightHillFarm Jun 6 #5

Woah. That's even more personally devastating! How terrible for you! electric_blue68 Jun 6 #6

And TY for the funeral train short. electric_blue68 Jun 7 #7

11/22/1963. That Marks The Beginning Of Fascism Here. ColoringFool Jun 7 #8