Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting prosecution

Re:Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting p... by doggodaddo78 on Sunday June 06, 2021 @11:14PM (#27418647)

MacArthur was the wack job who, along with Patton and Eisenhower, attacked the poor Bonus Army protestors during the Great Depression. It's pretty much analogous to Occupy Wall Street but with a specific goal.

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Re:Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting p... by zhdc1 on Monday June 07, 2021 @03:06AM (#27419863)

The Bonus Army was seen as a major threat at the time (imagine the Capital Building protests, but large enough to occupy a large part of the capital). FDR's commencement speech, which took place while they were going on, makes anything said by recent US presidents look tame.

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Re:Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting p... by Clubber on Monday June 07, 2021 @09:20AM (#27422227)

I threat to whom? Hoover sent in the troops and the generals rolled tanks through DC and their encampment. It cost Hoover his reelection and his reputation which was otherwise stellar.

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

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