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US National Guard attacking anti-war protesters, Kent State Massacre, 1970 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kinda crazy to think that stuff like this was still happening after 1945. Not a great example for the people they liberated in WW2.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Yeah, a very dark moment, and not as far in our past as we sometimes like to think.

[–] RadButNotAChad@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same old story. Government murders it's citizens because they were 'afraid for their lives'.

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Unless it's a coup AND an inside job AND white people