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2020-06-04 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Retired top general joins Mattis dissent from Trump, warns of 'beginning of the end' for democracy if troops are used against protests

[Headtopics] WATCH: President Trump was once a huge fan of Gen. Mattis — and here's the video to prove it

"The slide of the United States into illiberalism may well have begun on June 1, 2020," retired Marine Gen. John Allen wrote in a scathing op-ed. "Remember the date."
"Donald Trump expressed only the barest of condolences at the murder of George Floyd, but he also said nothing about the fundamental and underlying reasons for the unrest: systemic racism and inequality, a historic absence of respect, and a denial of justice," Allen wrote. "Yes, he mentioned George Floyd, but he did not touch on long-standing societal problems at all. He sees the crisis as a black problem — not as something to be addressed by creating the basis and impetus for a move toward social justice, but as an opportunity to use force to portray himself as a ’law and order’ president.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-06-04 17:19|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 When cities burn, its an insurrection. We had one of those from 1861 to 1865 or did that go down your memory hole?

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-06-04 19:13|| 2020-06-04 19:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Please STFU losers.

Posted by Dacama 2020-06-04 19:29|| 2020-06-04 19:29|| Front Page Top

#3 They spend more time trying to figure out how to protect the Taliban than you or me.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-04 19:37|| 2020-06-04 19:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Two generals that got fired by Trump. Sour grapes.

Posted by 49 Pan 2020-06-04 20:58|| 2020-06-04 20:58|| Front Page Top

#5 49 Pan nailed it, I think.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-04 21:21|| 2020-06-04 21:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Sour grapes and bad manners. I expected more from these guys.
Maybe I'm not cynical enough.

Posted by SteveS 2020-06-04 21:23|| 2020-06-04 21:23|| Front Page Top

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