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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: gunman42782 on November 29, 2013, 05:24:01 AM

Title: If you think the Gov would never fire on citizens
Post by: gunman42782 on November 29, 2013, 05:24:01 AM

Watch this video.  MacArthur firing on WW1 veterans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=player_embedded&v=sNOsIB5VMSQ

Title: Re: If you think the Gov would never fire on citizens
Post by: brushmore on November 29, 2013, 02:33:46 PM

Well to be fair, there was only on fatality and that was from a veteran's wife who miscarried.

But you do have a very good point.  It's shocking how badly those veterans were treated by the government.  If it happened then it could easily happen again.

Title: Re: If you think the Gov would never fire on citizens
Post by: tombogan03884 on November 29, 2013, 05:18:51 PM

MacArthur was Chief of staff of the Army ,
The officer who actually commanded the troops who attacked the bonus marchers was a Capt. named George Patton.
Yes, the great, widely adored "Patton" was the sort of POS who would fire on Americans just as quick as Germans or Mexicans.

Title: Re: If you think the Gov would never fire on citizens
Post by: alfsauve on November 29, 2013, 09:09:16 PM

Another officer involved was Eisenhower.

Title: Re: If you think the Gov would never fire on citizens
Post by: tombogan03884 on November 30, 2013, 02:54:00 PM

Ike was Mac's ADC.