Stefan Bohacek"I've never heard of another case where a government has dropped a bomb on citizens in America.
This is not something that you can repair back to normal. You have to find other ways to cope, and that's what I've been doing for the last 40 years."
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"We have to remember that this nation fought wars to prevent bombs from being dropped on its people in this country."
Police Bombed MOVE Organizers’ Home in 1985 (full documentary) | FRONTLINE (PBS)
ferricoxide@stefan
This nation sent more than 15Mn soldiers to fight fascism, yet look where we are, now (that that generation is all but gone)?
This nation implemented a bunch of laws to prevent a recurrence of the financial-practices that contributed to the Great Depression. But look at where we are now (even having gone through a recurrence in 2008 that was enabled by forgetting).
I'd say, "People with no direct experience 'forget'," but most current adults at least had experience of the 2008 bubble (as well as Trump-45). So, I have no explanations any more.
This nation sent more than 15Mn soldiers to fight fascism, yet look where we are, now (that that generation is all but gone)?
This nation implemented a bunch of laws to prevent a recurrence of the financial-practices that contributed to the Great Depression. But look at where we are now (even having gone through a recurrence in 2008 that was enabled by forgetting).
I'd say, "People with no direct experience 'forget'," but most current adults at least had experience of the 2008 bubble (as well as Trump-45). So, I have no explanations any more.
Jason Garber@stefan There’s an excellent podcast on the MOVE bombing, as well:
• https://www.inquirer.com/news/move-untangling-tragedy-john-africa-frank-rizzo-20250422.html
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/move-untangling-the-tragedy/id1806703804
@jgarber Thank you for sharing these!
@stefan
It feels like you can't be a #GenX — particularly one that grew up where the MOVE bombing was covered in the local news (my local news stations were Harrisburg, Hershey and York) — and not have known about this. I mean, it's one of those things that's about as memorable as Bud Dwyer's exit from this plane.
Then again, my memory is weird. I have a hard time not remembering things.
It feels like you can't be a #GenX — particularly one that grew up where the MOVE bombing was covered in the local news (my local news stations were Harrisburg, Hershey and York) — and not have known about this. I mean, it's one of those things that's about as memorable as Bud Dwyer's exit from this plane.
Then again, my memory is weird. I have a hard time not remembering things.
Daniel Brotherston@stefan "A lawsuit in federal court found that the city used excessive force and violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.[5]"
I wonder if the current SCOTUS would determine that aerial bombardment is "excessive force" by a police force.