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NancyNY πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡©πŸ‡° @ncmc1994.bsky.social

It was actually the National Guard at Kent state.

may 25, 2025, 2:07 pm β€’ 1 0

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R.J. Gerber Jr. @fathitler.com

It was armed soldiers. I don't think the dead people OR the National Guard would bother to parse this.

may 25, 2025, 7:38 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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NancyNY πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡©πŸ‡° @ncmc1994.bsky.social

I wasn’t downplaying it.

may 25, 2025, 7:39 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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R.J. Gerber Jr. @fathitler.com

Ah. Yeah, to me an armed representative of state power is an armed representative of state power is an armed representative of state power.

may 25, 2025, 7:46 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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NancyNY πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡©πŸ‡° @ncmc1994.bsky.social

And we have way too much of that now!

may 25, 2025, 7:48 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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R.J. Gerber Jr. @fathitler.com

Allowing racist fascism to take hold here was a GINORMOUS miscalculation on the part of those who could have stopped it. Now, we are where we are.

may 25, 2025, 7:54 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view