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Watching a Gabby Giffords interview this morning a question came to mind -

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Jul 14 '22, 10:11

Growing up somewhat ignorant of U.S. politics it seems the modern wave of political violence began with the Kennedy assassinations. Is that the case or am I missing something?

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100 years ago McKinley was shot by an anarchist, might have lived except his doctor was old school, didn't believe in germs, literally... - zeitgeist Jul 14, 11:09 2
- That was James Garfield. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 14, 11:30 1
  - I thought he was the one who was assassinated on a Monday in the Lasagna Plot? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 12:28
Aaron Burr vs Hamilton; Lincoln; I think you can go almost right back to Washington -- (edited) - Beaker Jul 14, 10:15 4
- Right, I was thinking modern rather than historical. Kennedys, Reagan, the baseball game, Giffords, culminating with Jan 6. -- nm - Meg Jul 14, 10:28 3
  - maybe the Vietnam War and the protests around that (Kent State Massacre)? -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 10:35
  - I think it would make some amount of sense to fill that timeline in with other political violence (E.g., abortion clinic bombings) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 10:31 1
    - I was thinking more of direct violence (assassination attempts) on politicians, although that hasn't been proven for Jan 6. -- nm - Meg Jul 14, 10:38

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