1836 On this day in 1993 Bill Clinton’s federal government burned 76 men, women and children alive for the crime of exercising their right to keep and bear arms (media.patriots.win) posted 362 days ago by DNCKILLEDSETHRICH 362 days ago by DNCKILLEDSETHRICH +1836 / -0 138 comments share 138 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (138) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 18 ▼ – Dr_Falsey 18 points 362 days ago +18 / -0 Also they played the Jim Jones card so everyone looked at it with a different perspective. permalink save report block reply ▲ 10 ▼ – Thenew23rd 10 points 362 days ago +10 / -0 Tbh I hadn't known that. It explains so much. 'Well they were all going to be poisoned to death anyway, so maybe incinerating them wasn't so bad.' Obviously that's still pretty weak thinking but but trust in government was higher then than now. permalink save report block reply ▲ 11 ▼ – Dr_Falsey 11 points 362 days ago +11 / -0 They don’t care how weak the thinking is, the just mainly care about making sure there’s a seed planted where the jump from one rationale to another is not an insurmountable one. permalink parent save report block reply
Also they played the Jim Jones card so everyone looked at it with a different perspective.
Tbh I hadn't known that. It explains so much. 'Well they were all going to be poisoned to death anyway, so maybe incinerating them wasn't so bad.'
Obviously that's still pretty weak thinking but but trust in government was higher then than now.
They don’t care how weak the thinking is, the just mainly care about making sure there’s a seed planted where the jump from one rationale to another is not an insurmountable one.