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THREADDraft evasion and insubordination against commanding officers in the military was far more common among African Americans than among whites in World Wars I and II, the Korean war, and

In 1934 Hitler sent word from Berlin to the White House encouraging President Roosevelt to be proud of his “heroic efforts in the interests of the American people.” THREADhttps://twitter.com/ReaganWorld/status/1319456500205547520 The

Randolph Bourne in 1917, explaining why progressives supported US entry into World War I:"They have absorbed the secret of scientific method as applied to political administration. They are liberal, enlightened,

1/2 Stop with the "Black man" lede with every one of these stories. White people get treated the same way and worse by cops every day.https://apnews.com/5c2f0cf366e560b7f41ebb3c964b099c 1.5/2 Daniel Prude, like

In 1969, 126 officers in Vietnam were assassinated, or "fragged," by their own troops. The following year that number more than doubled, to 271. And in 1971, 333 officers lost