S.T. Patrick Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 In America's Secret History by Steve Harris, the author argues that Garfield's assassination was the first American coup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bauer Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 15 hours ago, S.T. Patrick said: In America's Secret History by Steve Harris, the author argues that Garfield's assassination was the first American coup. Interesting. Will have to find some historical account of it. Never have to this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Josephs Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 4:46 PM, S.T. Patrick said: In America's Secret History by Steve Harris, the author argues that Garfield's assassination was the first American coup. In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. Franklin D. Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fairlie Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) In response to the OP, I do not think there has been a president since JFK that wasn't working for the Establishment. Some were pure creations of it (Reagan), some were willing participants who liked the power (Clinton, Bushes), some were too venal to ignore the pull (LBJ, Nixon), and some may have been able to rationalize it to themselves (Carter, Obama). However, all of them did the bidding of the Establishment (my general term for elite power brokers). The closest (I think) we've come to the "unaffected" president was either Carter or Obama, because they seemed to have their heart in the right place. However, Carter was a big believer in the Trilateral Commission, deregulation, and Islamic fundamentalism (Operation Cyclone), while Obama gave a complete pass to all of the mortgage crisis participants while killing thousands with drone strikes. Thus, we've been under foot for more than half a century. Honestly, it's been a century+ if you go back to the creation of the Federal Reserve. Edited September 15, 2020 by Tom Fairlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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