#politics
"In the end, the deployment of the National Guard failed in every way. It didn’t keep the students on these campuses safe, and it didn’t curtail criticism of the Nixon administration’s foreign policy. It was simply a knee-jerk overreaction that made short-sighted, small-minded, weak-willed right-wing men feel better about themselves for a moment.
Which, of course, is why Tom Cotton is calling for a repeat now."
https://kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/bloodlust
Cotton has repeatedly called for severe violence against leftwing protesters while insisting that rightwing protesters who attacked police were "the real victims". He has no shame and he is bloodthirsty in his attacks against those who don't share his authoritarian streak