The Book of Ecclesiastes says that there is nothing new under the sun. And while many have spoken of the “unprecedented” nature of the rioting in the early summer of 2020, it is actually quite precedented.
The Long, Hot Summer of 1967 was the peak of urban unrest and rioting in the United States in the lead up to the 1968 election. While there are certainly a number of key differences, there are also a number of striking parallels that make the topic worthy of discussion and examination.
The long-term impact of the urban unrest of the summer of 2020 is unclear, but the long-term impact of the Long, Hot Summer of 1967 and related urban rioting was a victory for Richard Nixon in 1968, and a landslide re-election in 1972. One must resist the temptation to make mechanistic comparisons between the two, and we will refrain from doing so here. But the reader is encouraged to look for connections between these events and more recent ones.
Prologue: The Ghetto Riots
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Wanted to
send our newest piece this Friday afternoon that describes this period
of rioting which is better know as "The Long, Hot Summer of 1967."
You can take a look-see here: https://ammo.com/
And
I'm curious to know, what similarities do you see with the 1967 riots
and those which happened a month ago? As stated in the article:
"One
must resist the temptation to make mechanistic comparisons between the
two, and we will refrain from doing so here. But the reader is
encouraged to look for connections between these events and more recent
ones."
I lived in Memphis in 1967 was 26 years old a Democrat back then and never heard of any trouble at all. This must be some Democrat trying to justify todays troubles.. Never heard of any trouble at all I believe someone is nuts.
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