Posted: 8/2/2023 8:14:58 AM EDT
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Just finished yesterday and had not heard of this before. Written as historical literature as the author found relatives and interviewed them. I liked it, a short read and only slightly too lengthy  CD recommended! There’s nothing new under the sun. Attached File |
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My BIL, who teaches U.S. government history, had never heard of it, either. Which I couldn’t believe. He thought I was talking about something in Greece from hundreds of years ago. My father told me about it years ago, and I’ve found very few others who have. It really needs to be taught. |
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Originally Posted By NotMrWizard: My BIL, who teaches U.S. government history, had never heard of it, either. Which I couldn’t believe. He thought I was talking about something in Greece from hundreds of years ago. My father told me about it years ago, and I’ve found very few others who have. It really needs to be taught. I’m a history/government teacher. Currently teaching 8th grade American History, but have taught Modern US History and US Government (both regular and AP). I teach about all sorts of rebellions - Bacons, Shays, Whiskey, the Regulators, the Coal Wars (Blair Mountain) and the Battle of Athens. Kids need some rebellious examples. |
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| Youtube short re. The Athens Rebellion |
"The Creator may be seen in all the works of his hands, but none so clearly in the wise economy of the honey bee."
Ungracefully surrendering the things of youth...
Ungracefully surrendering the things of youth...
 The Battle of Athens: Fighting Voter & Election Fraud |
''Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.''
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Originally Posted By NotMrWizard: My BIL, who teaches U.S. government history, had never heard of it, either. Which I couldn’t believe. He thought I was talking about something in Greece from hundreds of years ago. My father told me about it years ago, and I’ve found very few others who have. It really needs to be taught. Back in my day it was taught in history class. But I live in TN so... |
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."-Abba Eban
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"I like it both ways, but still mainly mouth it" -gonzo_beyondo
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A couple of relevant passages from Wiki: This part is pretty well known. One wonders what would have happened if somebody let the air out of Windy with a 1911 right there in the polling place. Also, Wiki calls Wise a "patrolman". I had remembered him as one of a couple hundred reserve deputies that Mansfield had sworn in for controlling the election. Does anybody have a good source as to what Windy Wise's actual LEO status was? Around 3:00 pm, C.M. "Windy" Wise, a patrolman, prevented an elderly African American farmer, Tom Gillespie, from casting his ballot at the Athens Water Works polling place. When Gillespie and a GI poll watcher objected, Wise struck Gillespie with brass knuckles, which caused Gillespie to drop his ballot and run from the deputy. Wise then pulled his pistol and shot Gillespie in the back.[2][1]: 117 Later, Wise was the only person to face charges from the events of August 1–2, 1946. He was sentenced to three years in prison,[7] but only served one before being paroled.[3] I myself had forgotten about the murders that preceded the election mess. During the war, two servicemen on leave were shot and killed by Cantrell supporters.[1]: 116 The servicemen of McMinn County heard of what was going on and were anxious to return home and do something about it.[5] According to a contemporaneous article by Theodore H. White in Harper's Magazine, one veteran, Ralph Duggan, who had served in the Pacific in the navy and became a leading lawyer postwar, "thought a lot more about McMinn County than he did about the Japs. If democracy was good enough to put on the Germans and the Japs, it was good enough for McMinn County, too!" |
I think the hardest thing for good LE working for good agencies to really absorb is that there are whole departments full of exactly the complete fuckheads we rail against here. - vectorsc