Rachel Maddow, like Heather Cox Richardson, is a national treasure. She saw the staggering importance of the "Ultra" story that was left out of the history books and almost irretrievable, and she took the time off from her high profile job at MSNBC to work on it exclusively. A chilling moment in the podcast for me was when the PhD histor…
Rachel Maddow, like Heather Cox Richardson, is a national treasure. She saw the staggering importance of the "Ultra" story that was left out of the history books and almost irretrievable, and she took the time off from her high profile job at MSNBC to work on it exclusively. A chilling moment in the podcast for me was when the PhD historian said that she never learned about this and most historians didn't. I keep expecting HCR to write about it, and am curious that she hasn't, unless I missed it. Anyway, Mike S., I wanted to make the point that these acts of insurrection were indeed illegal, but the courtroom was so corrupted by the antics of the America First crowd that they were unable to give them a fair trial. The ballot box was the real solution. Which makes today's assault on voting integrity so dangerous.
I suspect that a lot of corruption that is growing in our society is technically illegal on some level, but money and cronyism buys the perpetrators a pass. The contrast in the treatment of the right wing (such as Cliven Bundy) and somewhat left wing and/or black defendants is stark, as was the treatment of Hitler-aiding or coup-plotting industrialists in the past. If the law does not offer equal protection it is corrupt. If it is corrupted enough, it is tyranny. We are fools to tolerate these "secrets" in plain sight.
Rachel Maddow, like Heather Cox Richardson, is a national treasure. She saw the staggering importance of the "Ultra" story that was left out of the history books and almost irretrievable, and she took the time off from her high profile job at MSNBC to work on it exclusively. A chilling moment in the podcast for me was when the PhD historian said that she never learned about this and most historians didn't. I keep expecting HCR to write about it, and am curious that she hasn't, unless I missed it. Anyway, Mike S., I wanted to make the point that these acts of insurrection were indeed illegal, but the courtroom was so corrupted by the antics of the America First crowd that they were unable to give them a fair trial. The ballot box was the real solution. Which makes today's assault on voting integrity so dangerous.
I suspect that a lot of corruption that is growing in our society is technically illegal on some level, but money and cronyism buys the perpetrators a pass. The contrast in the treatment of the right wing (such as Cliven Bundy) and somewhat left wing and/or black defendants is stark, as was the treatment of Hitler-aiding or coup-plotting industrialists in the past. If the law does not offer equal protection it is corrupt. If it is corrupted enough, it is tyranny. We are fools to tolerate these "secrets" in plain sight.
And yes, the voting box and an informed electorate is crucial.
Maureen. Thank you for your additional highlighting.