Bobby Kennedy was killed on this day in 1968. It’s impossible to describe the collective agony and grief people felt. First JFK in ‘63, then Martin in April ‘68, then Bobby in June. There wasn’t the expression PTSD yet but the country has been in it ever since. Only now emerging.
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June 6, 1968 ... we’re definitely not emerging now. We emerged from ⤴️ during the glory days of the Clinton admin, 1992 - 2000. Since 9/11, we’ve been in a new PTSD, exacerbated by economic crash of 2008, and now 2020 pandemic. Frankly, the 2001-2021 PSTD is worse, imho.
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Replying to @ChannelingRBG
But I see people like the kids in the Sunrise movement plus so many others of every age who are perceiving and articulating the hints of a new beginning. It’s happening despite the death throes of an old order.

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Except when push comes to shove those kids don’t stand up to power. And in the future that is going to come back and bite them on the ass.
Replying to @marwilliamson
60’s assassinations definitely impacted America’s psyche. Difference: - 9/11: America attacked - 2008-2010 crash: People lost jobs, homes, retirement, accumulated💰 - 2020 😷: People lost jobs &💰again (some not over ‘08-‘10), loved ones died 21st Century PTSD: Zero control 1/
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