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To: Fiji Hill
Did you miss the part where Hoover called out the Army and SHOT THE FREAKING DEMONSTRATORS?

Someone is passing out stupid pills around here, I swear to God....

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47 posted on 02/13/2009 9:12:42 PM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Lurker
Did you miss the part where Hoover called out the Army and SHOT THE FREAKING DEMONSTRATORS? Someone is passing out stupid pills around here, I swear to God....

In your initial post, you stated that the Bonus Army failed. I maintain that it succeeded beyond its expectations--as indicated in the article that you yourself linked.

Although it appeared at the outset to be a failure, the Bonus March and the governmenht's over-reaction to it stimulated public sympathy, as reflected in films such as Gold Diggers of 1933, helped to bring down the Hoover administration--and ultimately won the marchers their bonus.

101 posted on 02/14/2009 8:21:06 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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