The drumbeat for mass repression includes a threat to call out the National Guard to occupy the US capital.
  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It could be true:

    • District of Columbia: 22.3 per 100,000 people

    • Iraq (not specifically the capital): 9.14 per 100,000 people

    However St. Louis has a murder rate of 65 per 100,000 so the national guard should be starting there, not outside the president’s bedroom.