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angrychair

(11,022 posts)
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 11:16 AM Friday

Night of the Long Knives

Took longer than a single night and was the initial purge of people that could make trouble or interfere with his plans of consolidating his power over the country.

Mango Mussolini literally sent his brown shirts to toss the home of a political thorn. Its also a warning to others to get back in line or face the consequences.

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Night of the Long Knives (Original Post) angrychair Friday OP
You're damn right it's a warning, and he's D. Spaulding Friday #1
Who's stopping any of this? Boomerproud Friday #2
Yip, there've already been rallies, parades, Reichstag fire, now Knives UTUSN Friday #3

D. Spaulding

(351 posts)
1. You're damn right it's a warning, and he's
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 11:24 AM
Friday

basically taunting everyone with his orange shit eating grin; "What are you going to do about it?"
And with Congress and many in the media afraid of him, he may be right.

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