When first I heard in high school that Patton led the charge against the Bonus Army, I had a sense that perhaps the story was not as it seemed. This research cements it. It also calls to mind Patton realizing the Soviets were evil and could take Europe. He said something along the lines of giving him three weeks and he could neutralize the threat. Imagine if he hadn’t died in a mysterious truck accident and been given the chance to prevent the entire Cold War!
I think the reason why it's so hard for most Americans to see what the so-called "peaceful protesters" for what they are is because the schools, the culture, the society itself beats us over the head with the lie of power to the people/the power of the mob. Don't put your faith in the mob. Put your faith in Christ! Great article.
I thought it was interesting how the Bonus Marchers tried another March after FDR won. But FDR welcomed them and tried to butter them up. Were these communist infiltrators involved in the second Bonus March at all or was that actually just a legit march of veterans?
This is the reason why I advocate that we treat leftists the way that our culture treats Nazis now. Accept no excuses, no explanations. Ruin friendships over it. Leftism is a cancer that must be rooted out with no half measures.
A great question to ask that is not presented in this article is the ethnic makeup of the leadership of the Bonus Army. It would not surprise me to find out that like most of the Bolsheviks, many of these men were jewish.
As far as I could tell most of the leaders (Waters, Pace, Butler, etc.) were Old Stock American. Jewish people were overrepresented in Communist Party USA, but that was always regarded as kind of a quack project. Jews weren't really major players in American leftism, at least as a percentage of formal leadership, until later. Huge figures like Clarence Darrow were Quakers (continuing progressive strain you saw in the Abolitionist/women's suffrage movement). The people who funded the Sacco and Vanzetti defense were delusional old WASP ladies in Massachusetts. Violent leftist radical movements during this time were typically either hyper-national specific (ex. the Italian Anarchists) or basically just foreign ethnic mafias (ex. McNamara brothers, union goons who blew up the LA Times Building). Obviously the Jewish role in this period, and especially the New Deal era that followed, is significant but fixating on them to the exclusion of other groups can create a very distorted picture.
I don't think demanding money 15 years before it was promised is a legitimate request. That's not a good precedent to set. If Congress buckled to those threats the first time then the communist would just organize those hostage situations every single month. America has a government, not mob rule.
Also seems pretty likely that communist organizers are the ones who came up with the idea for this "request" in the first place. These mostly illiterate soldiers probably wouldn't have even thought to demand their bonus 15 years early without being encouraged...
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When first I heard in high school that Patton led the charge against the Bonus Army, I had a sense that perhaps the story was not as it seemed. This research cements it. It also calls to mind Patton realizing the Soviets were evil and could take Europe. He said something along the lines of giving him three weeks and he could neutralize the threat. Imagine if he hadn’t died in a mysterious truck accident and been given the chance to prevent the entire Cold War!
I think the reason why it's so hard for most Americans to see what the so-called "peaceful protesters" for what they are is because the schools, the culture, the society itself beats us over the head with the lie of power to the people/the power of the mob. Don't put your faith in the mob. Put your faith in Christ! Great article.
I thought it was interesting how the Bonus Marchers tried another March after FDR won. But FDR welcomed them and tried to butter them up. Were these communist infiltrators involved in the second Bonus March at all or was that actually just a legit march of veterans?
Theory: “History is written by the victors”
Reality: “History is written by commies”
This is the reason why I advocate that we treat leftists the way that our culture treats Nazis now. Accept no excuses, no explanations. Ruin friendships over it. Leftism is a cancer that must be rooted out with no half measures.
A great question to ask that is not presented in this article is the ethnic makeup of the leadership of the Bonus Army. It would not surprise me to find out that like most of the Bolsheviks, many of these men were jewish.
As far as I could tell most of the leaders (Waters, Pace, Butler, etc.) were Old Stock American. Jewish people were overrepresented in Communist Party USA, but that was always regarded as kind of a quack project. Jews weren't really major players in American leftism, at least as a percentage of formal leadership, until later. Huge figures like Clarence Darrow were Quakers (continuing progressive strain you saw in the Abolitionist/women's suffrage movement). The people who funded the Sacco and Vanzetti defense were delusional old WASP ladies in Massachusetts. Violent leftist radical movements during this time were typically either hyper-national specific (ex. the Italian Anarchists) or basically just foreign ethnic mafias (ex. McNamara brothers, union goons who blew up the LA Times Building). Obviously the Jewish role in this period, and especially the New Deal era that followed, is significant but fixating on them to the exclusion of other groups can create a very distorted picture.
Just realized I was born 50 years later to the day of this event.
lol idiot
I don't think demanding money 15 years before it was promised is a legitimate request. That's not a good precedent to set. If Congress buckled to those threats the first time then the communist would just organize those hostage situations every single month. America has a government, not mob rule.
Also seems pretty likely that communist organizers are the ones who came up with the idea for this "request" in the first place. These mostly illiterate soldiers probably wouldn't have even thought to demand their bonus 15 years early without being encouraged...
Everyone’s a critic these days smdh