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PaperclipPerfector  1mo ago (text post)   3034 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for September 25, 2026

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but in the dawn of the decade, in a particular Western country, a nationwide Kristallnacht-style movement was killed in 3 rounds

To what is this referring?

Other than that confusion--good post.

Taking a guess: must be a race riot. Can't be 1992 LA riots since a hell of a lot more than 3 rounds were fired. Something from the 60s presumably.

Googling it:

The phrase "60s race riot 3 rounds fired" likely references the highly controversial Algiers Motel incident during the 1967 Detroit riot

During the subsequent raid and interrogation by police officers and National Guardsmen, three young Black men (Auburey Pollard, Carl Cooper, and Fred Temple) were shot and killed. The incident became a flashpoint of the 1960s civil rights era, symbolizing police brutality and the escalation of force during urban riots

Skimming some articles this may be what they are referencing. Seems more like the cops murdering people than anything I want implemented. Or maybe this is a bad guess on my part.

Taking a guess: must be a race riot.

It was. The 2020 BLM riots were technically larger in scope, but a lot more distributed.

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