Some of us have seen this movie before. It debuted in 1968, starring Richard Nixon, progressives protesting the Vietnam War, a televised “police riot” in the streets of Chicago, and a splintered Democratic Party.
Nixon rode his “law and order” trope all the way to the White House. Now comes the sequel, featuring Donald Trump bellowing “law and order,” images of a police officer kneeling on a Black man’s neck, peaceful protests turning to rage in the streets, a pandemic weaponized over the wearing of masks and the “right” to crowd beaches and bars, and sullen, disappointed members of the Democratic left who may or may not show up to vote in November.
We can only hope the movie flops this time.
James Dorsey
Jamaica Plain
Note from KBJ: Who won the 1968 election, James? Heh.
