The article discusses the implications of deploying military troops to manage domestic disturbances in the United States, referencing historical events that caution against such actions. It highlights the Boston Massacre of 1770, where British troops, intended to quell anti-tax protests, instead provoked greater unrest by killing five protesters. This event serves as a historical precedent, serving as a reminder of the potential consequences of militarized responses to civil discontent and the importance of restraint in such scenarios.
US history should make any president cautious about deploying troops to quell domestic disturbances. One of the events that led to the American Revolution, after all, occurred in Boston in 1770 when British troops deployed in response to anti-tax protests.
Rather than putting down an incipient uprising, the Redcoats ignited it by opening fire and killing five protesters in what became known as the Boston Massacre.
Collection
[
|
...
]