ATDTDA (1): Haymarket - part 2

[David Morris]

It really seems that the Haymarket bomb was ultimately a great boon to
the establishment, sort of like Their 9-11.  It unleashed fear and
anger in the public and carte blanche power for the
police/prosecutors.

On 1/25/07, Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:
>The large and vocal population of radicals seemed to inspire extreme
brutality within the Chicago police force who made a point of
violently breaking up even the most peaceful of labor assemblies.
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> The city of Chicago was gripped by hysteria. Businesses closed their doors.  Respectable society demanded blood for blood. Anarchists were rounded up with no concern displayed for whether or not they had been actually involved in the incident. [...] The Haymarket incident and the backlash it inspired in the consciousness of the American public was the beginning of an ongoing prejudice against and hatred of Anarchism. The impact of the incident on radicalism can hardly be overstated