Chapter 685: When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes Back

The brutal suppression at the Capitol instantly ignited public opinion in the United States and around the world, and also made President Hoover and MacArthur, the executioner in this incident, hated by almost all veterans.

This is a rare big news in ten years. A large number of media flocked to the Capitol and continued to report on the march and suppression.

Some media who are not afraid of death even interviewed veteran groups and some police officers in succession, and even those who are capable of finding MacArthur who caused the massacre.

MacArthur's answer was that President Hoover believed that this march was dangerous and that there might be other forces behind it, so he suppressed the march.

However, the US government also issued an emergency statement, stating that President Hoover's original intention was not to suppress it by force, but to gently disperse these veterans.

No matter who is right between Army Chief of Staff MacArthur and President Hoover, it is impossible to make up for the damage caused by this incident to the veteran group.

Finally, after a rough statistics, more than 20,000 veterans and their family groups who participated in the parade, more than 1,000 people died in this incident, and more than 3,000 people were injured.

These veterans and their families never understood until their death that American soldiers and weapons were not used on the battlefield to defend their country, but were used to massacre the internal marchers.

These veterans did not die on the cruel battlefield of World War I, nor did they die on the dangerous journey to Europe, but died in the massacre of the US army, which is also very touching.

Even if President Hoover explained, he could not cover up that the massacre occurred during his term of office, and General MacArthur was instructed by President Hoover.

Without the president's consent, MacArthur could not mobilize the army. This also caused President Hoover's approval rating to plummet. The political opposition Democratic Party called President Hoover a cruel executioner and the biggest sinner in American history.

The polar reversal of reputation caused the US government to suffer great turmoil for a while. You know, President Hoover's predecessor was President Coolidge (not counting Charles, who served for a few days), and President Coolidge was impeached and stepped down.

In other words, two consecutive US presidents have lost the trust of the people, which is a heavy blow to the United States, which has been devastated by the economic crisis.

As expected, after President Hoover's reputation was damaged, the monsters and demons that were originally hidden in various parts of the United States reappeared.

Although President Hoover later expressed his willingness to pay retirement benefits to the veterans in advance and to provide additional subsidies to veterans and their families who died and were injured in the conflict.

But it was too late. Compared with physical pain, what is more irreparable is the psychological trauma to these veterans.

For veterans like Tom who were originally very loyal to the country, they no longer trust the government at most, but they will probably live their own stable lives.

However, some veterans did not have much trust in the government. After experiencing this incident, especially after their family members died in this conflict, these veterans began to hate the government, which made it easier for some forces to control and use them.

It is worth mentioning that some veterans who retired from World War I also went to high-level government positions, which also added some uncertainty to American politics.

After this incident, the Democratic Party asked the government to investigate the incident to determine whether the order to forcibly suppress these veterans came from President Hoover or General MacArthur.

After the congressional investigation of the incident, the Democratic Party also stated that Congress should temporarily take over the power of the president until it is determined that the president's behavior is not at fault.

The Democratic Party's proposal was naturally rejected by the Republican Party. Although the Republican Party was also surprised by President Hoover's decision in the incident, it does not mean that the Republican Party can easily give up the presidency.

Even if President Hoover loses the trust of the American people, the Republican Party can support the next US president instead of letting the presidency fall into the hands of the Democratic Party.

As the two major parties in the United States, the contradictions between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are still very deep, and the struggle for the presidency has been a hot topic in the United States from the beginning to the present.

Compared to the fight for the presidency, whether to support President Hoover has become a question with an answer.

Even if the Hoover Dam and various policies have won the trust of the American people, this brutal suppression is bound to lose most of it.

It is not an exaggeration to say that if President Hoover is proven to have condoned the army's attack on ordinary people, then President Hoover's reputation will become worse than President Coolidge, reaching a point where it cannot be saved at all.

The people can tolerate the president's incompetence and can tolerate the president's disregard for himself. But this does not mean that the people can tolerate the president's reckless ordering of the army to massacre them.

If the American people have no reaction to this incident, doesn't it mean that future marches will be life-threatening?

This is an unacceptable result for major political parties, for the consortium that can manipulate the people, and for some people with ulterior motives.

This also means that President Hoover is destined to suffer a major blow because of this incident. There is no need to think about re-election, and he even has to worry about being impeached by the opposition party.

What’s even worse is that if President Hoover was also impeached by the Democrats, then the presidency would be destined to fall into the hands of the Democrats.

After all, President Coolidge and President Hoover have been two consecutive Republican presidents who have been stigmatized, so how can the public trust the new Republican president?

Before the Republicans and Democrats could win, the American people were already in chaos.

A large number of veterans did not return to their hometowns because their families from their hometowns had died in the Capitol.

This made these veterans full of hatred for the US government, and it was natural for some forces to find these veterans.

In corners that no one noticed, several forces that had previously dominated the United States, including the Black Storm, the Freedom Corps, etc., have seen a huge expansion in numbers.

In addition to these dark forces that can only create chaos and cannot be put on the table, several states in the American political arena have also expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government's forced suppression.

Among them, the governor of California directly expressed his dissatisfaction and said that a referendum would be held in California to decide whether California would continue to stay in the United States.

It is worth mentioning that the federal government system of the United States not only creates huge autonomy rights among the states, but also theoretically allows the states to have independent rights.

This is also why there are frequent reports in later generations that some states in the United States want to vote to secede from the United States.

Especially when the Lone Star Republic of Texas joined the United States, it was clearly stated in black and white that Texas had the right to be independent as the Lone Star Republic.

Although it is not easy for states to secede from the United States, after all, they must obtain the joint recognition of the federal government and all other states.

But this does not mean that state governments cannot threaten the federal government with independence, after all, this is their legal right.

So why did the governor of California react so strongly?

If you understand the identity of the governor of California, it is actually easy to understand.

First of all, there are still many veterans in California. This is not to say that California has contributed a large number of soldiers before, but that a large number of veterans went to California during the economic crisis.

After all, the West Coast was not as severely devastated as the East Coast where the economic crisis broke out.

The influx of a large number of unemployed people has brought growth to California's population and economy, and Los Angeles has also grown into a large city with a population of millions at this time.

Speaking for veterans is to consolidate one's position and reputation as a governor, which is one of the reasons why the governor of California was able to stand up quickly.

Secondly, as a rising star in the political arena who became a governor at a young age, the governor of California had also participated in World War I, and his position was a head of a regiment in the United States.

In this conflict, several of the governor's original subordinates and his family were massacred, which also made the governor of California, who was once a soldier, very angry.

In addition to these reasons, the reason why he was able to publicly express his intention to initiate an independence referendum was that he had received the support of several California consortiums.

Although these consortiums are nothing compared to the large consortiums in the United States, they still have considerable say in California.

Maybe the independence referendum can really pass. Being the governor of a annexed state or the president of an independent republic, this choice is definitely the latter.

The news of the independence referendum expressed by the governor of California directly ignited the situation in the United States.

A few days later, a march broke out in Texas, demanding an independence referendum to decide whether Texas should stay or go.

Almost at the same time, a large number of blacks took to the streets, demanding that the government treat blacks fairly in relief operations and give them the assistance and supplies they deserve.

Although most of the marches were organized by ordinary blacks, the government quickly suppressed the marches.

But a small number of marches were clearly carefully planned. As soon as the police arrived to expel them, some well-trained armed forces in the march directly attacked the police.

This also turned the march into a direct attack on the police, and eventually evolved into a firefight between the black armed forces and the police.

Compared with the unprepared police, these blacks were obviously more prepared.

They not only had relatively uniform rifles, but also a small number of light machine guns, which clearly showed that they were well prepared.

Under the huge firepower gap, a small number of police were quickly driven away, and a considerable number of police became the dead souls under the guns of these armed forces.

Such attacks soon spread throughout the United States, and not only blacks, but also veterans participated, making the United States extremely chaotic.

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