9653 or
1135809
all there in the words
In 1920, Eugene V. Debs, in jail over charges of sedition for statements he made about the United States and WWI, ran for President as the Socialist Party Candidate.
In, 2023, Donald J. Trump was arrested on charges based on statements he made about the 2020 Presidential election.
Debs was imprisoned in the Federal Petitionary in Atlanta.
Trump was booked in Atlanta.
Debs’ inmate number was 9653.
Trump’s booking number was P0-1135809.
There are some similarities there
But similarities cease when we leave their numbers for their words.
During his trial, Debs said:
Your honor, I ask no mercy, I plead for no immunity. I realize that finally the right must prevail. I never more fully comprehended than now the great struggle between the powers of greed on the one hand and upon the other the rising hosts of freedom. I can see the dawn of a better day of humanity. The people are awakening. In due course of time they will come into their own.
Prior to his attest, Trump said:
Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED by a Radical Left District Attorney, Fani Willis. She campaigned, and is continuing to campaign, and raise money on, this WITCH HUNT. This is in strict coordination with crooked Joe Biden’s DOJ.
At his sentencing, Debs said:
Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
After being released on bail, Trump said:
I really believe this is a very sad day for America, and it should never happen. If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election. I thought the election was rigged election, a stolen election, and I should have every right to do that. As you know, you have many people that you’ve been watching over the years do the same thing, whether it’s Hillary Clinton or Stacey Abrams or many others. When you have that great freedom through challenge, you have to be able to otherwise you can have very dishonest elections. What has taken place here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong.
It’s all there.
All there beyond numbers.
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