Is political violence getting worse? The shooting of Donald Trump has left the USA teetering on the brink. A speech on Thursday could decide whether it descends into civil war.
What Trump SHOULD say on Thursday…
Emotional: Cheering crowds at the Republican National Convention chanted ‘fight, fight, fight’ as the former president returned to the political stage with a bandage on his ear, after dodging an assassin’s bullet by millimetres. Glossary
Communist - An economic system entailing collective ownership of all means of production in contrast with capitalism, which holds that industry and businesses are controlled and run for profit by private owners rather than by the government.
Weimar Germany - The government of Germany from 1918 to 1933.
Militias - A militia is an informal armed group operating independently of the state.
Civil War - A war between citizens of the same country.
False flag - A harmful action designed on purpose so it will look like someone else is responsible.
Martin Luther King - The civil rights leader was shot dead in Tennessee in 1968.
Atomisation - The breaking of bonds or splitting of something into smaller groups.
Precarity - The state of being uncertain. Often used to talk about living an uncertain or precarious existence, due to not have a stable job or income.
Powder keg - A barrel of gunpowder. Often used to describe a situation which could become very dangerous.