Chapter 524, Warning
"Our theories are simply not being cared for! We want to tell everyone the truth about the world, but most people simply ignore us. Even if we shouted before them and pointed out to them the bloody facts beneath the apparent prosperity of America, they would not open their eyes to take a serious look at it, but would look at us with a strange look, as if we were insane. Leon Jogosh was complaining to his new friend, a young man who also believed in anarchism, Klaus.
"Leon, that's what you're talking about. Actually, it's worse than you say. If those people look at you with a psychotic look, it at least means that they are aware of your propaganda, but the reality is much worse - no matter how much you shout, they don't hear or see it. That's the worst. Klaus grumbled with his head down.
"And the workers, short-sighted, with their eyes fixed on the one-dollar-two-dollar wage, who do nothing but that, and nothing lifts their spirits. There is no interest in the real revolution at all, it is really servile and incorrigible! β
Generally speaking, some people from the petty bourgeoisie like to dream heroically, always fantasizing about raising their arms and shouting at once, but the world does not exist for their heroic complex. Therefore, these petty bourgeoisie who dream of heroes, once they encounter reality, often hit their heads full of bags. On the other hand, these people are often more than enthusiastic, not resilient, these people may not lack the courage to dedicate themselves to their ideals, but they generally lack the perseverance to start from small things, from practical things, as a result, once unsatisfactory, they begin to complain about the air. Then either they will be discouraged, or they will turn to opportunism, adventurism, delusional thoughts of some earth-shattering action that will shake the world and wake up the people at once. Perhaps, when they were planning such a thing, they could still move themselves to tears.
"You're right, Leon, but on top of that, there's the problem that our voices are too quiet. People can't hear it at all, they really can't hear it. You see, I used to work in New Ideas magazine, which was a good publication that promoted some correct -- or at least close to correct ideas. But guess how much this thing sells in a month? There are only ten copies, so our "New Thinking" can not be maintained after only two issues...... Why? Why? Because the market has been completely controlled by those big capitals, MacDonald, Morgan and so on. Our voices are too weak compared to the voices of the media they control. If their voice is like a cannon, ours is like a mosquito. So even if we try to shout, but in the roar of the cannons, who can hear the sound of mosquitoes? So......" Klaus seemed a little disheartened.
"Don't be discouraged, Klaus." Seeing that Klaus was a little depressed, Leon Chogosh hurriedly came to encourage him, "When the cannon roars, if the mosquitoes are just chirping, no one can hear them." But mosquitoes don't just bark, mosquitoes bite, I don't believe it, and if I bite hard, no one will notice. β
"In the roar of the cannon, being bitten by mosquitoes, I'm afraid that few people will pay special attention." Klaus still shook his head.
"Then we'll turn ourselves into gadflies, into wasps!" LeΓ³n Chogosh excitedly said, "We're going to do something big, something too big they can't afford to ignore!" I'm going to make the eyes of the whole United States and even the whole world focus on us! β
"It's not easy to do such a thing, what kind of thing can make the eyes of the whole country and even the whole world come together? Even if we launch an uprising, we may not be able to do that. Klaus asked.
"Uprising, just a few of us? Isn't there something wrong with that? "Even if we did, they would easily describe our actions as ordinary criminal cases, believe it or not?" Therefore, it must be a major event in politics...... Well, what are the things that can change the entire political situation by one person in history? β
"Does King Alexander's sudden death count? Also, Brustu assassinated Caesar, and ......"
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"Mr. Morgan, the anarchist must have taken our hint and had a suitable idea. Our people noticed that he went to the gun shop and bought two small lefts. Wheel. Hand. guns, as well as some specially made bullets of mass destruction. Lately, he has been going to the shooting range every day to practice his gun. We arranged for a shooting instructor to approach him pretending to be unintentional. He took the initiative to ask the coach for advice on how to quickly shoot at close range. Then I went to the gun shop and bought a holster that was easy to carry concealed and quickly removed the rib of the gun, and according to the instructor's instructions, I used a file to remove the muzzle of the crosshair. This makes it easier to quickly dispense the gun and avoids the problem that the crosshairs hook the clothes and the gun cannot be pulled out. In addition, the anarchist had purchased wax paper for mimeographing, probably with the intention of printing leaflets for propaganda in the field. "A little guy is reporting to little Morgan.
"Good, Gaudi. What do you think of his preparations? Morgan Jr. asked.
"By our standards, of course, it's very imperfect, but I think he probably thinks he's well prepared." Gaode replied.
"So now, what he needs is a chance to get close to the president?" Morgan nodded, "It's usually a troublesome thing, and I don't think this anarchist alone can do it well, and we need to give him some quiet reminders." Well, has our Mr. President had any public activities lately? β
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"Mr. President, according to the plan, tomorrow morning you will attend the North American Agricultural Technology Fair and give a speech, and then have lunch with some people from the business community, and ...... in the afternoon," Mason, President William McKinley's secretary, was giving the president a briefing on tomorrow's itinerary.
"Ah, Mason, it's been another busy day." President William McKinley smiled and said, "It's not too early, well, I'm a little hungry again." I've asked them to prepare a supper for me, would you like one too? β
Mason knew that President William McKinley had always had a good appetite, just by looking at his size. But Mason didn't have such a good appetite, and he replied, "No, Mr. President, you know, I don't have the habit of eating supper, and I can't sleep because I'm too full at night." β
"Haha, Mason, you can't do this, how can you get fat like this." President William McKinley laughed.
"One last thing, Mr. President, is that your security guards have complained to me that you always like to go out into the crowd, which worries them and makes their work very difficult." Mason said.
"These people are just making a fuss, and going out into the crowd is a political necessity, and Mason should understand that very well. A politician who does not dare to go into the crowd is not easy to eat in the United States. Mason, you tell them, this is my style, I can't change it casually, and besides, let them not be too nervous, nothing big will happen. β
Mason's reminder might have made President William McKinley a little more wary if it had been a few days earlier, but lately, both the Morgans and the MacDonalds seem to have reached a compromise with the banks in the Midwest, and certainly with him. Both the Morgan and MacDonald families are ready to invest heavily in South America, and this is where he is needed. Now that the contradictions between him and these people have been resolved, and now that everyone has reached a compromise on their interests, what is there to worry about?
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It was late at night, but Leon Chogosh hadn't slept yet, he was carefully wiping his two lefts. Wheel. Hand. Gun. The reason why I chose left. Wheel. Hand. The gun is because it ensures that it will not jam and will definitely be able to hit. However, in order to be easy to carry, he can only choose a smaller caliber revolver, and the 0.22 caliber left, wheel, hand, and gun is small and exquisite, and the recoil is small, which is easy to control, even women or children can control the gun very well, and at a certain distance, it can also accurately hit the target.
Of course, the problem with this gun is also obvious, that is, it is not powerful enough. With ordinary ammunition, the kinetic energy of the fired bullet is less than 200 joules, which in some people's words means that an empty nest may not kill a turkey. In order to solve this problem, the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company specially developed two kinds of bullets, one is the traditional lead bullet, although this bullet greatly increases the lethality, but further reduces the penetration of the bullet, and as a result, there have even been stories of bullets hitting the opponent's head at close range, but being ricocheted by people's brains. So MacDonald Infantry Weapons developed an enhanced version of the exposed lead bullet with a steel nail in the middle of the exposed lead. The storage of the steel nail enhances the penetrating power, after entering the human body, under the resistance of the human body, the steel nail will separate from the warhead, and due to the asymmetrical shape of the steel nail, it will roll, which also enhances the lethality. And the rest of the lead will also spew out, causing as much damage as possible. However, the lack of bullet kinetic energy is a hard wound after all, and even if these things are used, the lethality of this gun is still somewhat insufficient.
"So tomorrow, I'm going to shoot him a few more times!" Leon Chogosh thought to himself as he reassembled the wiped gun and began to reload the two revolvers...