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Coup-o-meter is right on the line between "preparing for a coup" and "attempted coup" https://isthisacoup.com/ https://isthisacoup.com/
by 323454 6y ago
Coup-o-meter is right on the line between "preparing for a coup" and "attempted coup" https://isthisacoup.com/ https://isthisacoup.com/
- k__ 6y agoWhile I saw that the police is clearly on the side of the maga protesters (making selfis with them etc.) I don't have the impression these are enough people for a coup. And the few people who are there don't seem to motivated to do much more than chanting and standing around.
- mhh__ 6y ago> I don't have the impression these are enough people for a coup. Still, being saved by the ineptitude of the "protestors" is still a damning indictment of the country.
- lnwlebjel 6y ago"Specifically, we are looking for whether protestors are successful in continuing their disruption and what actions members of the GOP take in response to these protests. Momentum has not shifted, but violence can create opportunities, and the question at this point is how will officials and other actors respond to this threat. "
- Dirlewanger 6y agoHow is a bunch of unarmed people a coup? Yeah, storming the Capitol is a little concerning, but nothing's going to happen. The people that run that side are sheltered urban liberals and don't have the slightest clue as to what it would take for a US coup.
- bitcharmer 6y agoThese are fascist methods successfully used in the past for power grabs. I was going to explain in more detail but then I saw your HN handle...
- djsumdog 6y agoI don't think you remotely understand what a coup even is. That election .. that was a coup.
- boston_clone 6y agoHow so?