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> Let’s be blunt... because white people. No need to make such generalizations. The overwhelming majority of economic damages done in 2020 were by BLM/ANTIFA

by f430 6y ago

> Let’s be blunt... because white people. No need to make such generalizations. The overwhelming majority of economic damages done in 2020 were by BLM/ANTIFA/ACAB crowd. Many of us supported them initially but when they started attacking minorities in particular Asian Americans and their businesses thats when I stopped. You are destroying your own country by being tricked into hating it by interest groups that isn't aligned with yours.

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jariel 6y ago
It's true that there was ultimately much more violence during the summer protests but a) they were quite widespread and ongoing, and poignantly b) they were not attacking the Capitol Building whilst votes were being counted, possibly trying to overthrow the Republic in an 'indirect coup'. CNN reported today that as the Capitol Building was under attack - Trump was literally on the phone with Senators in lockdown (!!!) trying to convince them to press to 'stop the vote'. Every time I think that Trump is 'Just playing games for TV and he's not actually that crazy' he really does something kind of shocking like a full-on E. Europe / African Dictator. This 'riot' was incited by as sitting President and attacked part of the electoral process, for that reason it's much scarier than any of the possible excessive damage during the summer. Although in fairness, burning down Police Stations is also much more than just 'burning a building' as well. Buildings can be replaced, Democracies cannot.
- f430 6y ago
  We have different definition of coup then. Coup for me utilizes the military to seize key assets. This was a crowd destroying things like the BLM/ANTIFA crowd. We are in for some dark times ahead.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > Coup for me utilizes the military to seize key assets. The reasons the phrase “military coup” exists is that “military” is a significant modifier when applied to “coup”. > This was a crowd destroying things like the BLM/ANTIFA crowd It was only a crowd limited to property damage and injuring/killing security because the primary targets they were targeting escaped.
  - jariel 6y ago
    Coup: "a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government." Need not involve the military. A group of people seizing control of a government, outside the bounds of regular authority is a 'coup'. What happened on Capitol Hill was nearly a 'coup' it's clear that was the intent of at least a small group of those individuals. The ongoing attempt by Trump to declare the election illegitimate on the basis of lies and fabrication, is effectively a coup. As Capitol building was overrun and Senators were in hiding in the chamber, Trump was on the phone with several senators, urging them to stop Pence's count of the tallies. This is pretty much how coups happen in places like S. America, Africa, E. Europe etc. it's pretty shocking.

by f430 6y ago

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jariel 6y ago

It's true that there was ultimately much more violence during the summer protests but a) they were quite widespread and ongoing, and poignantly b) they were not attacking the Capitol Building whilst votes were being counted, possibly trying to overthrow the Republic in an 'indirect coup'. CNN reported today that as the Capitol Building was under attack - Trump was literally on the phone with Senators in lockdown (!!!) trying to convince them to press to 'stop the vote'. Every time I think that Trump is 'Just playing games for TV and he's not actually that crazy' he really does something kind of shocking like a full-on E. Europe / African Dictator. This 'riot' was incited by as sitting President and attacked part of the electoral process, for that reason it's much scarier than any of the possible excessive damage during the summer. Although in fairness, burning down Police Stations is also much more than just 'burning a building' as well. Buildings can be replaced, Democracies cannot.

f430 6y ago
We have different definition of coup then. Coup for me utilizes the military to seize key assets. This was a crowd destroying things like the BLM/ANTIFA crowd. We are in for some dark times ahead.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > Coup for me utilizes the military to seize key assets. The reasons the phrase “military coup” exists is that “military” is a significant modifier when applied to “coup”. > This was a crowd destroying things like the BLM/ANTIFA crowd It was only a crowd limited to property damage and injuring/killing security because the primary targets they were targeting escaped.
- jariel 6y ago
  Coup: "a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government." Need not involve the military. A group of people seizing control of a government, outside the bounds of regular authority is a 'coup'. What happened on Capitol Hill was nearly a 'coup' it's clear that was the intent of at least a small group of those individuals. The ongoing attempt by Trump to declare the election illegitimate on the basis of lies and fabrication, is effectively a coup. As Capitol building was overrun and Senators were in hiding in the chamber, Trump was on the phone with several senators, urging them to stop Pence's count of the tallies. This is pretty much how coups happen in places like S. America, Africa, E. Europe etc. it's pretty shocking.