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Not a failed coup. Not Pearl Harbor. Not even close. It seems like it’s currently anathema to not be hyperbolic.
by SirensOfTitan 6y ago
Not a failed coup. Not Pearl Harbor. Not even close. It seems like it’s currently anathema to not be hyperbolic.
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- ashtonkem 6y agoWhat a silly counter argument. First of all, Pearl Harbor wasn’t a coup. It was an act of war. Both involve violence, yes, but trying to draw a line between them is just nonsense. As far as not being “hyperbolic”: an armed mob overran the capital in an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power, and got very close to getting their hands onto the chain of succession. Men with guns and flex cuffs wandered the building with maps and checking unmarked offices for members of congress. Five lay dead, and multiple pipe bombs had to be defused. The federal government remained paralyzed for hours, as someone in the chain of command refused authorization to send in the guard, and the Pentagon refused to pick up the phone. They built a gallows outside, and looked sure as hell like they were going to lynch Mike Pence. If you think I’m being hyperbolic here, the issue is your lack of perspective and not me being worked up.
- throwaway201103 6y agoChuck Schumer compared it to Pearl Harbor. I assumed that was why it was mentioned.
- ashtonkem 6y agoAh, I stand corrected on context. Thank you. I stand by the rest of my comment though.
- bufferout 6y agoRemind me of the last time the Capitol was stormed by an armed group in order to stop a democratic process from proceeding.
- eyeball 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_protests