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As a thought experiment, imagine Trump won by a small margin. Do you think we would have heard no unfounded accusations of fraud? No challenges in court? No pr
by throwaway201103 6y ago
As a thought experiment, imagine Trump won by a small margin.
Do you think we would have heard no unfounded accusations of fraud? No challenges in court? No protests and riots? After the year we've had?
And if, on January 6, as Congress was meeting to confirm the Electoral College vote for Trump, a riotous mob had stormed the Capitol and disrupted proceedings for a few hours, would it have been reported the same way? Would left-wing activist social media accounts be getting deplatformed?
It didn't happen. Might not have. But if it did, would you be calling it a coup? Would you be so disturbed about the attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power?
I'm not defending what happened. I'm asking, if it were reversed, how would you feel. Be honest.
- mlazos 6y agoLol yes? And also the capitol would be littered with bodies if it was a left wing rally. Also it’s called a coup because the president in power incited a mob to attack congress. Your hypothetical is missing that part.