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When the elected leader of a country can so easily try to overthrow that very same democracy with a violent insurrection the least of the consequences they shou

by yoav 6y ago

When the elected leader of a country can so easily try to overthrow that very same democracy with a violent insurrection the least of the consequences they should face is not being able to incite more violence on someone else’s private property. No matter how popular a hangout spot that private property.

zadokshi 6y ago
No one is worried about a mentally deranged guy running around in a costume taking over the legitimately elected government. No one is actually worried about this; The democrats are not actually worried about this; Republicans are not worried about this; perhaps some mentally unstable people are worried about this?
- krapp 6y ago
  >No one is worried about a mentally deranged guy running around in a costume taking over the legitimately elected government No, because that's not something that could actually ever have happened. Nothing that crowd could have done, or was planning to do, would have actually resulted in any of them "taking over" the government, that's not how this works. That asshole in the buffalo costume got his two minutes of internet fame and then got arrested.
  - zepto 6y ago
    That doesn’t seem at all obvious. There were guys with zipties looking for elected representatives, and the electoral college votes could easily have been seized and destroyed. With hostages, a siege could easily have played out. What would Trump have done in that situation?
    - username90 6y ago
      Worst case a few politicians and a lot of the "rebels" would have gotten killed. Basically nobody wants to die for trump, there is no risk of a huge armed uprising. It would have been a tragedy but on a grander scale it wouldn't matter, it would be like just another school shooting.
      - zepto 6y ago
        “nobody wants to die for trump” 4 people did die for Trump during this ‘boomer chimpout’. What makes you think more would not have been willing to get involved if it looked like it was building traction? Also, they planted bombs in the DNC and RNC, and look - petrol bombs: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/alabama-man-charged-possession-eleven-molotov-cocktails-found-near-protest-us-capitol https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/alabama-man-charged-posse...
  - alisonkisk 6y ago
    Thousands of then still have their guns and bombs and tactical gear and fan club. Even if they can't "take over the government", they can kill a lot of congresspeople and citizens.

by yoav 6y ago

zadokshi 6y ago

No one is worried about a mentally deranged guy running around in a costume taking over the legitimately elected government. No one is actually worried about this; The democrats are not actually worried about this; Republicans are not worried about this; perhaps some mentally unstable people are worried about this?

krapp 6y ago
>No one is worried about a mentally deranged guy running around in a costume taking over the legitimately elected government No, because that's not something that could actually ever have happened. Nothing that crowd could have done, or was planning to do, would have actually resulted in any of them "taking over" the government, that's not how this works. That asshole in the buffalo costume got his two minutes of internet fame and then got arrested.
- zepto 6y ago
  That doesn’t seem at all obvious. There were guys with zipties looking for elected representatives, and the electoral college votes could easily have been seized and destroyed. With hostages, a siege could easily have played out. What would Trump have done in that situation?
  - username90 6y ago
    Worst case a few politicians and a lot of the "rebels" would have gotten killed. Basically nobody wants to die for trump, there is no risk of a huge armed uprising. It would have been a tragedy but on a grander scale it wouldn't matter, it would be like just another school shooting.
    - zepto 6y ago
      “nobody wants to die for trump” 4 people did die for Trump during this ‘boomer chimpout’. What makes you think more would not have been willing to get involved if it looked like it was building traction? Also, they planted bombs in the DNC and RNC, and look - petrol bombs: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/alabama-man-charged-possession-eleven-molotov-cocktails-found-near-protest-us-capitol https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/alabama-man-charged-posse...
- alisonkisk 6y ago
  Thousands of then still have their guns and bombs and tactical gear and fan club. Even if they can't "take over the government", they can kill a lot of congresspeople and citizens.