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So you're saying that a large chunk of Trump voters support the failed coup attempt? And that treating that as terrorism is a bad idea. Because they're going t

by Jonnax 6y ago

So you're saying that a large chunk of Trump voters support the failed coup attempt? And that treating that as terrorism is a bad idea. Because they're going to get even angrier?

alphabettsy 6y ago
About 20% polled said it was justified so..
nedudal 6y ago
If you don't do anything at all it still would get worse. Look at the 1923 Beer House Coup in Germany and the lax response of the German Kaiserreich to calm Hitlers supporters.
- inawarminister 6y ago
  By 1923 the Kaiser sadly wasn't in Germany anymore. Close by in the Netherlands though.
paganel 6y ago
It is my understanding that terrorists weren’t in the business of making coups, otherwise our history books would have been full of terrorism-sympathizers, from Washington to Bolivar. Call it a coup (like you correctly do), not a terrorist attack.
bboygravity 6y ago
Wow, somebody watched too much CNN? Failed coup attempt? What?! That was not a coup attempt and that is not how a coup works. No matter how often CNN repeats that it was. A coup attempt is when an armed force (the army and/or rebels), preferably with the help of politicians/lawyers/outside money/big business and the media, deliberately and violently organize to throw over and take over a government for the long term. How can you even? Jeez, the brain washing is mind blowing to be honest. I find the media and the people who eat it up to be about a 1000x scarier than a bunch of dressed up unorganized people taking selfies inside the capitol.
- Jonnax 6y ago
  The video where the woman was shot trying to enter the corridor leading to where where politicians were hiding has two people trying to smash down the door to get to them. There is also a picture of a fully masked person carrying zip ties designed for tying hands and feet. There is another video where a police officer is being crushed against a door. A police officer died from injuries sustained from, if I recall correctly, being hit by pipes. The police had found and siezed Molotov cocktails. There was also a pipe bomb found at the DNC and RNC. (People were saying Mike Pense is a traitor, if you weren't aware) These events aren't just some unorganised people taking selfies and were widely reported. Which news outlets did you follow that didn't mention this?

by Jonnax 6y ago

So you're saying that a large chunk of Trump voters support the failed coup attempt? And that treating that as terrorism is a bad idea. Because they're going to get even angrier?

alphabettsy 6y ago

About 20% polled said it was justified so..

nedudal 6y ago

If you don't do anything at all it still would get worse. Look at the 1923 Beer House Coup in Germany and the lax response of the German Kaiserreich to calm Hitlers supporters.

inawarminister 6y ago
By 1923 the Kaiser sadly wasn't in Germany anymore. Close by in the Netherlands though.

paganel 6y ago

It is my understanding that terrorists weren’t in the business of making coups, otherwise our history books would have been full of terrorism-sympathizers, from Washington to Bolivar. Call it a coup (like you correctly do), not a terrorist attack.

bboygravity 6y ago

Wow, somebody watched too much CNN? Failed coup attempt? What?! That was not a coup attempt and that is not how a coup works. No matter how often CNN repeats that it was. A coup attempt is when an armed force (the army and/or rebels), preferably with the help of politicians/lawyers/outside money/big business and the media, deliberately and violently organize to throw over and take over a government for the long term. How can you even? Jeez, the brain washing is mind blowing to be honest. I find the media and the people who eat it up to be about a 1000x scarier than a bunch of dressed up unorganized people taking selfies inside the capitol.

Jonnax 6y ago
The video where the woman was shot trying to enter the corridor leading to where where politicians were hiding has two people trying to smash down the door to get to them. There is also a picture of a fully masked person carrying zip ties designed for tying hands and feet. There is another video where a police officer is being crushed against a door. A police officer died from injuries sustained from, if I recall correctly, being hit by pipes. The police had found and siezed Molotov cocktails. There was also a pipe bomb found at the DNC and RNC. (People were saying Mike Pense is a traitor, if you weren't aware) These events aren't just some unorganised people taking selfies and were widely reported. Which news outlets did you follow that didn't mention this?