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Inconsequential event? This is the aftermath of an attempted coup on our democracy. I would like to know what is consequential in your book.

serf 6y ago
No 'attempted coup' is inconsequential, but if you want to compare these events to coups and their attempts historically, go right ahead[0]. Looking down that staggeringly long list, I can say with some confidence that this was one of the more inconsequential attempts historically. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempt...
- andyjohnson0 6y ago
  If the mob that invaded the Capitol building had managed to get to the senators and representatives before they were evacuated, what do you think the mob would have done to them? I think its clear that a substantial number of them would have been murdered. From here in Europe it looked like an improvised coup attempt. Not a coup as in taking over the country, but a coup as in decapitating part of the government.
  - dash2 6y ago
    A coup means taking over the country. Decapitating part of the government is assassination. /pedantry
    - andyjohnson0 6y ago
      > A coup means taking over the country. Decapitating part of the government is assassination. /pedantry "Definition of coup d'état : a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coup%20d'%C3%A9tat https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coup%20d'%C3%A9ta... I'm not sure pedantry contributes much in the circumstances.
  - 5nlight 6y ago
    Riiiight... "IF" So you mean, like IF there wasn't a gargantuan 'security' apparatus in place just waiting to nip anything like that that was even remotely a _serious_ threat in the bud? (yawn..your ridiculous) hypotheticals don't work.

serf 6y ago

No 'attempted coup' is inconsequential, but if you want to compare these events to coups and their attempts historically, go right ahead[0]. Looking down that staggeringly long list, I can say with some confidence that this was one of the more inconsequential attempts historically. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempt...

andyjohnson0 6y ago
If the mob that invaded the Capitol building had managed to get to the senators and representatives before they were evacuated, what do you think the mob would have done to them? I think its clear that a substantial number of them would have been murdered. From here in Europe it looked like an improvised coup attempt. Not a coup as in taking over the country, but a coup as in decapitating part of the government.
- dash2 6y ago
  A coup means taking over the country. Decapitating part of the government is assassination. /pedantry
  - andyjohnson0 6y ago
    > A coup means taking over the country. Decapitating part of the government is assassination. /pedantry "Definition of coup d'état : a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coup%20d'%C3%A9tat https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coup%20d'%C3%A9ta... I'm not sure pedantry contributes much in the circumstances.
- 5nlight 6y ago
  Riiiight... "IF" So you mean, like IF there wasn't a gargantuan 'security' apparatus in place just waiting to nip anything like that that was even remotely a _serious_ threat in the bud? (yawn..your ridiculous) hypotheticals don't work.