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> Who knows which way the wind blows in a quarter or a year or a decade? Let's hope the wind is always blowing against trying to violently overthrow a governme
by nicoffeine 6y ago
> Who knows which way the wind blows in a quarter or a year or a decade?
Let's hope the wind is always blowing against trying to violently overthrow a government after a free and fair election in the United States of America.
- sneak 6y agoNo attempt was made to violently overthrow the US government during that riot.
- woofyman 6y agoThey were attempting to prevent the certification of a president and kill the 2nd and 3rd in line.
- nicoffeine 6y agoNo attempt was made to violently overthrow the US government during that riot inside the Capitol building while elected officials were formally accepting the results of the 2020 election.
- sneak 6y agoLook, I get what you're saying, and what happened is disturbing, but hyperbole serves no one. This was a riot comprised of mostly unarmed people, not a battle, and certainly not an insurrection. No power was seized nor was attempted to be seized, no territory was taken or held. Please, let's stick to the facts. An angry mob breaking stuff for a couple hours is not a real attempt at overthrowing the state, no matter how much you are upset about the matter, or how much you wish there to be consequences for same.
- nicoffeine 6y agoYou'd better turn on the TV. As of a few minutes ago, the FBI has formed a "sedition and conspiracy" strike force. If you think the FBI is having a briefing on national television because I am being hyperbolic, congratulations, your divorce from reality is complete.
- cyberdelica 6y ago> You'd better turn on the TV. Perhaps society might be in a better place if we all switched our TVs off. I know it's done me wonders.
- CyberDildonics 6y agoThis has nothing to do with the post you replied to, which is about staying informed when forming a strong opinion.
- cyberdelica 6y agoIt has plenty to do with it. Watching TV, is not staying informed.
- heyoni 6y agoThen how about staying up to date on important announcements from one of the more serious law enforcement agencies in the country? He wasn’t suggesting you watch the real housewives, or that you even actually buy a TV...but maybe find a neutral news source and stay informed. Ah what’s the point, it was just a small riot, it was nothing. Just five dead, no big deal.
- cyberdelica 6y agoWe've no idea what he was suggesting, as he hasn't bothered responding. Instead, a rotating succession of accounts, trying to insinuate/project my intentions. The idea that there are impartial or neutral news sources in 2021, is a bit of a laugh, to be honest. The best thing one could do, is read both sides of an argument, and come to one's own conclusions - based on the balance of probabilities.
- heyoni 6y agoI don’t mind reading both sides but sometimes the other side has no merit. Most recently, the election fraud claims were produced out of thin air, and reading the court proceedings showed that. Anyways, as far as news sources go, I’ve been pretty happy with Reuters.
- jackvalentine 6y ago> No power was seized nor was attempted to be seized How is interrupting the democratic certification of election results by one of the branches of government _not_ an attempt at seizing power from them? They were only temporarily successful and largely an incompetent mob but it doesn't change what happened.
- vharuck 6y agoLess than a 1000 people stormed the Bastille to kick off the French Revolution. Many bloody revolutions start with small and symbolic conflicts. I would not be at all surprised if many the people who attacked the Capitol believed this to be an opening salvo.
- heyoni 6y agoExactly! This guy is saying it doesn’t count because...they didn’t perform well?? They didn’t achieve their goal? Had this been any more successful, it could have easily snowballed into a larger movement (and still might), so at this point I’d say it’s pretty OK for tech companies to pick a side.