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So the insurrectionists get a time out, or all 70M people who voted for him?
by chmod600 6y ago
So the insurrectionists get a time out, or all 70M people who voted for him?
- grey-area 6y agoHopefully Trump (called for insurrection and dictatorship), and the people who constructed a gallows outside and stormed and sacked the capitol (actual insurrection) get a timeout. This should not be controversial if you like living in a democracy.
- DFHippie 6y agoI don't know why you would read kemiller2002's comment as implying the actions of the insurrectionists would earn a "timeout" for everyone who voted for Trump. The insurrectionists were eager to be aggrieved about something. I guess they got their wish, those of them going into timeout. We don't all have to adopt this pose.
- chmod600 6y agoBecause the original post said "Trump supporters", and the reply said they attacked the capitol and should get a time out.
- DFHippie 6y agoI think that is an uncharitable reading of the comment you were responding to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity
- chmod600 6y agoI was asking for clarification of an ambiguity. It's an important ambiguity to clarify, because guilt-by-association moves quickly through society.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoAre you saying voting for the wrong person should be illegal and grounds for prosecution? I mean for one, you wouldn't / shouldn't be able to trace who voted for who; it's called anonymity in voting and it's one of the pillars of democracy. And which party you side with is a massive part of the hostility between citizens of the US right now. It's not just a vote for many, it's a personality, a tribe, something to get entrenched in and lash out to the Other Side.