> it was neither a coup nor a coup attempt. > ...context matters. they were political rioters, not a replacement government. That doesn't dismiss the severity

> it was neither a coup nor a coup attempt. > ...context matters. they were political rioters, not a replacement government. That doesn't dismiss the severity of what happened. I agree that those events were precipitated by a large number of imbeciles and a smaller number of nuts with a half-baked plan. But the scary thing is that they proved to themselves, the politicians who pander to them, and an unknown number of even worse people that flexing the threat of violence is on the table of possibility in the USA. It's one step forward on a slippery slope that sane people don't want to go down. EVEN NOW, Rep. Liz Cheney faces being ousted by her own party for daring to speak truth about the Stable Genius. Coups, insurrections and revolutions don't "just happen", they're in the works for a LONG time. We might be seeing the early stages of one now.