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> Again, the US has never had anything remotely as horrible as the French Revolution or Nazi Germany. That’s likely a consequence of a constitutional government

> Again, the US has never had anything remotely as horrible as the French Revolution or Nazi Germany. That’s likely a consequence of a constitutional government with limited powers. Uhhh... slavery? American Indian genocide? The Civil War? The US has certainly had things at least "remotely as horrible" as the French Revolution or Nazi Germany, although the holocaust is a bit of stretch.

DonHopkins 5y ago
Not only did America have the Civil War over slavery, but the losers are still trying to fight it today, they can't face the reality that they lost the last election, and they even tried to pull off a violent insurrection, breaking into and defecating and urinating and marching through the halls of Congress with a Confederate battle flag. https://theconversation.com/the-confederate-battle-flag-which-rioters-flew-inside-the-us-capitol-has-long-been-a-symbol-of-white-insurrection-153071 https://theconversation.com/the-confederate-battle-flag-whic... >The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection >Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle flag was flown by rioters in the U.S. Capitol building for the first time ever on Jan. 6. https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/rioters-left-feces-urine-in-hallways-and-offices-during-mobbing-of-us-capitol/ https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/rioters-left-feces-urine-in-ha... >“Congressional staffers saw feces in the hallways,” the source said Friday. >The vile vandals apparently took dumps in bathrooms and then spread around their poop, a Schumer insider said. >“It came from the bathroom and they tracked it around,” the source said. “There was an intentional effort to degrade the Capitol building.” >Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) of Brooklyn also reported that some members of the mob urinated on the floors during the rampage. >“There was urine. There was clear desecration,” he told WNYC on Thursday.
- avh02 5y ago
  "infinitely [...] stable"

DonHopkins 5y ago

Not only did America have the Civil War over slavery, but the losers are still trying to fight it today, they can't face the reality that they lost the last election, and they even tried to pull off a violent insurrection, breaking into and defecating and urinating and marching through the halls of Congress with a Confederate battle flag. https://theconversation.com/the-confederate-battle-flag-which-rioters-flew-inside-the-us-capitol-has-long-been-a-symbol-of-white-insurrection-153071 https://theconversation.com/the-confederate-battle-flag-whic... >The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection >Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle flag was flown by rioters in the U.S. Capitol building for the first time ever on Jan. 6. https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/rioters-left-feces-urine-in-hallways-and-offices-during-mobbing-of-us-capitol/ https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/rioters-left-feces-urine-in-ha... >“Congressional staffers saw feces in the hallways,” the source said Friday. >The vile vandals apparently took dumps in bathrooms and then spread around their poop, a Schumer insider said. >“It came from the bathroom and they tracked it around,” the source said. “There was an intentional effort to degrade the Capitol building.” >Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) of Brooklyn also reported that some members of the mob urinated on the floors during the rampage. >“There was urine. There was clear desecration,” he told WNYC on Thursday.

avh02 5y ago
"infinitely [...] stable"