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If by "attempted a coup" you mean "walked calmly into an otherwise empty building after police let them in", then yes. The whole thing is a joke once you dig in
by all2 5y ago
If by "attempted a coup" you mean "walked calmly into an otherwise empty building after police let them in", then yes. The whole thing is a joke once you dig into it, all propaganda to try and make people scared of each other. We even had elected leadership lying about being on premises when it happened (Cortez).
"United we stand, divided we fall", and the goal of most media rhetoric is to divide. Don't trust the "it was a coup" rhetoric. Dig in, take a look at the footage of what happened at the capitol. Don't take the media's word for it.
- ryan93 5y agoSome people in Jan 6 assaulted capital guard and chased people into private areas of Congress. But I don’t think they had any chance of overturning the election.
- kadoban 5y agoAll they needed to do, and what the plan was, was to disrupt the proceedings and get more time.
- ryan93 5y agoMore time for what? They left quickly and peacefully when asked. Wasn’t much of a plan. definitely not evidence of a strong desire to do what it takes.
- kadoban 5y agoTheir goal was to prevent the certification of the vote, and to pressure Pence to assist with that. They wanted to throw it back to the states, have them do more "review" or give different electors. If nobody can convincingly be said to have the required number of electoral votes, the US House decides, with each state getting one vote. > They left quickly and peacefully when asked Oh? Then what is anyone being charged with and convicted for exactly? They finally left vaguely once Trump asked, because he was forced into it, it hadn't worked, and public pressure had risen.
- all2 5y ago> Oh? Then what is anyone being charged with and convicted for exactly? Importantly, there are very few being charged with anything. Not everyone, but a very few people. Also note the presence of undercover FBI on premises as members of alt-right groups [0]. [0] https://republicandaily.com/2021/07/confirmed-undercover-agents-were-working-capitol-rioters-on-january-6-court-documents-reveal/ https://republicandaily.com/2021/07/confirmed-undercover-age... <-- The editorial is left to the end of the summary of news events. I really, really wish we could go back to a world of just reporting and not editorializing.
- kadoban 5y agoLast I checked there are ~700 people being charged (or already convicted). How is that "very few", what are we comparing against? I don't get what the rest of your comment is about, you'll have to spell it out for me. The feds _should_ be targetting these far-right extremists. They've shown themselves to be violent threats to society and democracy.
- kenjackson 5y agoI’ve seen about an hour footage and it doesn’t tell the narrative you’re trying to tell.
- kadoban 5y agoThey came armed, attacked police and guards, broke in, had tools and plans necessary to kidnap and assassinate members of congress and Pence, had maps of where to go, there were organized groups hiding their presence, had plans with some members of congress, etc. You are at _best_ completely misinformed.