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There are (so far) 862 criminal charges filed regarding that incident, with more on the way. How broad would you like your opposition?
by stonogo 5y ago
There are (so far) 862 criminal charges filed regarding that incident, with more on the way. How broad would you like your opposition?
- rootusrootus 5y agoI expect that GP meant broadly opposed [amongst the population]. You could argue that even with this assumption, it would qualify, as 7 in 10 Americans do think the insurrection was wrong. But I can see the merit in arguing that 3 in 10 supporting it is uncomfortably high.
- nescioquid 5y agoI read the parent to mean that -- apparently in some cases -- actions alone are insufficient to indicate treason: the actor has to be seen as a traitor. Hence the apparent disjunction between the general regard of Americans for Benedict Arnold and Trump.
- ncmncm 5y agoMostly misdemeanors. Very few got as many as four years, probably most will be out in much less than their sentence. Not like the patriots who exposed war crimes.
- smcl 5y agoWell a pretty sizeable chunk of the population believe it was a good thing and don't appear to be discouraged in any way by those charges