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In a country full of guns, why were they notably absent an apparent extremist insurrection to overthrow democracy (and certainly not the deep state)? Surely th
by newsclues 3y ago
In a country full of guns, why were they notably absent an apparent extremist insurrection to overthrow democracy (and certainly not the deep state)?
Surely the crazy people overthrowing the government would have guns right?
- epakai 3y agoJan 6 purpose was to distract and delay. You're forgetting other plans in action that were to eventually deny the actual election outcome. Multiple state level officials were pushed on, VP Pence was pressured, and slates of fake electors were formed in an attempt to force a different outcome. The insurrection itself may not have been an out-and-out coup, but that it can still be an attempt to overthrow democracy.
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