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> I guess that shows our collective feeling toward democracy. It doesn't, it shows a majority reject major narratives that have been used. Part of that reject
by psychlops 2y ago
> I guess that shows our collective feeling toward democracy.
It doesn't, it shows a majority reject major narratives that have been used. Part of that rejection of the idea that an authoritarian regime just came to power.
If you are worried about violence, consider the origin of the assassination attempts.
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- doom2 2y agoAnd what of the origin of the violent attempt to overturn the 2020 election by Trump's supporters?
- psychlops 2y agoI'd suggest that the majority of people rejected that claim last night.
- rootusrootus 2y agoYou say that but then demand we don’t call such people stupid. The actions at the Capitol were very well documented. It’s implausible that people see it for anything other than what it was. The obvious conclusion is that these people support the attempt.
- psychlops 2y agoI support free speech, you may call people what you like. As you say, people see it for what it was and voted that way yesterday. I do find it implausible (even radical) that the majority of people in America support a coup attempt and find it more likely that they don't believe what they see on the news any more.
- rootusrootus 2y ago> I do find it implausible (even radical) that the majority of people in America support a coup attempt Agreed. The winner of the popular vote yesterday had only 27% support of people in America, not anywhere near a majority.
- NemoNobody 2y agoWell the voters were wrong.
- ttyprintk 2y agoThe desire for Trump to remain a marketable symbol without actually having him rule is one of the only taboos left. I suspect the hardest he has ever listened was when Pompeo described precisely the box he was allowed to think in.