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To what end? How is this newsworthy any more? It has the President's blessing - that's all you need now. If literally storming your government building, threat

To what end? How is this newsworthy any more? It has the President's blessing - that's all you need now. If literally storming your government building, threating your representatives and injuring police officers isn't punishable any more what is?

neverokay 2y ago
It does really feel like we are men watching our women and children accosted. We feel impotent as the public currently.
gitaarik 2y ago
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- preisschild 2y ago
  "same about foe example Hunter Biden" Hunter never worked in the Biden Admin though, so it is completely irrelevant.
  - gitaarik 2y ago
    Are people that stormed the Capitol in the Trump administration?
    - 4ndrewl 2y ago
      Again, it literally doesn't matter. Game's gone. No-one will get punished for this because everyone knows it's a waste of effort and they'll be pardoned.
      - gitaarik 2y ago
        Well, as it turns out it is frontpage news. And I think there will be some eyes on it. I'm not claiming this a non-issue, but I find it unfair to say that this is a particular replican problem. I think it's government in general.
        gitaarik 2y ago
        And I also notice that when I ask here on HN a critical question about the Democrats, I get flagged and downvoted. And if I ask a critical question about the Republicans, I get answers like "obviously". When I ask the same questions in a more Republican focussed community, it's interestingly not the opposite. The Republicans don't seem to censor people that are critical about them, but they rather respond to it in a mature and factual way. I find that interesting.
        4ndrewl 2y ago
        Really? This is the most libertarian/right-adjacent tech forum I've seen. Check out how many DOGE posts were "flagged" in Jan. Certainly felt orchestrated.
    - scryers_bloom 2y ago
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- pell 2y ago
  No, Hunter Biden is not at all the „same“ as the false elector scheme and violently storming the capitol. To anyone, I recommend you give this a read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot

neverokay 2y ago

It does really feel like we are men watching our women and children accosted. We feel impotent as the public currently.

gitaarik 2y ago

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preisschild 2y ago
"same about foe example Hunter Biden" Hunter never worked in the Biden Admin though, so it is completely irrelevant.
- gitaarik 2y ago
  Are people that stormed the Capitol in the Trump administration?
  - 4ndrewl 2y ago
    Again, it literally doesn't matter. Game's gone. No-one will get punished for this because everyone knows it's a waste of effort and they'll be pardoned.
    - gitaarik 2y ago
      Well, as it turns out it is frontpage news. And I think there will be some eyes on it. I'm not claiming this a non-issue, but I find it unfair to say that this is a particular replican problem. I think it's government in general.
      - gitaarik 2y ago
        And I also notice that when I ask here on HN a critical question about the Democrats, I get flagged and downvoted. And if I ask a critical question about the Republicans, I get answers like "obviously". When I ask the same questions in a more Republican focussed community, it's interestingly not the opposite. The Republicans don't seem to censor people that are critical about them, but they rather respond to it in a mature and factual way. I find that interesting.
        4ndrewl 2y ago
        Really? This is the most libertarian/right-adjacent tech forum I've seen. Check out how many DOGE posts were "flagged" in Jan. Certainly felt orchestrated.
  - scryers_bloom 2y ago
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pell 2y ago
No, Hunter Biden is not at all the „same“ as the false elector scheme and violently storming the capitol. To anyone, I recommend you give this a read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot