Trump's Coup d'état.

[TurkeysGhost]

The Insurrectionists are now calling the DC Police four letter words and calling them Traitors.
So much for the Trumpers loving the police.
I think they are anarchists at theart.

I don't think you know what anarchy means. Right wingers engaged in acts of violence in response to fascist-curious president losing an election aren't anarchists.

These people very much believe in authority and state power, they just very much believe it should be headed by their god-king Trump.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

A violent mob has overtaken the Capitol. The coup has arrived.

They broke a few windows, yelled a lot, and one person was shot and seriously injured died (by a cop that felt threatened).
Not so funny now.

 

[zooterkin]

They broke a few windows, yelled a lot, and one person was shot and seriously injured (maybe by a cop that felt threatened).

[stifles a laugh]

Is there a reason you seem to be playing this down?

 

[angrysoba]

Is there a reason you seem to be playing this down?

It's all to save face ever since about two months ago.

 

[The Don]

They broke a few windows, yelled a lot, and one person was shot and seriously injured died (by a cop that felt threatened).
Not so funny now.

It's fine when it's a BLM peaceful protester, but not when it's a Trump supporter storming the Capitol.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

As there is ALWAYS a relevant Tweet:

Trump tweeted on the 27th July:

"Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it!"

Yeah, but they don't damage the building if you just let them in.

And they weren't there to desecrate the building, just to seize elected public officials and, you know, probably talk to them or something. Probably.

 

[Safe-Keeper]

Unbelievable. All of it. That's all I have to say.

 

[Regnad Kcin]

I've messed people up badly for less offence, and I'm not the most hot-blooded of people. Cruz factors it into his career. I loathe him.

One of my favorite recent political quotes:

“Here's the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz," former US senator Al Franken once wrote. "I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz."

 

[Mader Levap]

They broke a few windows, yelled a lot, and one person was shot and seriously injured died (by a cop that felt threatened).
[stifles a laugh]

I guess some people will continue to be blind.

Yes, yes, USA won't fall today, blah, blah.

What you are blind to are consequences down the road.

Someone that thinks events that happened this day do not matter and aren't yet another cut weakening american democracy (or whatever pass for it in USA) is a fool.

 

[The Atheist]

It's hard for me to call this folly a coup without bursting out laughing.

We've had the Velvet Revolution, the Arab Spring, Cultural Revolution, Orange Revolution...

What shall we call this one?

How about the Deliverance Revolution?

Video of a DC riot cop holding the hand of someone who stormed the capitol, helping her down the stairs.

So, you think they should have punched her in the face?

Or arrested her?

De-escalation is a real thing, and the fact that the cops were practising it instead of creating martyrs is the appropriate response.

 

[Mader Levap]

So, you think they should have punched her in the face?

Or arrested her?

De-escalation is a real thing, and the fact that the cops were practising it instead of creating martyrs is the appropriate response.

Their point was that police is quite... selective... about this treatment.

 

[cosmicaug]

From https://twitter.com/evansiegfried/status/1346947668648603650:

So basically the sec def and chair of the joint chiefs bypassed Trump to deploy the National Guard. Remarkable display of no confidence in the president by the leaders of the military.

 

[Elagabalus]

The Insurrectionsits are saying they are going to defy the curfew and get even roughter after dark.
Send in the National Guard, fully armed, with orders to give one warining to the rioters, and then open fire.
Extreme measure, yes, but this must be crushed ASAP. Half Measured won't work.

Here you go. From some dude named patriot try over on OANN.

PatriotTrey
Fool! We are saving our great country from the communist liberals. President Trump will protect our freedom from the communists. Join or perish!

True patriots do not support communist liberals. You shall perish with the rest.


Fool. Mr. Pence had proved himself a traitor, he is no longer part of the team. We will win!

We are past the nonsense. We are taking matters into our own hands and fighting for our freedom. Are you here in DC, if not come now and bring every piece of artillery you have.

Mr Pence has deemed himself a traitor and is no longer welcome in the White House.


Fool! We will win, we out number the entire military, police, FBI - throw al you got at us. We will win. You call us that again we will come for you!


You call the greatest President in the history of this great country a dictator? President Trump is leading us to freedom from communism. We must unite against the liberal! All liberals and liberal supporters shall perish!



We will win. Senate and House will never meet again. We only need one lawmaker our great leader President Elect Trump shall lead us to greatness.


Who else is here in DC? We need to be on all the same page. We will win back our country.

 

[ChristianProgressive]

Did you see troops joining in with the rioters?

Or is this a joke?

No, but that may explain why the military is saying it's "out of this". The Generals may be worried about their loyalty from the troops.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I guess some people will continue to be blind.

Yes, yes, USA won't fall today, blah, blah.

What you are blind to are consequences down the road.

Someone that thinks events that happened this day do not matter and aren't yet another cut weakening american democracy (or whatever pass for it in USA) is a fool.

Now I'm even more frustrated. Is it ignoring a mod box warning to answer this here?

Is there a reason you seem to be playing this down?

OK, I moved my answer to these posts to here.

 

[ChristianProgressive]

Reportedly there were multiple confederate flags and even a swastika

I also saw at least one KEK flag, which is also a white nationalist symbol.

 

[ChristianProgressive]

So the left should arm up?

Yes. Absolutely.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

No, but that may explain why the military is saying it's "out of this". The Generals may be worried about their loyalty from the troops.

OK, this is clearly a coup question.

The generals were saying there's no way they would support Trump if he tried to call for Martial Law.

I have seen no evidence whatsoever that more than a handful of US troops at the very most, would desert the army and follow Trump into battle.

 

[Elagabalus]

They broke a few windows, yelled a lot, and one person was shot and seriously injured died (by a cop that felt threatened).
Not so funny now.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[thaiboxerken]

OK, this is clearly a coup question.

The generals were saying there's no way they would support Trump if he tried to call for Martial Law.

I have seen no evidence whatsoever that more than a handful of US troops at the very most, would desert the army and follow Trump into battle.

A Coup d'etat requires the military to join in. A coup does not.