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Trump's Coup d'état.

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acbytesla said:
A military coup requires the military. A coup d 'etat is an unlawful seizure of government. Certainly, the military will have to recognize the new government. But the military is not required for the seizure itself.
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Keeping in mind that in the US (and most democracies) the military isn't supposed to be in the business of deciding who won an election or who the rightful President it. The US military may feel compelled to intervene at some point but they would be going beyond their role and would set a dangerous precedent that "the real President is whoever the military thinks won the election"
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Overreaction. Overreaction. Overreaction.:rolleyes:
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Not my problem you compared apples to oranges.
At least when amount of dead will be more than dozen you will be forced to stop using vietnam example. I am quite sure you will still hang onto various silly excuses about why it is no big deal.
 
Stacyhs said:
Although I find everything about Trump repugnant, it's said that, in person, he has a certain charm. He certainly seems to have an attraction for millions of Americans who adore him to the point of adoration. On the other hand, Cruz may be smart, very smart, but he has no charm at all. There is nothing about him that elicits that kind of emotion. I'd say just the opposite. He's oily.
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Outside of sycophants, who said this?
 
turingtest said:
Oh, you are ******* kidding me. "We had an election that was stolen from us...this was a fraudulent election...I know how you feel...etc." He's telling them to go home and simultaneously repeating the lies that brought them to this point!

There have been a lot of low points in Trump's presidency- that little performance has got to be one of the lowest.
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He might as well as given a big cartoon wink after each "Go home" and stage whispered "Don't go home". His actions are disgusting.
 
Fizil said:
The entire Trump Presidency constantly makes me think of the collapse of the Roman Republic. The Roman Constitution was based on tradition, how things have been done in the past. Thus certain things were technically allowed, but by tradition were never done. The Republic began to unravel when certain politicians started to exploit the potential power of various offices, rather than their traditional powers.
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Yes.
 
Trump's "this is what happens" tweet has reportedly been removed by Twitter for inciting violence. I can't personally verify this because I don't follow the the shmuck.
 
johnny karate said:
Hey, quick hypothetical question: When a president who just lost an election and keeps claiming it was rigged incites his supporters into storming the Capitol where the election results are currently being certified, can we call it a coup then?
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Stop trying to make a mountain out of a...um... slightly smaller mountain.
 
Thermal said:
Unless they have some actual plan or means to seize power, no. It's just a Dildo Storm of nitwits, who are in for an unpleasant acquaintance with the legal system. .

Let's watch, shall we, as the Dildo Storm is swept into inconsequence by Capitol Security.
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The same Capitol Security that acted as the Dildo Storm's welcome mat?
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Because that's not what a coup is.
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It is, actually.

And considering that two of your major takeaways from what happened are that windows were broken and there was yelling, I’m not entirely confident in the accuracy of your assessment.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Just curious if you were around during the Vietnam protests? A couple buildings were blown up by the Weather Underground including one that killed a student who they didn't know was there.

The National Guard overreacted and killed 4 students at Kent State and 2 more were killed at Jackson State in Mississippi.

And there have been other incidents around the same time. We barely got the US out of the Vietnam War and it took a number of years. There was nothing close to a successful insurrection.

How does this pitiful little protest (sad as it is that someone died) make people worry there will be a coup?
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They stormed the session of Congress to prevent them from counting the votes in the electoral college to determine the President.

That's not the same as the NG firing on students at Kent State.
 
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