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Quixote1818

(28,993 posts)
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 11:34 PM Jan 2021

I said it before the 6th on DU that Trump and these cult members are not smart

and would screw up any attempted coup, which they did and they have pissed off just about everyone. If more is going to come in the next couple of weeks they will bungle it even worse. Probably just a lot of dead MAGA's thanks to Trump's dangerous narcissism. Seriously, these are terrorists who are not sophisticated like Osama bin Laden was. Anything they cook up in the next few days is going to be rushed, done with a lot of raw emotion instead of sophisticated planning etc. Many will probably be caught before they can do anything.

That being said, I certainly won't be stunned if a number of pockets of violence occur. Lets hope loss of life is kept to a minimum.

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I said it before the 6th on DU that Trump and these cult members are not smart (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jan 2021 OP
Example 1. C_U_L8R Jan 2021 #1
LOL This also comes to mind Quixote1818 Jan 2021 #2
LOL I hope he broke something nt doc03 Jan 2021 #3
I wonder if that was this guy? Quixote1818 Jan 2021 #4
Did he die? If so, too fucking bad. Orrex Jan 2021 #6
Just a massive barricade enema. C_U_L8R Jan 2021 #7
Some people are so quick to take a fence. Orrex Jan 2021 #8
one suspects they were surprised how poorly the capitol was defended nt msongs Jan 2021 #5
Some are smart but are hampered by their unwavering belief in conspiracy theories and bullshit Kaleva Jan 2021 #9
Right, on one video I heard them thinking they had the cops and military on their side as they were Quixote1818 Jan 2021 #10

Kaleva

(36,367 posts)
9. Some are smart but are hampered by their unwavering belief in conspiracy theories and bullshit
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:10 AM
Jan 2021

They plan their actions based on a worldview that is false.

They thought the courts would rule in Trump's favor once the overwhelming mass of irrefutable evidence of election fraud is presented.

They thought that the republican controlled state legislatures would overturn the elections and appoint slates of electors who would vote for Trump.

They believed in the Kraken.

They believed that SCOTUS would save the day.

They believed that Pence would toss out what they called the fraudulent EC votes, thus giving Trump the victory.

While they are certainly capable of mayhem, they cannot win in the end because their beliefs in their own delusions prevents them from planning and executing a real world strategy that could actually work.

Quixote1818

(28,993 posts)
10. Right, on one video I heard them thinking they had the cops and military on their side as they were
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 12:13 AM
Jan 2021

approaching the Capitol building. When you live in your Parlor / QAnon bubble, you have no idea what the real world is like.

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