As horrid as Wednesday was.. the ugliness, the brutal hatred.. are we better off for it happening

[Peacetrain]

Not for the loss of life.. but for the exposure of what has been brewing in the darkest corners of the internet. People isolated from one another during this pandemic and now seeking out communities online that is warping perceptions. Trumps popularity is starting to finally go down.. are the scales finally falling away from peoples eyes. Will we be better prepared for the next onslaught by the deranged? Trying to find that silver lining..

[byronius]

1. I agree. Like the end of a blister.

This will force a reckoning for the Misinformation World.

[Peacetrain]

2. I think so too...

[lame54]

3. It's not over yet - it could get worse

[Peacetrain]

5. True, but at least we are finally seeing how truly depraved people have become

in those dark corners ..forewarned is forearmed

[genxlib]

4. This was my take a few days ago

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214839808

Sometimes a festering wound needs to boil over to let the poison out.

[Peacetrain]

8. I missed your post.. It really was hard to watch those videos

and listen to the hate and see that crazed look in peoples eyes. They were literally crushing a guy.. crushing him in a door and they kept pushing.

[genxlib]

19. It's been an avalanche of postings over the last few days

More than anyone can keep up with. I think more than I have ever seen on this forum in my 10 years here.

It was heartbreaking to watch but the reality has smacked people in the face.

[meadowlander]

6. Yes. A sad, premature spurt of toxic masculinity

with the added benefit of outing a lot of bad actors and the potential to expose their networks.

Better to get this all out into the open and dealt with now instead of four more years of dragging them all behind us while Biden tries to actually get things done.

[Peacetrain]

9. Every time I see one of those who attacked the capitol rounded up..

its a relief. Exposing their networks.. yep.. exactly

[Kaleva]

7. They really exposed themselves for what they are.

[Peacetrain]

11. Yes they did!!

[underpants]

10. Frankly I think it's a wake up for the right too

They’ve been stirring and fomenting for 30 years like it was a game - One issue voters, binary choices to issues, sex tease media. Sure every once I a while one loose screw would go off here and there but no biggie. All those games got turned into doomsday and legend making time by media players who weren’t contained. They may have just realized that they have open containers of gas in the backseat and Fire has no loyalty it just seeks more fuel.

[Peacetrain]

15. About 10 years ago, my son who was in college at the time

was sitting at our dining room table.. He started talking about Republican friends he knew, and he predicted then, that the republican party was going to split.. that the tensions within it were too great.

[Paladin]

12. I don't think I'll feel better off for a long time. (nt)

[Peacetrain]

16. I am hoping that I will feel a little lighter on the 20th

Right now I keep waiting for another Trump shoe to drop, but I have to admit Trump getting all his media turned off, has helped relieved some of my anxiety

[Cousin Dupree]

13. I agree!

[Peacetrain]

17. What a week heh!

[Cousin Dupree]

28. It's unimaginable.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Yes, a festering sore finally getting sunlight, attention and treatment.

I think the GOP's constant lying, cheating, pandering, brainwashing is laid bare for all to see,
the stark ugliness. The emperors have no clothes.

[Peacetrain]

18. I am listening to CNN right now and they are saying

that people from all sides are coming after Trump.. finally

[Irish_Dem]

20. Thank God. At long last. nt

[Chainfire]

21. It sounds as if the OP is speaking of this event in the past tense.

I don't think so. I think that the rightwingnuts are encouraged by the lack of massive arrests, the negligible charges being filed against them. They have yet to see any deterrent.

Most of the people who committed the crimes, including the murderer, walked away from the capitol, taunting police as they went. Only the ones who were the most visible have been arrested. Some of the announced charges are violating a curfew; that will not exactly throw the fear of God into these people. I don't think that the hardliners see the event as a defeat by any means. Bullies will keep pushing until someone pushes back harder. Much harder.

[jeffreyi]

22. Yes.

So far. Now we know, for certain.

[central scrutinizer]

23. Given how unprepared the Capital police were, January 20

Could have been a fucking hideous bloodbath. Maybe now adequate protection will be in place.

[happy feet]

24. NO

[Lunabell]

25. For some, it was the proverbial straw.

My wife plays games on the xbox and one of her guildies brought it up. It's part of the guild rules not to talk about controversial subjects in guild chat, but he did. A lifelong Republican, he said he was sorry he ever supported this traitor. That he is welcoming to Joe Biden as president.

Hmmm

[Mr.Bill]

26. I've always said

it's good when they identify themselves.

[usajumpedtheshark]

27. tRump supporters and enablers are the angry red boil on the body of the republic

that must be lanced before healing will occur.