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vlyons

(10,252 posts) Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:30 PM Jan 2021

What did they think would actually happen?

What did they think would be the actual outcome? OK so some of them would get in the Capitol and murder and take people hostage. But did they think that they would succeed in making Trump dictator for life, and black people would simply go back and pick cotton as share croppers? This is a rhetorical question. But it just baffles me that they are so deluded that they thought they could actually cause a successful coup. Yes Trump's civilian leaders in the pentagon might hem and haw and do nothing, but the army would not tolerate a coup.

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What did they think would actually happen? (Original Post) vlyons Jan 2021 OP

I think Trump MO is throwing the shit on the wall and see what sticks, what happens. LizBeth Jan 2021 #1

They thought they had the support of the President and.... servermsh Jan 2021 #2

I think you are right. The Genealogist Jan 2021 #6

Trump excels in one thing, he understood how to maneuver his cult into 42bambi Jan 2021 #3

The obviously aren't able to think logically. Biophilic Jan 2021 #4

the Q cult has a pretty detailed vision of the new world KayF Jan 2021 #5

They expected to receive specific instructions from Trump. Mariana Jan 2021 #7

people who voted for Donald Fucking Trump are not known for critical thinking skills Skittles Jan 2021 #8

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

1. I think Trump MO is throwing the shit on the wall and see what sticks, what happens.

Reply to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:32 PM

Jan 2021

servermsh

(913 posts)

2. They thought they had the support of the President and....

Reply to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:33 PM

Jan 2021

...they would overturn the election results with the full support of the White House and military.

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)

6. I think you are right.

Reply to servermsh (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:47 PM

Jan 2021

However deluded they were, I think their aim was to overturn the election and keep their precious in power using violence.

42bambi

(1,753 posts)

3. Trump excels in one thing, he understood how to maneuver his cult into

Reply to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:38 PM

Jan 2021

obeying his coded words once they became brainwashed.

Biophilic

(3,645 posts)

4. The obviously aren't able to think logically.

Reply to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:40 PM

Jan 2021

It seems t be too hard for them to go from point A to point B or even harder to get to point C. All they see is point A. And many of them were not low educated, but rather lawyers, CEOs, business people not to mention cops and firemen. It's like they will fully turned part of their brains off.

KayF

(1,345 posts)

5. the Q cult has a pretty detailed vision of the new world

Reply to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:46 PM

Jan 2021

after "it" happens.

Mariana

(14,854 posts)

7. They expected to receive specific instructions from Trump.

Reply to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:47 PM

Jan 2021

I don't believe most of them were planning anything in particular beyond that. They expected Trump to tell them what to do, and he wound them up and told them to go to the Capitol, so they did. Trump promised them he was going to go to the Capitol with them, he told them he would be there. He didn't and he wasn't. Instead, he got into his limousine and buggered off back to the White House to watch on TV.

Skittles

(153,150 posts)

8. people who voted for Donald Fucking Trump are not known for critical thinking skills