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In reply to the discussion: John Meacham finally goes there on Morning Joe. [View all]summer_in_TX
(2,685 posts)They so wanted the Insurrection Act to be able to be invoked. Had they gotten their wish, I'm not sure we would be still standing as a democracy, or have the great good fortune of watching a good man in the role of president setting things to rights.
I am pretty sure a number of our friends on here badly wanted to get in the faces of the Proud Boys and other militia groups during their demonstrations in D.C. I am virtually sure our antifa activists badly wanted to confront these fascists. I read the many calls to not go and wondered if it would be heeded.
Amazingly everyone listened. And because they did, all the viciousness and violence stood completely, clearly revealed as being from Trump supporters. The attempts to smear antifa have had a hard time taking root as a result.
So many miracles in the midst of the tragedy. I am deeply thankful it wasn't much worse and that our lawmakers survived. But we are still in great peril. We need indictments in both state and federal courts wherever possible.