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48. I think Trump did have a plan in place. All those curious last minute replacements to major

Sat Feb 20, 2021, 11:43 AM

Feb 2021

departments, CIA, Pentagon, DOD, etc.

Flynn taking for weeks about martial law.
I think it was planned out right after the election.

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Were all the insurrectionists really that foolish. [View all] RDANGELO Feb 2021 OP

They were hopped up on a dangerous lie. eom sprinkleeninow Feb 2021 #1

I could believe that if it was just a handfull, not hundreds. RDANGELO Feb 2021 #2

I rethunk how you posited that bc enough were military and LE, sprinkleeninow Feb 2021 #4

Easier for hundreds to get swept up in bullshit than a dozen greenjar_01 Feb 2021 #32

Follow the money of who paid to send different groups there. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #3

They were that stupid whether they know it or not. 5X Feb 2021 #5

it's not like people who voted for Donald Fucking Trump are known for their critical thinking skills Skittles Feb 2021 #6

They are hateful horrible people that wanted to hurt others JI7 Feb 2021 #7

You raise some very good questions. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #8

I think you've summed it up pretty well. wnylib Feb 2021 #9

Yes exactly. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #10

us irish have a different history. we've seen more of this shit than most ppl. mopinko Feb 2021 #18

Gen. Flynn had talked for months about Trump imposing martial law. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #24

i think so. they saw at the time mopinko Feb 2021 #25

Yes that is why we hear stories of the natural affinity of the Irish with Native American groups. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #27

i have a cousin over there mopinko Feb 2021 #28

That is so neat. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #29

yeah, my ggrandpa that came here mopinko Feb 2021 #30

What a fabulous story. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #33

i'm so looking forward to the trip. mopinko Feb 2021 #35

My brother and cousins got their Irish passports and it was a quick process. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #36

yeah, i would have figured i could go down to the consulate mopinko Feb 2021 #40

Don't even know when travel of any sort will resume.... Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #42

yeah, prolly next winter. mopinko Feb 2021 #44

She will have a great time. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #46

I am still surprised he did not invoke Martial Law bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #19

Yes the Defense Sect Letter was a major wrinkle. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #23

"emerge as lauded patriots" hvn_nbr_2 Feb 2021 #21

We are discussing how it may have all gone down the way Trump planned. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #34

It wouldn't have mattered. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #38

Trump doesn't follow the rules. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #39

Just like that. Silver1 Feb 2021 #56

If they had succeeded in killing Pence (and Pelosi) FakeNoose Feb 2021 #41

Flynn had been talking about declaring marital law for months. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #47

Everything you said. Silver1 Feb 2021 #54

It seems to be to be the logical explanation for all the known facts. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #55

To you and a lot of others too. Silver1 Feb 2021 #59

Not all LE and mliitary are the sharpest tools in the box. nt Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #58

But anyone who has served knows what happens to the losing side. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #61

Parsimony- the simplest explanation that fits all the facts. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #62

Yes, they simply didn't think they were going to lose, because Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #67

They are not all stupid, some of them are very smart which makes them more dangerous. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #68

In that case they're mentally defective. Either way, very shitty, undesirable citizens. nt Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #71

Yes they are sociopaths and love violence. So they are dangerous. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #72

I expect they trusted Trump had a full plan ready. Kablooie Feb 2021 #11

I think Trump did have a plan in place. All those curious last minute replacements to major Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #48

I think Irish_Dem's got it... Trueblue Texan Feb 2021 #12

Bingo!!! WestIndianArchie Feb 2021 #13

Yes they were all that foolish. And in addition... Layzeebeaver Feb 2021 #14

Didn't Trump say in his speech that the military and law-enforcement might be with the insurrection? Walleye Feb 2021 #15

And he was correct in that a significant number of the mob contained LE and military. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #49

Yeah that's a big problem we have to deal with Walleye Feb 2021 #64

they thought they would trigger martial law. mopinko Feb 2021 #16

They assumed Trump would hail them as hero patriots HAB911 Feb 2021 #17

They believed they would be successful bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #20

They planned to kill the Congress, not take them hostage. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #22

Their rag tag militias would be given high government status. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #50

Yes, they were that stupid ... dawg Feb 2021 #26

You could simplify this by simply saying maxrandb Feb 2021 #31

Yes it could have easily come to that. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #51

There is a 400 year quote that sums it up nicely genxlib Feb 2021 #37

Exactly. That is the only logical conclusion to explain all the facts. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #52

I think this is the money line peggysue2 Feb 2021 #43

Flynn and his brother in the Pentagon had some military backing. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #53

My husband read the other day that there was an armed contingent outside DC peggysue2 Feb 2021 #66

Watching some of the clips of the insurrection treestar Feb 2021 #70

And they used their phones! leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #45

What did they think would happen after martial law? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #57

For fans of the show "South Park" : UNDERPANTS GNOME THEORY! The premise... bullwinkle428 Feb 2021 #60

I suspect we'll find out Trump personally asked some of them to do it Generic Brad Feb 2021 #63

Yes I hope this comes out in open court. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #65

Nah WarGamer Feb 2021 #69

They wouldn't have been able to force Congress to declare Trump the winner muriel_volestrangler Feb 2021 #73