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pnwmom

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12. Sacking means plundering. Insurrection, revolt, mutiny, uprising

Reply to LS_Editor (Original post)

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 06:56 PM

Apr 2021

are all better descriptions of what happened at the capitol.

Yes, there was some plundering -- things were destroyed and items were taken -- but the biggest crime was the act of revolt against the government.

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We need to start calling it the sacking of the Capitol. [View all] LS_Editor Apr 2021 OP

It may yet prove to be an underlying event in the decline and fall of the United States. Jim__ Apr 2021 #1

Sacking was done in ancient times by Vandals . CTyankee Apr 2021 #2

No - it was not JUST a 'sacking'......... MyOwnPeace Apr 2021 #3

Keep it simple,... SACKING is fine,.... magicarpet Apr 2021 #4

But it was an insurrection.... TheRealNorth Apr 2021 #5

Right. This downplays what happened to vandalism. Why? Hortensis Apr 2021 #18

To me, sacking is a bad term. People were worked up over calling it a riot over insurrection. bottomofthehill Apr 2021 #6

All this handwringing over the dictionary fescuerescue Apr 2021 #8

The sacking during the riot was only part of the insurrection. It's all of the above. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2021 #10

Umm. That's a bit of over statement. fescuerescue Apr 2021 #7

Or the crapping in the capital. bullimiami Apr 2021 #9

While we're at it, we need to call it the Republican War on Democracy. The sacking of the Capitol Gaugamela Apr 2021 #11

Sacking means plundering. Insurrection, revolt, mutiny, uprising pnwmom Apr 2021 #12

One thing's sure. "Riot" is just NOT cutting it as a description. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #13

I agree. "Riot" implies that people are out of control. This was a deliberate revolt. n/t pnwmom Apr 2021 #14

Exactly! It has a connotation of being a spontaneous outburst, which for some, it may have been. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #19

We've always loved Victoria. It's beautiful there. pnwmom Apr 2021 #21

It is great here. I was born here, but moved away before I had a say in it. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #23

What we've always been struck by in our visits to Canada pnwmom Apr 2021 #24

You and me both! BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #25

Who is going to pay.for the damage? scarytomcat Apr 2021 #15

That's the term used by Malcolm Turnbull... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #16

It was an attempted overthrow of our election and new president. NOT a "sacking." nt Hortensis Apr 2021 #17

Like the barbarian sack of Rome. Aristus Apr 2021 #20

Haha..oh wait, you're serious...let me laugh even harder sir pball Apr 2021 #22