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BlueStater

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15. There's no other event in American history that's remotely similar to it.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun May 2, 2021, 02:01 PM

May 2021

Ten years ago, the idea of the POTUS inciting an angry mob to attack the Capitol and attempt to murder the Vice President and the Speaker of the House would have been in the script of some crappy movie.

In 2021, reality became stranger than fiction.

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How big of a deal was the January 6th Insurrection? [View all] kentuck May 2021 OP

Lock 'em up. Brother Mythos May 2021 #1

As BIG as it gets. spanone May 2021 #2

They wanted to overthrow an election, arrest and hang those who disagreed. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #3

This! Lochloosa May 2021 #4

Not limited to just overthrowing an election,... magicarpet May 2021 #13

It was worse than 9/11... 2naSalit May 2021 #5

It was as bad as it looked on tv, as bad as the pictures looked in the papers and online posts bottomofthehill May 2021 #6

This should be it's own thread I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #7

+1 Good post. c-rational May 2021 #10

Well said! kentuck May 2021 #14

It was a well planned, poorly executed attack... IrishAfricanAmerican May 2021 #8

"use the crowds as cover." Delmette2.0 May 2021 #11

As Biden said in his speech: "Worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War." FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #9

Largely discombobulated mob of disorderly discontents with a scattering of determined delusionals Shermann May 2021 #12

There's no other event in American history that's remotely similar to it. BlueStater May 2021 #15