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jalan48

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19. It's the latest and most dangerous step in the de-legitimization of government first started under

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun May 16, 2021, 11:16 AM

May 2021

Reagan ( the government is not your friend President). Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and others in the right wing media have demonized Democrats and liberals for decades laying the groundwork for what we saw on January 6th. We no longer live in a country where ideas get debated and legislation comes about through compromise, we live in a country where one side says the other needs to be destroyed. Getting rid of Trump didn't solve the problem it just delayed the inevitable war that will be fought by the Fascists against those who believe in democracy and the rule of law.

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How close did the "attempted coup" come to succeeding? [View all] kentuck May 2021 OP

Thisclose. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #1

If they had captured Mike Pence...? kentuck May 2021 #2

Absolutely. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #6

Mob mentality is a scary thing, multigraincracker May 2021 #31

I think we came very close. There were people in that mob who had every intention of doing harm JohnSJ May 2021 #3

Anyone casually following the events and the behavior of Trumpy-Boy Eyeball_Kid May 2021 #7

True. We were very lucky, and when the truth comes out, and history books are written, I think JohnSJ May 2021 #11

I've actually wondered how no elected officials or staff were injured, or worse. tanyev May 2021 #26

I think we were very lucky, and the fact that the few Capital police were able to move people out JohnSJ May 2021 #27

I recall reading something about how some of the insurrection leaders tanyev May 2021 #28

That too. It was scary JohnSJ May 2021 #29

That one bullet that stopped or slowed down the invasion multigraincracker May 2021 #32

A pubic hair AND it isn't over ... Cosmocat May 2021 #4

Not very close at all. BlueStater May 2021 #5

The mob had guns... kentuck May 2021 #8

I know, but we're talking trained Secret Service agents against fat, stupid rednecks. BlueStater May 2021 #9

Perhaps? kentuck May 2021 #10

Some of those fat, stupid rednecks seemed extremely organized. haele May 2021 #14

They need to make sure the entire American public sees what guns they had fescuerescue May 2021 #23

Yes. That's correct, IMO. Eyeball_Kid May 2021 #12

And Trump had given orders to not use force on the "marchers" (mob) kentuck May 2021 #13

Yes! "a TV version of a coup" keithbvadu2 May 2021 #18

Agree...the only way they would have gotten close was if they had had military backing PortTack May 2021 #16

Agree with BlueState about the mob in the Capitol, plus they could have Hortensis May 2021 #24

Trump told them to go home ... left-of-center2012 May 2021 #15

Which one? I believe they've been trying, or trying to create a chance to grab Hortensis May 2021 #17

It's the latest and most dangerous step in the de-legitimization of government first started under jalan48 May 2021 #19

I think the coup would never have succeeded in keeping Chump FakeNoose May 2021 #20

If the coup had "succeeded", Trump would still not be president Fiendish Thingy May 2021 #21

Right. Other parts had to succeed and didn't. But what if the whole coup Hortensis May 2021 #25

They are no match for the American military fescuerescue May 2021 #22

I think it was close in terms of physical proximity. davsand May 2021 #30