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23. Yet another ludicrous comparison

Wed Jun 2, 2021, 12:14 PM

Jun 2021

There is no rational comparison between the two events. 1/6 was outrageous (and in many cases illegal) - it was not in any sense the start of a civil war nor a coup.

Others disagree.

And those "others" deserve the "slamming" that the OP received a decade ago and should receive now.

Those few who may have actually intended a "coup" are criminals and nutcases and should be treated as such. They are not a credible threat to the nation.

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I posted something when I was new do DU saying I was concerned about a second civil war. [View all] redstatebluegirl Jun 2021 OP

I don't see a civil war happening. Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #1

We are in the middle of it right now. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #55

In the words of America's poet Bob Dylan..... 70sEraVet Jun 2021 #2

I don't remember the earlier post... but happy to "slam" you here FBaggins Jun 2021 #3

"---or a coup of some kind." We had one of these attempted on January 6th. Is another try so Atticus Jun 2021 #7

"We had one of these attempted" FBaggins Jun 2021 #10

I think your comparison of the January 6th criminals who invaded the Capitol with the expressed Atticus Jun 2021 #14

No need to rethink - both are ludicrous FBaggins Jun 2021 #17

The "Confederate States" did not "succeed", but the American Civil War was not Atticus Jun 2021 #21

Yet another ludicrous comparison FBaggins Jun 2021 #23

Bless your heart! nt Atticus Jun 2021 #25

Thank you for this sensible post. Treefrog Jun 2021 #29

Some people think the news is just another television show Sympthsical Jun 2021 #53

If you're trying to assert a balance of reasonable perspective.. msfiddlestix Jun 2021 #41

Bookmarking for later. nt Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #43

It was actually very close to being successful. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #56

No it wasn't FBaggins Jun 2021 #61

How did that work out for the insurrectionists? MineralMan Jun 2021 #13

Prophecy is bemusing. LanternWaste Jun 2021 #59

It is nice to be popular, but it's better to be right. Sometimes you just have to Atticus Jun 2021 #4

Thanks Atticus, I have always been told I color outside the lines :-). redstatebluegirl Jun 2021 #5

Telling me a circle is square is certainly outside of the lines thinking Sympthsical Jun 2021 #54

And strawmen are useful distractions. nt Atticus Jun 2021 #57

A civil war like the original one is highly unlikely, since that involved a conflict between Ocelot II Jun 2021 #6

This. StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #8

Yet some will insist that unless "we" wear blue and "they" wear gray, it won't really be a Atticus Jun 2021 #16

A civil war can take many forms. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #22

As you say, but if a far-right authoritarian government took over Hortensis Jun 2021 #36

I certainly think that a civil war is possible. Haggard Celine Jun 2021 #9

But what if *their* side regains power in the next couple of elections? Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #46

That is why we have to kill the filibuster now! Haggard Celine Jun 2021 #50

It's been apparent for a few decades. Dylan Roof should have blm Jun 2021 #11

How do I feel? I don't go by my feelings about such things. MineralMan Jun 2021 #12

This. Another sensible post. Treefrog Jun 2021 #30

Well, there IS unrest from the far right. MineralMan Jun 2021 #32

Exactly. And when I read about them in court, they either deny being there or say they were Treefrog Jun 2021 #51

That's what Q wants Johnny2X2X Jun 2021 #15

Q is not an organized quasi-military group. It is just an idea. MineralMan Jun 2021 #37

There isn't going to be a civil war JI7 Jun 2021 #18

I sure as hell didn't slam you, then. Paladin Jun 2021 #19

Me too but I think the threat is real. redstatebluegirl Jun 2021 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill Jun 2021 #26

Where did I state that the threat was not real? I was agreeing with you. (nt) Paladin Jun 2021 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill Jun 2021 #31

Sorry I know that I didn't state it correctly. I was stopped in traffic and trying to hurry. redstatebluegirl Jun 2021 #33

No problem. Thanks for the clarification. (nt) Paladin Jun 2021 #47

I don't see it as a current possibility. RegularJam Jun 2021 #24

The same as I did when you posted it the first time. BannonsLiver Jun 2021 #28

A Trumphole Putsch attempt is not a Civil War JCMach1 Jun 2021 #34

I wrote a post about it I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #35

"Civil war" by some definition as Ocelot describes does seem more possible. Hortensis Jun 2021 #38

We have been in a psychological (psy-ops) civil war for quite awhile. Irish_Dem Jun 2021 #39

The right wing is more agitated than ever. SoonerPride Jun 2021 #40

Got your post right here! Now I just have to read it. Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #42

Thanks! redstatebluegirl Jun 2021 #48

It was in your journal BTW. Just had to go back far enough. Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #49

Still no. WarGamer Jun 2021 #44

Why so many Trump supporters crave apocalyptic bloodshed LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #45

The notion is totally preposterous. It's dramatic hyperbole. Sympthsical Jun 2021 #52

In the days BT (Before Trump), I would have said no. BT I believed that CivilWarI settled the issue Hekate Jun 2021 #58

Here is the post that you made in 2013 Kaleva Jun 2021 #60