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Claustrum

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1. I don't think you should overuse the word "insurrection".

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 04:30 PM

Feb 2022

They aren't attacking the capitol building in Canada or breaking in to try to kill the congress people or the vice president. Misusing the word would cheapen the seriousness of what Trump did on 1/6.

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PM Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act in Canada to deal with trucker insurrection. [View all] roamer65 Feb 2022 OP

I don't think you should overuse the word "insurrection". Claustrum Feb 2022 #1

Opinion. roamer65 Feb 2022 #3

These are Busterscruggs Feb 2022 #5

No doubt about that. I just have a problem with calling it an insurrection. Claustrum Feb 2022 #6

They are trying to destabilize democratic institutions Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Claustrum Feb 2022 #9

Good! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #2

... roamer65 Feb 2022 #4

Hardball time! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #7