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Stuart G

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Sun Jun 12, 2022, 02:35 PM Jun 2022

One of the most incredible ideas about 1/6 Insurrection:"Trump was sure that it would be successful" [View all]

Here is the main point, You don't spend a lot of time planning an event like 1/6 without believing it would be successful.
The Trump crowd never expected or saw the possibility of failure. Failure is what is going on now. Hearings, people
going to prison, possible high level Trumpers going to prison, people killed, national investigations, video of events,
and so on. Those that planned this thought they would be "successful." Trump was watching on TV, because he
thought everything would turn out in his favor. He expected Pence to go along with the deal. Everything would
be fine when over. Trump would stay in office indefinitely. Of course, he was delusional, but that is at the heart
of the entire story. If Trump knew what was going on, & if he was involved in the planning, (even some of the
planning) then he is, was totally nuts. Thinking he could pull this off, successfully, is the sign of a very deranged
person, and that he could convince others that this could be pulled off, is a sign that they, (all followers, and
going alongers). that they were deranged too.

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Megalomaniacs. Putin thought he would take Ukraine in three days too Walleye Jun 2022 #1
But that's the best part malaise Jun 2022 #2
I think that he is so wonky that he doesn't believe that he has failed yet! Chainfire Jun 2022 #3
He will never succeed malaise Jun 2022 #4
I beg to differ. He only fails and anything productive. He succeeded greatly Chainfire Jun 2022 #7
"There is no success like failure, and failure is no success at all" Walleye Jun 2022 #11
look at the damn family this pos has got ! towerbum Jun 2022 #19
I Have No Doubt About It (nt) ProfessorGAC Jun 2022 #5
TFG did not care if this was successful LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #6
And it was there to validate his ego. meadowlander Jun 2022 #9
That is the sickest part of all. MuseRider Jun 2022 #13
The fact is if they had burned the Capitol building to the ground and Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #12
Trump is a fuck-up. Turbineguy Jun 2022 #8
Lying Donald overestimated his self-proclaimed great Christian self. Bigly! czarjak Jun 2022 #10
d.trump is llashram Jun 2022 #14
I believed that from the beginning. louis-t Jun 2022 #15
Pretty good assessment of their failures. Thanks. erronis Jun 2022 #17
nail , meet hammer! towerbum Jun 2022 #20
Because they believed it would be a success mercuryblues Jun 2022 #30
I don't know a lot about cults... Mozeltov Cocktail Jun 2022 #16
I don't think he's crazy in the legal sense. I think spooky3 Jun 2022 #18
This kind of also explains why the Proud Boys participation was documented on film. thesquanderer Jun 2022 #21
little over 24 hr's we get the next dose of J-6 ! I,ll be watching ! towerbum Jun 2022 #22
I'll be there also, altho I'll split attention with a business conference call. erronis Jun 2022 #23
I hope millions of people will be watching - taliban party don't like that !! towerbum Jun 2022 #25
Was and is. n/t Harker Jun 2022 #24
agree. he's been grifting ever since orleans Jun 2022 #31
FF45 is overhyped Blue Owl Jun 2022 #26
He wasn't deranged. I don't think his followers were, either Warpy Jun 2022 #27
And the religious types weren't either - they were just scheming to win power. erronis Jun 2022 #28
I agree! peggysue2 Jun 2022 #29
He's not deranged ReluctanceTango Jun 2022 #32
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