Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests
by umvi on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:08PM
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> So we’re going to, we’re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, I love Pennsylvania Avenue, and we’re going to the Capitol ... But we’re going to try and give our Republicans ... the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.
That's it? No calls to illegally seize power, nothing. Just to march down a road and show support to a subset of politicians in the hope that they do technically legal things that are helpful to his cause.
and on Twitter:
> I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!
If this really constitutes a "coup", it's the worst, weakest coup I've ever seen.
Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests
by rorykoehler on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:38PM
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It’s a trial balloon
Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests
by triceratops on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:35PM
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> If this really constitutes a "coup", it's the worst, weakest coup I've ever seen.
That's how incompetent Trump is. Can't even coup properly.
At the end, he literally calls for an unruly mob of armed insurrectionists to march down Penn Ave to the Capitol. Sure, he never used the words "break down the doors" or anything like that but what did he think was going to happen? He's been using dog whistles that hint at this for a month and here we are. Particularly given the armed stand-off at the Michigan statehouse earlier this year.