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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by kortilla on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:14PM (#25719151)
> In a scenario where a Trump incited mob executes Senators while the police and national guard do nothing is tantamount to a military coup.

But that’s not even close to what happened. The national guard doing nothing would require buy-in from the entire military chain of command, which has never been very supportive of Trump.

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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by nemothekid on Sunday January 10, 2021 @07:33PM (#25722388)
Nobody died, that's what happened. I'm simply answering your hypothetical if the Senators were actually killed.

If the Sentors and/or the VP were taken as hostages, or worse killed, it would mean national guard was either complicit or incompetent. However, as we know, the Secret Service sadly had to act with deadly force and managed to secure the legislature.

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