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Re:FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week by pbourke on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:17PM (#25738236)
> Now, lots of people feel they have taxation without representation.

Uh, what? Trump lost according to the rules of the Electoral College and lost the popular vote by millions.

This is just a regular old election loss. Why should it be worse than any other loss in the modern era?

Re:FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week by majormajor on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:21PM (#25738313)
> This is just a regular old election loss. Why should it be worse than any other loss in the modern era?

Twitter, FB, Fox, OAN, etc, have been helping the President spread lies about not actually losing for months (going back to before the election itself). If people believe that, then this is the logical result.

It's astonishing how many people think the more dangerous thing is that the social media companies are rethinking their hands-off approach...

The really dangerous thing is the people fanning the flames for profit and disclaiming responsibility for their actions under the guise of "free speech." "I didn't destroy the country, I just told other people to..."