Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by XorNot on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:46PM
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Failing to succeed at your coup doesn't mean that wasn't what you were attempting to do.
Being stupid about it has never been a criminal defense. "Attempted murder" is still a felony (and you know, the crowd actually murdered a capitol police officer).
Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by vegannet on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:51PM
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They literally erected gallows on the grounds of the capitol, they literally marched through the building chanting "hang Mike Pence". The entire basis of the Q Anon conspiracy is that Donald Trump is preparing to destroy the deep state and retain power. Spend more than a few minutes browsing around Gab (you can just look at the top posts) and you'll see explicit references to overthrowing the government.
You can absolutely argue that this was a laughable attempt to install an illegitimate government and you can absolutely argue that they have no chance of succeeding, but you can't argue it isn't the intent -- it's the entire basis of the Q Anon conspiracy. The laughable nature of their attempt doesn't disprove the intent.
Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by h3cate on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:59PM
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Didn't BLM install gallows outside Jeff bezos house or something like that? Were they trying to overthrow Amazon?
Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by lindenksv85 on Monday January 11, 2021 @07:46PM
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If so, that would be a crime and those people should have been arrested. So what? I love the conservative view that if any liberal anywhere did anything bad, then it’s a get out of jail card for them to also do that bad thing. No dude. A crime is a crime.
I keep seeing this claim, and it's quite a substantial claim, but I don't see equally substantial evidence to support it.
I see evidence of disgruntled LARP'ers forming an angry mob and causing more trouble than anyone would want, but I don't see evidence of an armed rebellion in a sustained firefight or siege, with all the explosions, rubble, chaos, and loss of life that accompanies an uprising, with the explicit goal of installing a new government.
Is this claim misinformation? Should it be censored?