Re:The nihilism of r/wallstreetbets
by nabla9 on Monday January 25, 2021 @04:57PM
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Unsuccessful or incompetent coup attempt is still a coup.
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Re:The nihilism of r/wallstreetbets
by asynchronous13 on Monday January 25, 2021 @05:09PM
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I guess I'll be pedantic for a moment. A coup, by definition, is a seizure of power from government. If they are not successful at seizing power, then it was not a coup.
Re:The nihilism of r/wallstreetbets
by Let_Laugh_Rule on Sunday January 31, 2021 @06:13AM
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It was an attempted coup.
If I show up at the capitol building alone and demand to be put in charge, is that also a coup attempt? Obviously where you draw the line is subjective, but this event never had anything close to the requisite backing to become an actual coup, so calling it that feels a bit disingenuous to me. What it was is a riot and and an insurrection, but not a coup.
It's an insurrection (non-government/military attacking government property/people). A coup would be if it was another wing of the government or the military doing the attacking.
Re:The nihilism of r/wallstreetbets
by Let_Laugh_Rule on Sunday January 31, 2021 @06:14AM
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Does the POTUS count as a wing of the government?
The POTUS and some members of congress?
It was not a coup, but I'd call it an attempted coup.