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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by ThomPete on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:05AM (#26601435)
thats not a coup, thats obstruction of procedure and didny have a snowballs chance in hell of succeeding. Calling it a coup is bad-faith interpretation of the event.
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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by danaris on Saturday March 27, 2021 @09:44AM (#26602239)
When the "procedure" involved is the certification of votes for the new President, then yeah, that's an attempted coup.

And something doesn't have to have a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding at its illegal and seditious aims to remain illegal and seditious.

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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by ThomPete on Saturday March 27, 2021 @12:01PM (#26603228)
An attempted coup would be to actually attempt at a coup with plans on how to seize power and hold it and ensure you had enough military power to hold down the fort.

To interfere with a procedure they didn't have any chance of interfering with isn't a coup no matter how much you would like to stretch the definition.

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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by loopz on Saturday March 27, 2021 @12:15PM (#26603358)
The intent, plan and execution was geared toward changing the official election outcome, using violence and force to disrupt the constitutional process.
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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by ThomPete on Saturday March 27, 2021 @12:39PM (#26603542)
This was neither an attempt of taking over the power nor was it a successful move.

You are politicizing this.

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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by loopz on Saturday March 27, 2021 @05:07PM (#26605635)
Not really. I am actually accusing the previous President of the United States of criminal conduct and neglect (ref. the many cases against this person).
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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by BrianOnHN on Saturday March 27, 2021 @08:14AM (#26601764)
> wrongthink

What is this, the new "fake news" battle cry of the degenerates?

I realize software devs make for an interesting, and even intellectual sort of degenerate, but still degenerate.

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