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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by danjac on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:37AM (#26601573)
It's more in common with Guy Fawkes' attempt to blow up parliament, or the failed Beer Hall putsch in 1923. Both were attempted but poorly organized coups to overthrow the government of the day.

Yes it failed, yes it was poorly organized, but that doesn't matter. If I try to hold up a bank using a water pistol instead of a gun while dressed as a clown I'm still attempting a bank robbery.

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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by roenxi on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:58AM (#26601689)
The obituary would read "danjac, village idiot" rather than "danjac, bank robber". At some point, possibly the moment you draw the water pistol, you aren't making a serious go of it.

If the standard is that low then the US has coups semi-regularly. As in, maybe annually. It should realistically be more often than that, except most violent protesters protest government actions by targeting random businesses rather than the government (eg, Occupy Wall-street as opposed to Occupy the Offices of the People Handing Out The Bailouts).

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Re:Congress demands tech CEOs censor the internet even more ... by loopz on Saturday March 27, 2021 @10:26AM (#26602489)
Not when it concerns top leaders in charge and failure to act responsibly and constitutionally.
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