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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by jonnybgood on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:43PM (#29898441)
It's irrelevant as to whether they could have seized power or not. What matters is the attempt to do so.
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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by LordEthano on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:51PM (#29898561)
So a random moron who tweets "I want to start a coup", and brings a baseball bat to the white house tried to start a coup?

If it's irrelevant as to their chances of success, it certainly seems like that's a coup.

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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by cogman10 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:10PM (#29898846)
Can you make a distinction between a terrorist and a crazy person committing suicide by detonating an explosive vest?
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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by gruez on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:53PM (#29898590)
Why is is it not relevant? Surely there's a difference between a bunch of people LARPing as terrorists[1], and a bunch of ex-spec ops soldiers that actually have a plan?

[1] https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1314237833276612609

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