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Re:The Meltdown at CNN by HaroldBolt78 on Monday June 05, 2023 @01:32AM (#36192727)
Even January 6th was fairly docile. Nobody there seems to have had any genuine desire for violence, except the feds who were only too eager to open fire at the earliest excuse. When I think of January 6th, I imagine pictures of people laughing as they sit in chairs they're not allowed to sit on, smiling as they're waving flags in foyers they're not supposed to be in, and a trigger happy fed executing that woman whose name escapes me right now.

Put it this way: I'd much much much prefer January 6thers came through my town than BLM.

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Re:The Meltdown at CNN by operatingthetan on Monday June 05, 2023 @01:58AM (#36192895)
Calls to hang the vice president of the united states are docile? People trying to hunt down specific members of congress docile? Breaking down doors docile? You're gaslighting hard here. Clearly people believed the false claims about the election and were taking action about it.

This isn't docile: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jan-6-ri...

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Re:The Meltdown at CNN by HaroldBolt78 on Monday June 05, 2023 @05:16AM (#36194094)
Sure they believed it, but that doesn't mean they were violent or dangerous. There weren't going to be any politicians dangling from lightposts that day. Left alone for long enough, they would've eventually got bored and gone home.

Far worse things were said of Trump every day on Twitter throughout his presidency (and beyond), I don't think empty threats from the frustrated and powerless are anything to be taken seriously.

All of this hasn't stopped the US Gestapo locking up political opponents for decades as a result of Jan 6th, even those who didn't even attend. So it was a very useful day for one side. It makes even more sense when you consider that they refuse to release video evidence from the day because of how many feds' covers they'd blow.

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Re:The Meltdown at CNN by operatingthetan on Monday June 05, 2023 @05:57AM (#36194315)
> Sure they believed it

This is the only thing in question here. No need for further defense of the insurrection from you.

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Re:The Meltdown at CNN by HaroldBolt78 on Monday June 05, 2023 @11:34AM (#36197786)
In question was whether or not they are "docile" about it.
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