US Politics Thread 2021-24 - Page 196

mapuc · 12-15-21, 11:54 AM

< Does it have to be the military or other organized operations against the government before you can call it coup D'état

A riot like the one we saw in Jan couldn't this be called a kind of coup d'état ?
We must look into what their purpose was.

It may have been unorganized but their main goal was to prevent Joe Biden being elected President.

Just an opinion

Markus

Bilge_Rat · 12-15-21, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

A riot like the one we saw in Jan couldn't this be called a kind of coup d'état ?

if it was a "Coup", it was the most incompetent Coup attempt in History.

None of the rioters had any firearms and even if they had succeeded in holding on to the Capitol for 24 hours, it would have made no difference whatsoever, Biden would still have become President on Jan. 20th.

August · 12-15-21, 01:28 PM

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None of the rioters had any firearms and even if they had succeeded in holding on to the Capitol for 24 hours, it would have made no difference whatsoever, Biden would still have become President on Jan. 20th.

Exactly, a real coup implies a realistic plan to actually seize power and there was none here. This is not a European government where whoever captures and holds the Reichstag becomes the de facto ruler of the country and the rest of the nation just falls into line. The mechanisms of our national authority are far too decentralized for that.

Jeff-Groves · 12-15-21, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

We must look into what their purpose was.

That's pretty simple. Post Selfies on FaceBook and say "Look at Me!"

Buddahaid · 12-15-21, 01:51 PM

A bad movie is still a movie.

Jeff-Groves · 12-15-21, 01:56 PM

You will never convince me this Guy was a serious threat.
I do better costumes at Halloween then this jerk!

Buddahaid · 12-15-21, 02:01 PM

I agree but there were far more serious players.

Threadfin · 12-15-21, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I agree but there were far more serious players.

Yes, like the FBI

Jeff-Groves · 12-15-21, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I agree but there were far more serious players.

And exactly how many of those "Serious Players" came armed with AK's, M-16's, or any type serious weapons that generally are used to over throw a Government? You AIN'T doing it with a stick in this Country!

This Country gets taken over by Multi-Millionaires that lie and cheat and murder to get an office.

Rockstar · 12-15-21, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I agree but there were far more serious players.

I believe, you believe that.

Buddahaid · 12-15-21, 07:24 PM

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/10639...-the-jan-6-sie

Let's see what rotten fruit shakes off the tree.

August · 12-15-21, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/10639...-the-jan-6-sie

Let's see what rotten fruit shakes off the tree.

Demoncrats have shaken the Trump tree for four years now and failed to get anything to stick. Maybe you'll really get him this time eh?

I doubt it.

em2nought · 12-15-21, 11:30 PM

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And exactly how many of those "Serious Players" came armed with AK's, M-16's, or any type serious weapons that generally are used to over throw a Government? You AIN'T doing it with a stick in this Country!

The slackers didn't even sharpen their flagpoles at the very least.

Buddahaid · 12-16-21, 12:06 PM

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The slackers didn't even sharpen their flagpoles at the very least.

Yes I laughed my ass off too watching people get killed on the Capitol steps. What a riot!

Threadfin · 12-16-21, 12:28 PM

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Yes I laughed my ass off too watching people get killed on the Capitol steps. What a riot!

I stay out of this thread because it's really a dumpster fire, but this quote made me take notice.

What event are you referring to here? Are you saying you watched people killed on the Capitol steps in Washington DC on Jan 6th? And by that I don't mean in person, but how did you see this? Or are you referring to something else?

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Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,560 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/10639...-the-jan-6-sie Let's see what rotten fruit shakes off the tree. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie