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| Posted: Fri Jun 10th, 2022 08:44 pm |
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Papa Voo
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We all have seen and heard the news, the footage, etc. about January 6, 2021. In your opinion, was this actually a coup attempt by Trump and his minions? Was this a peaceful protest that was compromised by agitators to make the Trumpsters look bad? Why were the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers there? Do you think they were actually told to show up by Trump and/or his team? Did they show up there on their own just to show allegiance to Trump? Do you think there should be punishment administered to the rioters? Was this an action against the United States government or more of a display of support for Donald Trump? Do you think Donald Trump should be held responsible for anything that occurred that day?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10th, 2022 08:53 pm |
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Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer 
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It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10th, 2022 09:45 pm |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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Superstar wrote: It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them. I agree but I think most there got in over their heads. They expected the typical prancing and preening and weren't expecting an actual storming of the Capitol. When that started, most came to their senses and got the fuck out of there or held way back, and you can see that in the videos. Some got caught up in the moment because they're not very bright people in the first place and didn't comprehend the seriousness of being anywhere near the front lines of a coup. Years of too much shit-posting online desensitized them to the consequences of that action. But there were a couple hundred people there minimum who planned violence and saw this as the moment they had been preparing for online for year, the same way as some mass shooters. We live in a society where words rarely have legal consequences anymore, which is a good thing. You can be "canceled", but that only works if you have something to lose. Most of these people don't, so it comes down to "Can I be arrested or killed or not for doing something." And the answer is almost always no. People understood in the 1700s and 1800s that if you did even minor things like distribute anti-government pamphlets, you absolutely might be hung for it, even if technically it might be legal. You had to really be a bad-ass who believed to spread political propaganda. That's gone now and it became a game to these people through way too much social media, even when their words crossed into actions and they were live-streaming themselves crawling through broken windows in the Capitol itself. There's almost literally no other point in history and no other country in the world where all of those people wouldn't have been brutally murdered on the spot. And of course there's no other people in history who would do such a thing and not fully expect to die for it, and be OK with that because they believe. But these cosplayers are surprised and whining that they might get 2 years in jail. As for Trump, he's such an egomaniac I think he was beyond flattered that he could get his minions to do that for him, and didn't want to stop them. There's no doubt he riled them up and wanted that to happen, his words that morning can't be taken any other way. He probably just didn't expect them to actually do it because everyone is always a keyboard warrior but don't like to get their hands dirty.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11th, 2022 01:07 am |
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KGB
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Superstar wrote: It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them. Ray Epps.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11th, 2022 01:19 am |
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Papa Voo
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KGB wrote: Superstar wrote:It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them. I never heard of him, but here is a news story on him. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/jan-6-ray-epps-evidence.html
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11th, 2022 01:31 am |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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Papa Voo wrote: KGB wrote:Superstar wrote:It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them. You never heard of him because there’s nothing to hear. It’s conspiracy theory nonsense that’s been disproven.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11th, 2022 02:21 am |
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Spatulapup
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Trump revved up his supporters that also include The Proud Boys over and over saying the election was rigged and it was stolen from them. He only cared about himself though. He encouraged everyone to go there. He enjoyed it while it was happening even when they wanted to hang Pence. His own people told him to go on TV to cool things down because they would listen to him and he wouldn't do it because in his eyes they were doing it for him. And when he eventually released a video saying they should leave he told them he loved them. 
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11th, 2022 02:39 am |
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nyhack56
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srossi wrote: Superstar wrote:It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them. I really think part of what you say is also because people treat political parties like they're fucking sports teams. It has always been that way, but exacerbated in the last 10-15 years. Root for the cloth no matter what's being said.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11th, 2022 03:01 pm |
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KGB
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srossi wrote: Papa Voo wrote:KGB wrote:Superstar wrote:It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them. Sure. The NYT and Politifact said so and their word is gospel. They never serve as court stenographers for their very good friends in government. And we all know the FBI doesn't insert itself into politically volatile situations in order to entrap people. Why, I can't think of a single case in recent times in which they've done that, especially not in Michigan. It's funny, it's almost as if your often violent dislike and distrust of law enforcement is quite selective upon further examination. Were there enough people in DC to "parade" through the Capitol without undercover provocation? Surely. But that doesn't mean there weren't Cloud People instigators helping matters along. Were the events of that day a good thing? Absolutely. If for no other reason that it laid bare how craven and useless our rulers are. The fact that they cowered under desks, invented stories of narrow escapes, and held post-event confabs where they could all cry on each others' shoulders, are good things. Jefferson wrote about this over two centuries ago, that tyrants need to taste fear in order to keep them in line. The fact that we're now being spoon fed a Soviet style kangaroo court is good news too. They're being open about their insatiable need to lie and persecute and despise. That will open a few more sets of eyeballs. Every little bit helps. One person was killed on 1/6, and that was Ashli Babbitt, murdered at point blank range by the kind of cop that srossi does like. Honest people know that and will recognize the truly despicable nature of the people running and broadcasting this bit of political theater.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12th, 2022 02:37 pm |
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Franchise Low key big hog 
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I think every demonstration from DisruptJ20 to Jan 6 that resulted in property damage, injury and or loss of life was wrong.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13th, 2022 03:20 pm |
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Spatulapup
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KGB wrote: srossi wrote:Papa Voo wrote:KGB wrote:Superstar wrote:It was never meant to be peaceful. Virtually everybody that went to it was wound up by Trump for weeks. I think Trump should bear a brunt of the responsibility for it also. And no, I don't think it was a mass hysteria meant to overthrow the US Gov't, it was meant to keep Trump in control of it. The only agitators were the Trump supporters...I don't believe there were any plants in the crowd to fuck with them. Thanks Tucker.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13th, 2022 03:22 pm |
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Spatulapup
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Another great thing about the hearings it reminds you of the lies told that you may have forgotten. Lol they have all of it.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14th, 2022 01:41 pm |
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Spatulapup
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Trump made 250 million from a "Election Defence Fund" that did not exist. Lot's of interesting things revealed yesterday. Lol
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14th, 2022 01:53 pm |
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KGB
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Rachel Maddow posited last night that Trump deliberately tanked the election so that he could then pitch a fit over losing the election. You're in good company, Spatch.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14th, 2022 09:12 pm |
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gwlee7 HALL OF FAMER 
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Rachel Maddow being an idiot and Trump being a power and attention hungry carny aren’t mutually exclusive. Maddow is pretty much Tucker Carlson but she’s run her car off into the left ditch instead of the right ditch.
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