AP: Attack more sinister than it appeared

MrSquished

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Well most of us here know this, but we have some local conservatives in complete denial of reality. So here is the communist left wing radical rag the Associated Press on what these traitor's intentions really wer


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Under battle flags bearing Donald Trump’s name, the Capitol’s attackers pinned a bloodied police officer in a doorway, his twisted face and screams captured on video. They mortally wounded another officer with a blunt weapon and body-slammed a third over a railing into the crowd.

“Hang Mike Pence!” the insurrectionists chanted as they pressed inside, beating police with pipes. They demanded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s whereabouts, too. They hunted any and all lawmakers: “Where are they?” Outside, makeshift gallows stood, complete with sturdy wooden steps and the noose. Guns and pipe bombs had been stashed in the vicinity.

Only days later is the extent of the danger from one of the darkest episodes in American democracy coming into focus. The sinister nature of the assault has become evident, betraying the crowd as a force determined to occupy the inner sanctums of Congress and run down leaders — Trump’s vice president and the Democratic House speaker among them.

This was not just a collection of Trump supporters with MAGA bling caught up in a wave.

That revelation came in real time to Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., who briefly took over proceedings in the House chamber as the mob closed in Wednesday and Pelosi was spirited to safer quarters moments before everything went haywire.

“I saw this crowd of people banging on that glass screaming,” McGovern told The Associated Press on Sunday. “Looking at their faces, it occurred to me, these aren’t protesters. These are people who want to do harm.”

“What I saw in front of me,” he said, “was basically home-grown fascism, out of control.”

Pelosi said Sunday “the evidence is that it was a well-planned, organized group with leadership and guidance and direction. And the direction was to go get people.” She did not elaborate on that point in a ”60 Minutes” interview on CBS.

.....much more at the link
 

Commodus

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As "casual" as some of the rioters were, I wouldn't have been surprised if even the ones there for their Instagram moment would have participated in hostage-taking or violence against politicians if given the opportunity.
 
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Bumrush99

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It may have been more hostile but if these rioters and traitors were truly hell bent on overthrowing the government they likely could have come in with AR15's and killed a good percentage of Congress.

Luckily, most of them were attention seeking fucktards... But the point remains.. This could have gone from an amateur attempt to overthrow the government to a full scale massacre if the clowns running the show meant what they said and were organized enough to act on it.
 

JEDIYoda

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It may have been more hostile but if these rioters and traitors were truly hell bent on overthrowing the government they likely could have come in with AR15's and killed a good percentage of Congress.

Luckily, most of them were attention seeking fucktards... But the point remains.. This could have gone from an amateur attempt to overthrow the government to a full scale massacre if the clowns running the show meant what they said and were organized enough to act on it.
I totally agree! The clowns who were not there but were running the show have since stated it will be different next time!


That is scary....
 

gothuevos

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What little optimism I had for the future of our nation diminishes with each passing day.
 

gothuevos

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What little optimism I had for the future of our nation diminishes with each passing day.
 

sportage

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Fox News is doubling down on the right wing propaganda and that is sickening to watch. Comparing 911 and coronavirus pandemic to January 6th and claiming both 911 and the pandemic endangered our freedoms just as with January 6th. Fox was blaming the media for exaggerating January 6th and also now claiming a new post January 6th attack upon Donald Trump and upon freedom of speech from the media. Fox News has began their campaign to completely demonize the media and social media.

Sometimes you just can’t believe some of the crap coming from Fox News but for them last week was short lived. Fox has now returned back to full on Donald Trump and pushing the lies and conspiracy theories of Donald Trump once again. Last week was not an attack upon democracy according to Fox News, last week was an attack to save democracy and to save freedom of speech.

So I guess the lines in the sand have been drawn. America is going to be a national of forever division. As with the civil war, brother against brother, father against son, as the violence will often raise it’s ugly head time after time. This is the new United States of America, minus the United part, that we will now live in. It comes down to 81 million of us against 70 million of them. And when you consider that 70 million must include some of the law enforcement, some of the military, some of the judges, and some from every walk of life, it will most definitely become a question of..... who can you trust? Should you be threatened, will that law enforcement office come to your defense, of consider you the enemy? If you’re family are attacked by right wing extremists, will that cop protect you, or protect the aggressor? I tell you people... it’s going to be a totally different American in the next four years and possibly forever. An ongoing civil war with a country divided right down the middle.
 
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Homerboy

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I have "friends" saying the Capitol riots are on the same plane as the BLM marches in town here where ...checks notes... 3 windows were broken and a gas station was looted (miles away). I just don't get it.
 

MrSquished

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I have "friends" saying the Capitol riots are on the same plane as the BLM marches in town here where ...checks notes... 3 windows were broken and a gas station was looted (miles away). I just don't get it.

Those are some of the bad hombres I mentioned. These people are irredeemable.
 

pauldun170

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I have "friends" saying the Capitol riots are on the same plane as the BLM marches in town here where ...checks notes... 3 windows were broken and a gas station was looted (miles away). I just don't get it.
That is the narrative that they are trying to spread.
That "Blacks" got special treatment by the (Insert the anti-semitic and homophobic slurs here) media and the poor whites (insert victim complex narrative) just wanted to have their voices heard.

The type of people who make up Trumps base are REALLY bothered that they have no legitimate victim card to play to cancel out those with actual issues.
 

IronWing

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That is the narrative that they are trying to spread.
That "Blacks" got special treatment by the (Insert the anti-semitic and homophobic slurs here) media and the poor whites (insert victim complex narrative) just wanted to have their voices heard.

The type of people who make up Trumps base are REALLY bothered that they have no legitimate victim card to play to cancel out those with actual issues.
They have an economic victim card to play but doing so goes against everything they've been telling themselves for decades.
 
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KMFJD

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these guys appear to be moving as a group, there's video of a whole bunch of them snaking through the crowd

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these guys appear to be moving as a group, there's video of a whole bunch of them snaking through the crowd

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They look like members of one of those illegal, but rarely cracked down on, paramilitary groups. Perhaps the FBI will pay them a visit.
 

WelshBloke

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I have "friends" saying the Capitol riots are on the same plane as the BLM marches in town here where ...checks notes... 3 windows were broken and a gas station was looted (miles away). I just don't get it.
Show them the video of the policeman getting beaten to death and the pictures of them holding him down on the steps. Then dont argue with them, just let that sink in.
 

Homerboy

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Show them the video of the policeman getting beaten to death and the pictures of them holding him down on the steps. Then dont argue with them, just let that sink in.

I think it's more of the train of thought "a riot is a riot". But I try not to think like them too much