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Psychogistt t1_j142o1z wrote

Reply to comment by Gerryislandgirl in Dunce by CloroxWipes1

Right out of the book 1984. Friends snitching on each other to the FBI. Unbelievable.

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pelican_chorus t1_j144m2l wrote

Friends (or acquaintances, were they even really friends?) telling the cops that someone assaulted police officers in an attempt to overthrow democracy is a good thing.

Keeping crimes under a code of silence is something out of a mafia novel. Omertà, maybe.

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Psychogistt t1_j14cirr wrote

In an attempt to overthrow democracy? That’s quite some hyperbole

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pelican_chorus t1_j14e26n wrote

It's literally not. They wanted to scare congress into not counting votes. They wanted to scare Mike Pence into not accepting the results.

The law agrees with me. Over 900 people have been charged with insurrection so far, and many convicted of it, by a wide variety of courts including judges Trump appointed. Do you know what "insurrection" means?

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Psychogistt t1_j14epsm wrote

You think a group of unarmed people were going to overthrow the entire US government including the military? Do you realize how insane that sounds?

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pelican_chorus t1_j14mq9h wrote

They didn't need to overthrow the military, they just needed to convince Mike Pence not to accept the count and that would have thrown the country into chaos.

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MrRileyJr t1_j148y8x wrote

No, a citizen reported a domestic terrorist

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Psychogistt t1_j14cehd wrote

A domestic terrorist?

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MrRileyJr t1_j14ksw2 wrote

Yes. Everyone who participated in January 6th is, by definition, one.

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Psychogistt t1_j14roz1 wrote

How so? That seems like a huge stretch

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MrRileyJr t1_j14tpb4 wrote

Not even remotely huge, some people in this country are just too obsessed with optics & civility. From the FBI:

>​Domestic terrorism: Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.

There's no way you can look at January 6th and say, with a straight face, that it doesn't fit the bill. It was literally an attempted coup to overthrow the government because Lil' Donny was mad he still didn't win an election he tried so desperately to stack in his favor.

And before you start with the whataboutisms, because your comments scream that you would: BLM was not part of the riots and actively condemned them. Anyone with a brain knows they were thugs disconnected from the movement, using it as a cover and/or trying to paint them in a negative light...partially because it's been proven time and time again. Huge difference between them and these people who were actively plotting this, followed through, were proud of it, & bragged they were there.

These were all domestic terrorists. Stop being a domestic terrorist sympathizer.

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