• Whirlybird
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    10 months ago

    Do you really think it’s undemocratic to protect democracy from someone approaching fascism?

    You got any examples of this “approaching fascism”? Fascism seems to be the latest word that the “tolerant left” don’t actually understand and are diluting the meaning of it.

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        10 months ago

        Ah yes, the bit where he told people to be peaceful and to not cause any damage or harm anyone.

        There was no “attempted insurrection”. No one was attempting to overthrow the government lol. A bunch of people walked through open doors, doors opened by the police and security, and basically were given a tour of the building while taking selfies.

        Remind me - is prosecuting a political opponent leading up to an election protecting democracy or approaching fascism?

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            10 months ago

            How were they trying to overthrow the government exactly?

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              10 months ago

              Oh, I dunno - possibly by storming the seat of government in the name of a guy who lost an election?

              Don’t play dumb. Or maybe you’re not playing…

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                10 months ago

                How does that overthrow the government?

                How many selfies do you have to take in a government building before the government is overthrown?

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                  10 months ago

                  So, it doesn’t count because they were incompetent and didn’t get what they wanted.

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                    10 months ago

                    What do you think they tried to do on that day that they failed to do?