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Was Jan 6 an Insurrection?

Was Jan 6 an Insurrection?

  • Yes. January 6 was an insurrection.

    Votes: 100 67.1%

  • No. January 6 was a protest that went wrong.

    Votes: 32 21.5%

  • It started as a protest, then escalated to an impromptu insurrection.

    Votes: 4 2.7%

  • I don't have enough information to say either way.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I'm not a biologist so I really don't know.

    Votes: 5 3.4%

  • Other

    Votes: 8 5.4%
  • Total voters
    149
jpevans said:
It was a putch, a failed Insurrection.
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"Putch?" What's a putch? A pooches hutch?

If you're going to post something that's not only wrong, but utterly inane, AND godwinning the thread to boot - at least get the spelling correct.

It's "Putsch" ok? P-u-t-s-c-h

Look it up if you don't believe me - and maybe look up "insurrection" while you're at it (which, btw, needn't be capitalized - but why be picky about that when everything else is wrong too?)
 
CLAX1911 said:
Not anymore than any other riot.

Democrats are flopping so that they can go after political rivals that's all this is about
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This is so not true. A riot that becomes violent on a local level and damages buildings that are not public buildings and especially not capitol buildings for legislatures and governors is utterly different from a violent riot that attacks a national capitol building for a national legislature.

The only reason Republicans think Democrats are complaining and then using the opportunity to go after political rivals is because they, the Republicans, would do that.

The Republicans have been engaging in psychological projection about almost everything, and Trump has been their leader - he was the psychological projectionist in chief.

And now we have Putin, a world class psychological projectionist, doing this with Ukraine and ultimately everyone.

The inmates have left the asylum.
 
choiceone said:
This is so not true. A riot that becomes violent on a local level and damages buildings that are not public buildings and especially not capitol buildings for legislatures and governors is utterly different from a violent riot that attacks a national capitol building for a national legislature.
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Oh good grief. "Public building damage" is not what defines "insurrection." Neither is what happened on Jan 6th.
choiceone said:
The only reason Republicans think Democrats are complaining and then using the opportunity to go after political rivals is because they, the Republicans, would do that.

The Republicans have been engaging in psychological projection about almost everything, and Trump has been their leader - he was the psychological projectionist in chief.
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What can one say to that but.... "wow" smh.

Clearly the left has an urgent need to look long and hard into their own mirrors.
 
Ren said:
Was January 6 an Insurrection or was it something else?
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Shit, as far as the left is concerned the insurrection started 9 November, 2016 and it just took the "cultists" 4 more years to get organized enough to pull off the looting, burning and hangings that happened on 1/6, 2020.
 
Lutherf said:
Shit, as far as the left is concerned the insurrection started 9 November, 2016 and it just took the "cultists" 4 more years to get organized enough to pull off the looting, burning and hangings that happened on 1/6, 2020.
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BINGO!

And anyone who's been paying attention knows it's only a matter of time before they label everyone on the right as "insurrectionists." Just a matter of time.
 
choiceone said:
This is so not true. A riot that becomes violent on a local level and damages buildings that are not public buildings and especially not capitol buildings for legislatures and governors is utterly different from a violent riot that attacks a national capitol building for a national legislature.
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Disagree. The fact that it happened in the capital doesn't make it any less of a riot
choiceone said:
The only reason Republicans think Democrats are complaining and then using the opportunity to go after political rivals is because they, the Republicans, would do that.
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choiceone said:
The Republicans have been engaging in psychological projection about almost everything, and Trump has been their leader - he was the psychological projectionist in chief.

And now we have Putin, a world class psychological projectionist, doing this with Ukraine and ultimately everyone.

The inmates have left the asylum.
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Crying about Republicans has nothing to do with this.
 
AGENT J said:
Of course it was, calling it an insurrection is factually accurate using basic common sense and definitions
1/6 was one of the worst things to happen to the country in my lifetime, luckily only one moron got herself killed
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Oh puhleeze - the CRock slap was more damaging to this country than 1/6.
AGENT J said:
only tinfoil hat batshit insane nutters claim otherwise 🤷‍♂️ everyone else right left and center who is educated, honest and objective knows it was an inssurection
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Oh stop... you abandoned "honest and objective" the moment you claimed the above and then appealed to being "educated" as your argument.

And I'll prove it with your own citations from various dictionaries (urls removed for brevity):
AGENT J said:
  • An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office.
  • The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
  • an attempt by a large group of people to take control of their country by force
  • A violent uprising against an authority or government.
  • an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
  • an organized attempt by a group of people to defeat their government and take control of their country, usually by violence:
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Now here are the same dictionary definitions of "RIOT"
Collins:
wild or violent disorder, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; uproar; a violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
American Heritage:
A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people. 2. Law A violent disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled for a common purpose.
Macmillan Dictionary:
a violent protest by a crowd of people; anti-government riots
Lexico (Oxford):
A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
Merriam-Webster:
: a violent public disorder specifically : a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent
b : public violence, tumult, or disorder
Cambridge Dictionary:
an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest
 
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I would hope the difference would be obvious, but clearly it isn't for there are some who still think what happened on 1/6 was:
  1. intended to remove the rulers of the country from office (per Collins)
  2. an attempt to take control of the country by force (per Macmillan)
  3. an organized attempt to defeat the government or take control of the country (Cambridge)
Let me be perfectly clear here - only an utter moron would think that the events that occurred on 1/6 were somehow organized, or an attempt to defeat the US Government, take control of the country, or remove any of our legislators from office.

It was a protest that got out of control and turned into a riot. Nothing more - ok?
 
Not this :poop: again still.
 
NEVER let the liars get away with saying the attempted insurrection was anything but an attempted insurrection.
 
EdwinWillers said:
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I would hope the difference would be obvious, but clearly it isn't for there are some who still think what happened on 1/6 was:
  1. intended to remove the rulers of the country from office (per Collins)
  2. an attempt to take control of the country by force (per Macmillan)
  3. an organized attempt to defeat the government or take control of the country (Cambridge)
Let me be perfectly clear here - only an utter moron would think that the events that occurred on 1/6 were somehow organized, or an attempt to defeat the US Government, take control of the country, or remove any of our legislators from office.

It was a protest that got out of control and turned into a riot. Nothing more - ok?
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I can think of 250 or so morons that believe those things and those morons are all elected officials in Congress!
 
Some of the people were there for an insurrection. Most of the people there got sucked up in the moment and did things they regretted. All of them were the useful idiots of Trump who weaponized them to overturn the election.
 
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