You have irony-poisoned yourself stupid. They seized the capitol by force. People died. They weren't invited in. Just because they were stupid about it and couldn't execute a longer plan doesn't mean their immediate objective of taking the building failed. Ignore that if you want but it's what happened.
No, this is a fair point. There were many within the ranks who aided and abetted and there has to be a reckoning with that. Still though, many of the insurrectionists fought through police lines and it was quite apparent that they (the insurrectionists) were a hostile force.
Imagine thinking the Dedicated security for congress completely abrogating that responsibility and putting them in danger is an argument against "this was a coup attempt".
It's probably the single biggest thing that sets this apart from a riot or a tantrum or whatever else people want to call it.
You have irony-poisoned yourself stupid. They seized the capitol by force. People died. They weren't invited in. Just because they were stupid about it and couldn't execute a longer plan doesn't mean their immediate objective of taking the building failed. Ignore that if you want but it's what happened.
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No, this is a fair point. There were many within the ranks who aided and abetted and there has to be a reckoning with that. Still though, many of the insurrectionists fought through police lines and it was quite apparent that they (the insurrectionists) were a hostile force.
Imagine thinking the Dedicated security for congress completely abrogating that responsibility and putting them in danger is an argument against "this was a coup attempt".
It's probably the single biggest thing that sets this apart from a riot or a tantrum or whatever else people want to call it.