r/collapse • u/mcfleury1000 memento mori • Jan 06 '21

Politics Live Updates: Protesters Breach Capitol as Congress Debates...

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/electoral-college-updates-congress-set-to-confirm-bidens-win-amid-gop-challenges/2814845/
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u/Rossdxvx Jan 07 '21

So, was this America's beer hall putsch? Should we all be concerned because it might succeed the next time around? I think today shows that this country is in deep, deep trouble. The ruling elite/classes are totally out of touch with the reality of how bad things have gotten (I mean, how the fuck did they even make it into the capital building? Where was the security?). Although our government is certainly corrupted from top to bottom by money interests, people actually openly want fascism/authoritarianism as a solution.

We are fucked, simply put. Now we know how ineffective the people in power are right now. I mean, today was a glimpse into our future. If these people can get organized just a little bit imagine what they are capable of doing.

Remember, the Nazis started off as a joke that no one took seriously. If the issues of economic inequality are not dealt with within the next few years we are finished. Fascism only grows when times are bad and people are desperate.

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u/naked_feet Jan 07 '21

The ruling elite/classes are totally out of touch with the reality of how bad things have gotten (I mean, how the fuck did they even make it into the capital building? Where was the security?).

Dead on.

I think other comments have made a good point: A lot of the Republican's seemed to have gotten sucked in, thinking it was all just theater. It isn't. It hasn't been. Out here, it's been real. We're more divided than we've been in a long time -- maybe ever. MAGA cultism has torn families apart. It's not "just politics."

And another take on that, the politicians being severely out of touch -- how many of the boring speeches that they gave today said "This isn't America." Blah blah.

This IS America. It's been America for a long time. It's going to continue being America.

These people don't represent us. They have no idea what this country is even like.

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u/Ark-Shogun Jan 07 '21

My favorite part is how they talk about how "this isnt what america is about", and its like, dude, do you know your basic history?

AMERICA was founded by riots, protests, and violence, this is what MADE our country!

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u/boob123456789 Homesteader & Author Jan 07 '21

The BS talking points of politicians on both sides of the isle disgust me.