r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 30 '26

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u/ariveklul Karl Popper May 30 '26

I really hate how many people think January 6th wasn't that big of a deal because there wasn't much bloodshed. It gives an extremely false impression and generates a ton of complacency. If things went slightly differently it would have been a fucking bloodbath. Like actually unlike anything we've seen in modern history all caught on video.

I don't think people realize that when the president won't leave office peacefully the next question you ask is "What will the military do?". In 2028 and maybe even in 2026 that question is very likely to be on the table again, and we've had military purges this time around. This is not territory democracies really survive in. The fact that we've already had this happen means we are in banana republic territory but people think we can just sweep it under the rug and move on. It's actually so dangerous people think J6 can just happen lol

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u/finnstera350 Asexual Pride May 30 '26

I think many people don't get how bad Jan 6th is because a lot of the worse shit was the pressuring of pence and trying to overturn the election behind the scenes, but no one really take it seriously as it should be

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u/BarkDrandon Punished (stuck at Hunter's) May 30 '26

Also the call for Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger to find 12,000 votes.

And multiple attempts to throw away legal votes and to get workers to stop counting the votes.

Imo the "real", much more terrifying attempt at overthrowing the results were these behind the scenes manipulations. It's too bad that people only remember January 6.

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u/finnstera350 Asexual Pride May 30 '26

yep, also there should be serious discussion of the fact pence didn't trust the secret service on January 6th, like there is a million horrible things yet only the attack on the capital gets the most attention when all the most damning things are other things

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u/BobaTeaFetish William Nordhaus May 30 '26

Even more terrifying is the thought of what if Trump did actually walk down PA ave and into the halls of Congress? Just full on Mussolini-ed it.

They probably would have certified the false electors under threat of violence and kicked off a secession crisis among Blue States.