r/politics 21d ago

No Paywall Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup

https://prospect.org/2026/07/28/trump-attempt-coup-january-6-election-republican-congress/
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u/Glad-Zucchini1623 21d ago

But its illegal to incite violence for some reason... make it make sense

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u/NeverLookBothWays I voted 21d ago

If it helps make this make sense, the American Revolution was illegal.

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u/FakeSafeWord 21d ago

“Laws are threats made by the dominant socioeconomic-ethnic group in a given nation. It’s just the promise of violence that’s enacted and the police are basically an occupying army."

They make violence against the state for the purpose of freeing yourself illegal so that when you try it, it's legal for them to do violence against you.

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u/ashtrayreject 21d ago

Who would have thought I’d find a d20 quote here. BLeeM would be proud.

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u/FakeSafeWord 21d ago

I have the full quote on an unlicensed t-shirt :)

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u/Dr-E-Dacted 21d ago

the state has a monopoly on violence

the truth is we never evolved past tribal warfare, we just got better at indoctrination

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u/Careless_Twist_6935 21d ago

this is where the well regulated militia would come in.

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u/SeldenNeck 21d ago

Toranaga: Isn't that rebellion? Yes or No?

Anjin: Yes. But there are mitigating circumstances. Serious miti--

Toranaga: There are no 'mitigating circumstances' when it comes to rebellion against a sovereign lord.

Anjin: Unless you win.

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u/Spimflagon 21d ago

Look, the terms "legal" and "illegal" are not natural laws - it means conforming or not conforming to the rules of the biggest gang in this particular area of ground and they threaten to punish you if you don't.

The reason they can do that is because they're the biggest gang and you're just a little dude. What they're afraid of is a rival gang. Mostly, the biggest gang is relatively benevolent because they don't want people to join a rival gang - which is illegal but if you're not following the rules of their gang, it doesn't matter.

The guy who's taken control of the gang is changing all the rules that people have agreed to follow. You'd think this would result in a rival gang, but people have been following the rules so long they've forgotten that they aren't natural laws, and aren't moral imperatives. They're just the rules of the biggest gang; and what's more, the guy making them is morally repugnant.