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Stop saying it was a coup. A bunch of mostly unarmed morons weren't overtaking anything.


Did you miss the part where the mob violently overtook the Capitol Building?


These are fascist methods successfully used in the past for power grabs. I was going to explain in more detail but then I saw your HN handle...


> These are fascist methods successfully used in the past for power grabs. I was going to explain in more detail but then I saw your HN handle...

In case anyone was confused about the above (I was), I web searched 'Dirlewanger' and came up with this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Dirlewanger

Is this considered Doxxing?


I'm confused. How is pointing out someone's HN handle doxxing?


>I'm confused. How is pointing out someone's HN handle doxxing?

My apologies. It was an (apparently ham-fisted) attempt at humor.

Also, I wasn't referring to your comment when I said that, I was referring to mine.

My apologies for any confusion on that point.

Edit: Clarified my intentions WRT my previous comment.


it was an attempted coup its stupidity and lack of success don't change that




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