Posted on 02/05/2021 3:45:15 AM PST by Kaslin
Words matter. That’s why nearly every left-of-center media outlet is consistently using the word “insurrection” or even the more inflammatory “coup attempt” to refer to what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. What they are doing is methodically intentional, and the reason is crystal clear. They want to paint a dark, ominous picture of the American political landscape, one that firmly places anyone who questioned the 2020 election or even supported former President Donald Trump as not just political adversaries, but enemies and even outlaws who want to overthrow a democratically elected government.
Imagine, the people who all year defended rioters who attacked police, burned buildings, looted stores, trashed neighborhoods, and literally took over police stations are now successfully painting Trump supporters as enemies of … law and order?!? And crazier still, millions are believing it. Many people will lose their freedom for simply, albeit unwisely, walking through open doors, even if they weren’t among those who attacked police, vandalized property, or broke into offices. People have lost their jobs and reputations simply for being among the hundreds of thousands at that rally. Trump supporters nationwide are being painted with guilt by association and driven from major social networking platforms because of a single event.
How did this happen? Granted, even given the fact that in any tense mob a few rambunctious rabble rousers can wreak a lot of havoc, this riot should have never happened in the first place. When you’re fighting the political war we’re currently engaged in with the enemies against whom we are currently engaged, we can’t afford even one mistake, and this was a big one. The left has been longing for a narrative-furthering event like this for decades, and they got it all in one fell swoop - a mostly-white group of right-wingers misbehaving on a massive scale on the biggest stage of all. It was too perfect, and now they’re using it, as they have COVID-19 and virtually every other ‘crisis’ that comes, to further their evil ends.
Sadly, because of the actions of a few hundred rioters who got out of control, the left forever intends to paint the right as “insurrectionists” and people who “attempted a coup.” Hmm. Again, words matter. What do governments historically do with insurrectionists and those who attempt unsuccessful coups? Suffice it to say, things generally do not end well for them. This, of course, says a lot about what the left would do with us, if they were able, and it speaks to why they use such inflammatory language for what happened on January 6.
If they can paint the right as insurrectionists and coup plotters, they can then justify any method to stop and/or punish the insurrection and coup plotting. If you think they’d never do it, consider all the ways the world has changed because of a virus with a 99.87% survival rate. This is why it’s so important to push back against that narrative. Indeed, what happened that day was stupid, tragic, and completely unnecessary, but it was NOT an insurrection, nor was it a coup attempt. It wasn’t even close.
The Merriam-Webster definition of “insurrection” is “an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government.” The definition of a “coup d'état” is “the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.”
Were the few hundred rioters who broke into the U.S. Capitol and even the few dozen miscreants who attacked police, damaged property, or broke into unauthorized areas literally attempting to revolt or violently overthrow an existing government? Seriously? Sure, the media tells us this with a straight face, but watch any video of the events of that day, especially the one of the clowns who made it inside the Senate chamber, and tell me if any of it screams “violent overthrow” to you.
I’m not defending them. What they did was horrible, stupid and illegal. But these were the actions of a riotous, out-of-control mob who irrationally thought that going inside the U.S. Capitol was going to somehow sway the vote taking place. In the video, one guy in the Senate chamber even says, “it’s a PR war,” as he and his cohorts lose every ounce of positive PR the right may have had prior to January 6. It was ugly, but a “violent overthrow” attempt, it was not.
Ah, you say, but there were weapons on the premises. Sorry, color me unimpressed by this report about the “alarming” number of weapons found at or near the U.S. Capitol. A pick-up truck here, a pair of flex cuffs there, and pretty soon you’ve got a whole new government, right? I mean, c’mon man! If these morons, all or most of whom doubtless owned weapons, were indeed hellbent on somehow overthrowing the government, wouldn’t you have expected a better ‘effort’ than what we saw?
Words matter. This was a riotous mob, NOT an insurrection or coup attempt. Don’t let them take away your liberties because of a lie.
Bttt
Trump has all the evidence he needs. He only needs a grand stage with the whole world watching. This will make the Super Bowl look like a puppy show.
What they claim they have done. The coming months will hopefully resolve the questions we all have
The Reichstag Riot!
Exactly. Especially on the ‘puppy show’.
The Left Is Calling the Capitol Riot An ‘Insurrection’ and a ‘Coup Attempt’, as just another one in their series of projections on the Patriots of what the left is actually doing.
When Patriots soon rise, watch the remaining whimpers of the left try to claim that rising is an insurrection and coup attempt.
The Left always, always, always accuses every body else of that which they are guilty.
Governing from under an electoral fraud coup is very hard; even more so since the Biden vote in reality was most probably somewhere south of 40 million.
Under those circumstances the really only effective way to govern any nation has to be in conjunction with the military. All they’re presently seeking is a plausible reason to get there
Every word of dissent will be a coup d’etat now. Voting against democrats is attempting a violent overthrow, so they’ll confiscate your vote too. They’ve already done this actually. Democrats will sh__ themselves every time somebody doesn’t agree with them. The whole govt stinks of it.
I would still like to know how they can impeach and try Trump for promoting insurrection when they aren’t charging any of the rioters with insurrection? How do you have an insurrection without insurrectionists?
So what’s your take on that filthy mob that attacked government troops in Boston, and those lawless dogs who murdered government troops on Concord Bridge?
This boo-hoo rant was old the day it was spawned.
If you (Rats) don’t have a reasoned argument, inflammatory name-calling will suffice.
, the left forever intends to paint the right as “insurrectionists” and people who “attempted a coup.”
So? That’s who they are. That’s what they do. They’re pure naked evil. It’s make believe. Trust me, there are, in this nation of 330 million at least a million or two who ain’t going quietly into their delusional dark night...
Don’t insurrectionists usually have weapons? I didn’t see any other than the gun held by Ashli Babbit’s murderer.
Evil will be confronted by the light of a great awakening.
Every time in the past after the rally the people marched to the capital and go into the gallery and to the offices to talk to the congressmen. Those velvet ropes are there for a reason, citizens visited that building viewed the statues, listened to speaches and talked to the members of congress.
Just because a dozen, not hundreds, caused damage does not make this an insurrection.
I know inserting rational thought will not change the promoted story, but T’m tired of reading the lies.
There are twisted legal reason(s) why they are using it. One answer may be here:
18 U.S. Code § 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection “Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)” https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2383#:~:text=Whoever%20incites%2C%20sets%20on%20foot,holding%20any%20office%20under%20the
THEIRS WAS THE COUP. LYING SCUM.
There was the FR thread with a video of the crowd during Trump’s speech. Hundreds of thousands Patriots. The Capitol thing from what I understand, began while President Trump was still speaking, and egged on by anarchists.
I can only imagine what a real protest by hundreds of thousands of Patriots might look like.
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