• ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Y’all seem to be forgetting that the reason this was a coup attempt is because the national guard was never called in despite officials knowing of the attack.

    They literally paved the way for the magats to get inside.

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      10 months ago

      A lot of Capitol police fought like fucking lions and are responsible for the survival of most of congress.

      But there were also a few collaborators in there, make no mistake.

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        10 months ago

        That one cop, I’m actually upset I forget the name of, that lead a group away from congressmen by baiting them into a trap will forever be a hero to me.

        I mean acab but this guy still sets a better example than most.

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      10 months ago

      Not only were they not called in, but we all knew it was coming in advance. I refuse to beleive people on reddit knew about it but the government didn’t. They should have been set up in advance with at least a bit more than they had.

      But they didn’t do that, and when people called for back up they were told “Lol no”

      Yet if people try to peacefully protest against cops killing black people they get demonized and assaulted

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        10 months ago

        Well the people who were responsible for calling it in were the people who publicly invited the riot. Would be counterintuitive for Trump & Cronies to put down his own rebellion.