Did Donald Trump commit an act of Terrorism
It is pretty obvious he did, but all his blind cult followers, will not disavow what happened yesterday.
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I'm not sure, but it was clearly reprehensible conduct that we should not have to tolerate from a public servant.
The thing is, neither Trump nor his supporters seem to acknowledge that he is a public servant, and he's still in office, and capable of even more heinous acts for the next few weeks.
Another later impeachment proceeding in a couple of weeks to disqualify him from running again might make sense, but it seems to make more sense to cage a rabid bear before poking him with a stick and encouraging him to attack again.
I dislike Trump more than most, but it seems the wiser course to be focusing on the threat he and his cult poses at the moment than rushing to do what's "right" when half the country doesnt seem to have a moral code and we're facing a pandemic and the consequences of four years of misrule.
The thing is, neither Trump nor his supporters seem to acknowledge that he is a public servant, and he's still in office, and capable of even more heinous acts for the next few weeks.
Another later impeachment proceeding in a couple of weeks to disqualify him from running again might make sense, but it seems to make more sense to cage a rabid bear before poking him with a stick and encouraging him to attack again.
I dislike Trump more than most, but it seems the wiser course to be focusing on the threat he and his cult poses at the moment than rushing to do what's "right" when half the country doesnt seem to have a moral code and we're facing a pandemic and the consequences of four years of misrule.
I believe the legal term in the US is sedition, which is a serious felony punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison and it refers to the act of inciting revolt or violence against a lawful authority with the goal of destroying or overthrowing it. up to 20 years in prison.
BritishPerson · 41-45, M
@dearyme But they are a bunch of morons who broke and smoked weed and posed for pictures in Nancy Pelosi's chair.
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BritishPerson · 41-45, M
@SW-User From what I know, Donald Trump has always discouraged such actions because he wanted to portray his party as the party of law and order. People are responsible for their own actions, not what others take it upon themselves to do.
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@BritishPerson This time he let it happen because he lost an election and wanted to cause as much havoc in protest. As Trump put it before the day of the rally “January 6th is going to be wild”. The dude wouldn’t even diploy the National Guard to squash the riot, Mike Pence had to do that. And the only reason Trump decided to condemn the riot is because he was told by his advisors that he could face legal trouble for inciting them.
BritishPerson · 41-45, M
@SW-User I think Trump needed to condemn the storming of the Capitol immediately and make it clear that it is not acceptable. "January 6th is going to be wild" doesn't really sound like a call to arms to me. That could just mean that it will be a strong show of protest.
It also seems that each side is accusing the other of going against democracy, which I don't think is fair in either case. The Democrats (and some Republicans it seems) think the election was conducted fairly and the result is legitimate. They are appealing to democracy. Trump supporters think the election was stolen due to electoral fraud, so they have challenged the result. Whether that is correct or not they are also appealing to democracy.
It also seems that each side is accusing the other of going against democracy, which I don't think is fair in either case. The Democrats (and some Republicans it seems) think the election was conducted fairly and the result is legitimate. They are appealing to democracy. Trump supporters think the election was stolen due to electoral fraud, so they have challenged the result. Whether that is correct or not they are also appealing to democracy.
BritishPerson · 41-45, M
I am not really sure how he did. Even if you can describe the storming of the Capitol as terrorist event, Trump didn't actually take part in it and to my knowledge he didn't tell anyone to go and do it. I am all for criticising Trump for things he's actually done wrong but I don't see how this particular charge can stick.
HermannFegelein · 26-30, M
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@eli1601 Guess it is okay when it is your guy with the suicide bomb.
BritishPerson · 41-45, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow No one had a suicide bomb. We are mostly talking about a bunch of idiots who broke in to the Capitol so they could pose for pictures sitting in Nancy Pelos's chair and smoke weed in one of the offices. They are a bunch of complete and utter morons and you are giving them far too much credit by making out they posed a serious threat to anyone.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@BritishPerson Actually it was reported that at least 2 pipe bombs were seized and multiple firearms. They may have been idiots but dangerous ones. And you don't bring ordinance to a riot unless you plan to blow the place or someone up.
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