When your political heroes take a crazy turn...

Glenn Greenwals has done so much excellent journalism and is an icon for the left but he's morphed into a Trump apologist.

I've just seen a liong debate he had with Destiny on the January the 6th and Greenwald was adamantly defending the idea that it wasn't an insurrection. Why? And also, it's bollocks. Also, giving it back to the libs doesn't count as speaking the truth to power when you are being an apologist for the far right.

It's like your favourite indie band produces a synth pop album with shit lyrics and tells the world that they don't get how cool and edgy they are.

Pfffff.

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SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M

I saw that...

Glenn's point was that the temporary delay of a ceremonial duty for several hours due to a riot is not a coup, nor an insurrection. He then makes several anecdotal examples of what he believes would be a true coup or insurrection. Nothing was threatened and nobody ever believed that these people would be able to stop the transfer of power. It ended in 3 hours, and the ceremony completed, Biden was seated as President and Trump left peacefully. These are not the actions of someone engaging in insurrection.

Destiny's seemed to be that since they believed the intent was to delay the certification and possibly have Pence throw out the electors, that intent meant they engaged in an insurrection.

I didn't agree with his point that since the Whiskey Rebellion was an insurrection so should the January 6th riots be considered an insurrection.