DC Unrest Megathread

[KaiserDave]

George W Bush, who stole an election, condemns the President and his supporters for stealing an election

But they were successful, like real Americans, so it's fine.

[RINO Tom]

Keep the anti Christian rhetoric out of it.

Amen.  The incoming President who represents an alternative to President Trump is a Christian, as is one of the newly elected Democratic Senator who helped flip the Senate.

Not to mention, TENS of MILLIONS of law-abiding Americans who are sitting at home horrified by this, among them tens of millions of Democrats, liberals and Joe Biden voters.  Classless to take it there.

If the so-called "Christians" who stormed the Capitol today had actually read their Bibles, they might recall Jesus refusing to lead an armed uprising against the governing authorities even when his own disciples begged him to fight. Blasphemers and heretics, all of them.

Careful — we're evidently not allowed to criticize white evangelical Christians, the single largest bloc of Trump supporters.

As you yourself said, ~20% of White Evangelicals bear absolutely zero responsibility for this whatsoever.  So, it should be pretty easy to keep condemning selective to Trump supporters and enablers, if not solely to the criminals currently causing unrest themselves.

[Crumpets]

Aforementioned "last out of the room" hero Jason Crow:

https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow/status/1346932794786721794

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Keep the anti Christian rhetoric out of it.

Amen.  The incoming President who represents an alternative to President Trump is a Christian, as is one of the newly elected Democratic Senator who helped flip the Senate.

Not to mention, TENS of MILLIONS of law-abiding Americans who are sitting at home horrified by this, among them tens of millions of Democrats, liberals and Joe Biden voters.  Classless to take it there.

If the so-called "Christians" who stormed the Capitol today had actually read their Bibles, they might recall Jesus refusing to lead an armed uprising against the governing authorities even when his own disciples begged him to fight. Blasphemers and heretics, all of them.

I couldn't agree more, making the disappointing turn into Christian bashing in this thread all the more unfortunate.

Stop overreacting. The ONE comment of that nature was a reaction to a "so disappointing. We need Jesus!" comment from somebody who voted for Trump. We all know there are great patriotic Christians in America who don't support Trump.

[The Dowager Mod]

Please take the religious discussion OUT of this thread.  It is a derailment.  I will report every subsequent post by either side on that discussion.

I'm about to just give up and lock it, It's like some of you want me to ban you.

[Alben Barkley]

So apparently Pence is the one who called in the National Guard, not Traitor Trump.

Was this a “Dick Cheney takes charge on 9/11” situation? Or did they secretly invoke the 25th Amendment or something???

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Aforementioned "last out of the room" hero Jason Crow:

https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow/status/1346932794786721794

I missed the original story, what did he do?

[Alben Barkley]

Please take the religious discussion OUT of this thread.  It is a derailment.  I will report every subsequent post by either side on that discussion.

I'm about to just give up and lock it, It's like some of you want me to ban you.

This thread is too important to lock, come on.

[Joe Biden 2024]

The best governor in America (imo) has the right idea. Don't just blame Trump. Blame all who fanned the flames for their own political benefit.

https://twitter.com/GovernorTomWolf/status/1346952220932243459?s=20

that's my governor!

[Kuumo]

We have a Wikipedia page, now. It's currently titled "2021 United States Capitol protests." We'll see how long that lasts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_protests

We'll have to see if this ever gets renamed "2021 United States Capitol riots."

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Aforementioned "last out of the room" hero Jason Crow:

https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow/status/1346932794786721794

I missed the original story, what did he do?

He and a few other of the Congressmen with military experience helped to barricade the floor and secure all of their colleagues and calm them

[It’s so Joever]

Aforementioned "last out of the room" hero Jason Crow:

https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow/status/1346932794786721794

Yeah...something tells me he will cruise to re-election.

[KaiserDave]

Aforementioned "last out of the room" hero Jason Crow:

https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow/status/1346932794786721794

This guy is awesome

[Alben Barkley]

We have a Wikipedia page, now. It's currently titled "2021 United States Capitol protests." We'll see how long that lasts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_protests

We'll have to see if this ever gets renamed "2021 United States Capitol riots."

How about “2021 United States Capitol terrorist attacks”

[R.P. McM]

Keep the anti Christian rhetoric out of it.

Amen.  The incoming President who represents an alternative to President Trump is a Christian, as is one of the newly elected Democratic Senator who helped flip the Senate.

Not to mention, TENS of MILLIONS of law-abiding Americans who are sitting at home horrified by this, among them tens of millions of Democrats, liberals and Joe Biden voters.  Classless to take it there.

If the so-called "Christians" who stormed the Capitol today had actually read their Bibles, they might recall Jesus refusing to lead an armed uprising against the governing authorities even when his own disciples begged him to fight. Blasphemers and heretics, all of them.

Careful — we're evidently not allowed to criticize white evangelical Christians, the single largest bloc of Trump supporters.

As you yourself said, ~20% of White Evangelicals bear absolutely zero responsibility for this whatsoever.  So, it should be pretty easy to keep condemning selective to Trump supporters and enablers, if not solely to the criminals currently causing unrest themselves.

When culpability reaches the threshold of ~80-90%, it's not the duty of the critics to make distinctions. It's the duty of the dissenting members of the group to either reform the group, or leave.

[Santander]

So apparently Pence is the one who called in the National Guard, not Traitor Trump.

Was this a “Dick Cheney takes charge on 9/11” situation? Or did they secretly invoke the 25th Amendment or something???

The DC guard can be activated by the Pentagon.

[Badger]

Hawley and Cruz are finished.

Do you think Americans will remember?

If anything, Hawley and Cruz are now the frontrunners for 2020.

And you traitorous brownshirt wannabe thugs love it.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

https://twitter.com/GovPhilScott/status/1346950757229207556?s=19

[Crumpets]

Aforementioned "last out of the room" hero Jason Crow:

https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow/status/1346932794786721794

I missed the original story, what did he do?

He was the "captain is last off the ship" and made sure everyone was safely out of the chamber before leaving himself as the rioters came down the hall. I'm not sure if this was before or after the staffer rescued the electoral votes, though.

[Storebought]

I do think the DC police should be disbanded.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Aforementioned "last out of the room" hero Jason Crow:

https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow/status/1346932794786721794

I missed the original story, what did he do?

He and a few other of the Congressmen with military experience helped to barricade the floor and secure all of their colleagues and calm them

One of my brothers has field medic experience. The pic where Crow is comforting Susan Wild looked a lot like the sort of thing my brother was taught to do in training.  

[Middle-aged Europe]

https://twitter.com/SenatorRomney/status/1346958329906565120

[Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist]

The best governor in America (imo) has the right idea. Don't just blame Trump. Blame all who fanned the flames for their own political benefit.

https://twitter.com/GovernorTomWolf/status/1346952220932243459?s=20

Wolf is such a quietly terrific governor. Glad to live in Pennsylvania.

[Alben Barkley]

Well, at least maybe they’ll have a good idea for a new Die Hard movie, set in DC with John McClane trapped in the Capitol saving Congressmen as radical right-wing terrorists take over the building.

Too bad they already wasted the title “Live Free or Die Hard.”

[Ashley Biden's Diary]

Disgrace that so few have been arrested. Everyone who entered the Capitol or attempted to should be behind bars. Basically all of these morons either took selfies or are prominently featured in pictures so I assume more arrests will follow in the coming days.