DC Unrest Megathread

[Alcibiades]

The objectors are just as much to blame here as Trump. I really hope they suffer the consequences for their actions, bur I’m not too optimistic.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Any Trump voters ready to apologize yet?

You won't be forgiven, of course, but you should do it anyway.

I voted for him last year because I oppose this type of behavior.

Because I am--and this is objectively true--better than you?

I voted for Trump because of my opposition to the left riots, if Trump supporters were acting like this last year I would have abstained.

And no one with that war criminal in their username is "better" than anyone. He inflicted more destruction and chaos on Iraq than anything that's occurred in the US from either side.

[Splash]

https://twitter.com/RepSlotkin/status/1346918933937401858

[OSR stands with Israel]

Impeach and Remove Trump now, or use the 25th amendment

[PSOL]

Bernie Sanders at this point would have called for his supporters to be out on the streets and stay there until democracy is secure. This wouldn’t have happened if Bernie won the primaries, just sayin

[Alben Barkley]

This CBS reporter is just flat-out tearing into Kevin McCarthy.  

He genuinely sounds rattled.  That's quite rare in a politician -- people who build their foundations on sounding confident and always sounding like they have the answers.  

The entire GOP needs to do some serious soul-searching now. All this bluster they I’m sure stupidly thought was “harmless” political theater. Now that their own asses have been physically endangered, which is sadly often what it takes for a right-winger to realize the consequences of their actions, maybe just maybe they will finally back away from this cliff of fascism they’ve walked us to the edge of.

They could start by not f—king “objecting” again.

[GALeftist]

Speaking of Northam wtf is Larry Hogan doing??? The MD National Guard should be there yesterday.

[Alben Barkley]

The unfortunate thing about all of this is that once the barrier has been broken down, this sort of thing becomes tacitly legitimized. In the same way Turkish coups became legitimate over the past 70 years as a means of protecting Kemalism , so too may this become a normalized thing in American society.

And its very very difficult to put the cat back into the bag once its out.

In a similar vein to my CHAZ comment this is why they need to be aggressive here. Wouldn't mind them shooting rioters at all. People won't pull stuff like this if they think they could actually die.

Shooting them only makes it worse. Trump is the root of the problem, you cant let people like him win, and well...to be honest, i'm not sure how you stop that. Both parties are probably to blame for his rise.

“BoTh sIdEs” talk has NEVER been more asinine than it is now. You sound like a complete fool.

[The Free North]

If a protestor could spray paint "NERF THE DMR" in large red letters across the senate floor, that would be fantastic.

[Clarence Boddicker]

Trump should be arrested for inciting this violence.

[ultraviolet]

Bernie Sanders at this point would have called for his supporters to be out on the streets and stay there until democracy is secure. This wouldn’t have happened if Bernie won the primaries, just sayin

 

[TopShelfGoal]

Hawley and Cruz and everyone who incited this should be tried in a military tribunal.

[Red Velvet]

I genuinely don't understand how the Pentagon can deny a request to bring in the national guard.  I mean they've been brought into protests as precautionary measures and now there are armed men in the Capitol.  Is there any possible reason not to approve the request?

The notion that the pentagon is pro-democracy lmaooo

[Bismarck]

Will the media call this a mostly peaceful Capitol storming?

/s

In all seriousness this is crazy and anyone who has stormed the Capitol should be prosecuted.  

[KaiserDave]

Saying again for people not to fall for the trap of demanding totalitarianism.

We will restore order and this coup will be swept aside, but it will and must not come at the cost of our common liberties.

[Alben Barkley]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1269400770472001539?s=21

[Zache]

God I wish these malcontents could live in their paradise ruled by their wannabe strongman dictator and just leave the rest of us alone.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Impeach and Remove Trump now, or use the 25th amendment

     100% co-signed. Trump has wrought this with his baseless conspiracy theories that have been struck down by every court imaginable. He needs to take full responsibility for this and leave office with his head bowed in shame.

[Crumpets]

Bernie Sanders at this point would have called for his supporters to be out on the streets and stay there until democracy is secure. This wouldn’t have happened if Bernie won the primaries, just sayin

I'm not sure that would have helped. Probably would have just led to more skirmishes and and even thinner stretching of already overstretched first responders.

[Green Line]

Saying again for people not to fall for the trap of demanding totalitarianism.

We will restore order and this coup will be swept aside, but it will and must not come at the cost of our common liberties.

We lost our liberties in March.

But, agreed.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I generally oppose lethal force used by police but this has got to come to an end.

If the police start killing people on the spot, especially innocent protestors, fire will be returned. They better be smart this time.

These people are not “protestors”.

Just as we saw with BLM last summer, most people protested peacefully and a loud minority protested violently. It's unfair to paint these groups with a broad brush.

There is no “loud minority”. These people are criminals who should be met with the full force of the law.

And you know what's funny? This is the exact same thing the blue avvies were saying last summer. Now the shoe is on the other foot.

Americans love their guns, yes, but the vast majority of gun owners are law-abiding citizens, and they would never harm another person except in cases of self-defense. They are allowed to carry openly where the law allows. Yes, prosecute the violent lawbreakers, but even still, let's not view those people in the same way we view home invaders or armed robbers.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Congressman of Leopards Eating Faces Party stunned when leopards eat his face.

https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1346912287798530048

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/SchottHappens/status/1346911666496172038?s=20

[Suburbia]

Hawley and Cruz are finished.

Do you think Americans will remember?

[Torrain]

I am now genuinely concerned for Biden's safety.

What are the odds these maniacs attempt something awful at the inauguration?