Agonized-Statism
Anarcho-Statism
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« on: May 07, 2021, 07:29:24 PM » |
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« edited: May 07, 2021, 07:33:41 PM by Archaeo-Statism »
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Why wouldn't national-populists' political opponents wave the bloody shirt as long as they could? This is gold for Democrat campaign rhetoric. The storming itself was no 9/11, and could have been shut down without incident had there not been sympathizers in the government and the capitol police (the left or minorities would have been broken up by the FBI during the planning stage or gunned down at the capitol steps if they somehow got that far), but the symbolism is huge. I expect to hear a lot about the first attack on the capitol since the War of 1812 over the next few election seasons, and like how perceptions of weakness in foreign policy hurt the Democrats post-9/11, this will keep a lot of non-populist conservatives away from the GOP for years to come. You could say it was the next 9/11 if that's defined as an event that's emphasized for partisan gain. Also like 9/11, no one will take away the right lessons. The same blind nationalism that caused the storming will probably be directed outward by Democrats for a new war in a few years, and used to shut down dissent.
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