Nuclear engineer arrested for being part of 1/6 attack on capitol

[Blue3]

Nuclear engineer here in Rhode Island arrested by FBI today for being one of the 1/6 attackers who broke the barricade on video tape and assaulted police officers.

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/fbi-arrests-ri-man-tied-to-jan-6-attack

[Meclazine for Israel]

“if he participated in the protest that’s OK.”

“This is someone I worked with for years and I have a sense of his character,” he told the newspaper. “We don’t see him as a threat.”

[Progressive Pessimist]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

[ProudModerate2]

In the video attached to the story, the guy looks like he is exiting the court house, when the media attempts to question him. He is in shorts. Who on Earth would go to court in shorts? He is "nuclear engineer" and the guy does not have the money to own some decent clothes, or have the smarts to know that you don't go to court wearing shorts?

[jojoju1998]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

[MiddleRoad]

In the video attached to the story, the guy looks like he is exiting the court house, when the media attempts to question him. He is in shorts. Who on Earth would go to court in shorts? He is "nuclear engineer" and the guy does not have the money to own some decent clothes, or have the smarts to know that you don't go to court wearing shorts?

Who wears shorts in January?

[Meclazine for Israel]

it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic

There is hope for me yet.

Whilst driving to the freight company yesterday, I saw a homeless dude playing a Charlie Chapin mime out on the road in front of an intersection full of cars. He was pulling clown faces and pointing at the drivers, who were amused temporarily, and when the light went green, he ran off with a funny clown walk.

He was the same age as me, and I thought "That looks like fun" because it was.

Why can't I be like that guy?

[Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

Well yes, because the average Trump voter is basically just an average pre-Trump Republican voter, with all the country-club suburban elitism that includes.

I do think there is something to be said for the fact the *new voters* that Trump has brought into the Republican party are probably on average more working-class than the Republican voters that supported Romney or George W Bush, but the vast majority of Republicans who supported Bush and Romney are still Republicans today, and they make up the vast majority of Trump supporters.

[ProudModerate2]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

Well yes, because the average Trump voter is basically just an average pre-Trump Republican voter, with all the country-club suburban elitism that includes.

I do think there is something to be said for the fact the *new voters* that Trump has brought into the Republican party are probably on average more working-class than the Republican voters that supported Romney or George W Bush, but the vast majority of Republicans who supported Bush and Romney are still Republicans today, and they make up the vast majority of Trump supporters.

Yes, but an engineer?
How does someone with that level of education/smarts, believe in the BS "stolen election" conspiracies, to the extent you go to DC, and break into the Capitol and hurt security officers around/in the grounds?
It's just so astonishing.

[jojoju1998]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

Well yes, because the average Trump voter is basically just an average pre-Trump Republican voter, with all the country-club suburban elitism that includes.

I do think there is something to be said for the fact the *new voters* that Trump has brought into the Republican party are probably on average more working-class than the Republican voters that supported Romney or George W Bush, but the vast majority of Republicans who supported Bush and Romney are still Republicans today, and they make up the vast majority of Trump supporters.

Yes, but an engineer?
How does someone with that level of education/smarts, believe in the BS "stolen election" conspiracies, to the extent you go to DC, and break into the Capitol and hurt security officers around/in the grounds?
It's just so astonishing.

American Liberal arts education is not that great you know ? Those engineers they specialize early on; so they don't get to take the history, political science classes,


Even people with " liberal arts " degrees, education quality is not that great.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Sounds smart enough to be a future high-ranking appointment in the next regime.

[ProudModerate2]

Sounds smart enough to be a future high-ranking appointment in the next regime.

Russian "regime" ... yes.

[MiddleRoad]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

Well yes, because the average Trump voter is basically just an average pre-Trump Republican voter, with all the country-club suburban elitism that includes.

I do think there is something to be said for the fact the *new voters* that Trump has brought into the Republican party are probably on average more working-class than the Republican voters that supported Romney or George W Bush, but the vast majority of Republicans who supported Bush and Romney are still Republicans today, and they make up the vast majority of Trump supporters.

Yes, but an engineer?
How does someone with that level of education/smarts, believe in the BS "stolen election" conspiracies, to the extent you go to DC, and break into the Capitol and hurt security officers around/in the grounds?
It's just so astonishing.

A college degree is no indicator of intelligence

[Badger]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

Well yes, because the average Trump voter is basically just an average pre-Trump Republican voter, with all the country-club suburban elitism that includes.

I do think there is something to be said for the fact the *new voters* that Trump has brought into the Republican party are probably on average more working-class than the Republican voters that supported Romney or George W Bush, but the vast majority of Republicans who supported Bush and Romney are still Republicans today, and they make up the vast majority of Trump supporters.

Yes, but an engineer?
How does someone with that level of education/smarts, believe in the BS "stolen election" conspiracies, to the extent you go to DC, and break into the Capitol and hurt security officers around/in the grounds?
It's just so astonishing.

A college degree is no indicator of intelligence

Correct. But even more apt a college degree, even Advanced degree, is no indicator of wisdom or common sense.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

In the video attached to the story, the guy looks like he is exiting the court house, when the media attempts to question him. He is in shorts. Who on Earth would go to court in shorts? He is "nuclear engineer" and the guy does not have the money to own some decent clothes, or have the smarts to know that you don't go to court wearing shorts?

A Don doesn't wear shorts.

[Santander]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

I think it was clear to everyone who paid attention in the immediate aftermath of 1/6 that the participants (both violent and non-violent) represented a broad cross-section of (white) America. These were people who traveled from far and wide to participate in a political event out of their own pocket, and many were staying in luxury hotels.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic

There is hope for me yet.

Whilst driving to the freight company yesterday, I saw a homeless dude playing a Charlie Chapin mime out on the road in front of an intersection full of cars. He was pulling clown faces and pointing at the drivers, who were amused temporarily, and when the light went green, he ran off with a funny clown walk.

He was the same age as me, and I thought "That looks like fun" because it was.

Why can't I be like that guy?

There are homeless people in Australia? I thought America was the only developed country that had those.

[DaleCooper]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

Well yes, because the average Trump voter is basically just an average pre-Trump Republican voter, with all the country-club suburban elitism that includes.

I do think there is something to be said for the fact the *new voters* that Trump has brought into the Republican party are probably on average more working-class than the Republican voters that supported Romney or George W Bush, but the vast majority of Republicans who supported Bush and Romney are still Republicans today, and they make up the vast majority of Trump supporters.

Yes, but an engineer?
How does someone with that level of education/smarts, believe in the BS "stolen election" conspiracies, to the extent you go to DC, and break into the Capitol and hurt security officers around/in the grounds?
It's just so astonishing.

It's not astonishing. Plenty of "smart" people are idiots. I've encountered doctors who believe in the chemtrails & lizard people conspiracy theories.

[Indy Texas]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

The stereotype of Trump supporters as "poor" or "rural" or "hillbillies living in trailers in the mountains of Appalachia" is one of the most irritating tropes Online Democrats resort to. They don't even understand who their opposition is.

Many of the capitol rioters were doxxed in the days and weeks following the incident. There were plenty of doctors, lawyers, real estate agents, business owners, and corporate managers. They had the time and money to fly to DC (some even flew on private jets).

And historically speaking, reactionary movements are nearly always a middle-to-upper-middle-class phenomenon. That's the segment of society that has enough people in it to fuel "popular" movements ("real" elites and aristocrats are so few in number that if they all got together to protest, it wouldn't even fill a stadium). They are economically comfortable enough that they can spend time and money on political pursuits, but feel squeezed by the elites above them (who often look down their noses at them for being new money or too uncouth) and the proles below them (who they resent and see as living off government largesse at their expense).

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

Non-violent protestors should not be prosecuted

[Meclazine for Israel]

it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic

There is hope for me yet.

Whilst driving to the freight company yesterday, I saw a homeless dude playing a Charlie Chapin mime out on the road in front of an intersection full of cars. He was pulling clown faces and pointing at the drivers, who were amused temporarily, and when the light went green, he ran off with a funny clown walk.

He was the same age as me, and I thought "That looks like fun" because it was.

Why can't I be like that guy?

There are homeless people in Australia? I thought America was the only developed country that had those.

U.K. is really bad. Europe has the Roma.

A lot of Aboriginal people in rural towns in Australia are essentially homeless.

[Badger]

Non-violent protestors should not be prosecuted

No one disputes that, genius, but the point is this guy was anything but non-violent.

[OSR stands with Israel]

I actually appreciate stories like this because it shines a light on the fact that anybody is capable of being an unstable lunatic. Trump cultists are not actually always "blue collar." That should actually make us even more terrified when they are in occupations like this.

There was a news article which took a look at the demographics of the Trump Voter, and many of them are actually well educated, and well off. I forgot exactly the article Link, but it was so interesting.

Well yes, because the average Trump voter is basically just an average pre-Trump Republican voter, with all the country-club suburban elitism that includes.

I do think there is something to be said for the fact the *new voters* that Trump has brought into the Republican party are probably on average more working-class than the Republican voters that supported Romney or George W Bush, but the vast majority of Republicans who supported Bush and Romney are still Republicans today, and they make up the vast majority of Trump supporters.

Yes, but an engineer?
How does someone with that level of education/smarts, believe in the BS "stolen election" conspiracies, to the extent you go to DC, and break into the Capitol and hurt security officers around/in the grounds?
It's just so astonishing.

Most of the problem with misinformation has far less with the misinformation itself vs people just wanting to have a source that validates the beliefs they already have .

Similarly this guy probably didn’t want to believe Trump could lose so the stolen election conspiracy just validated the beliefs he already had

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

Non-violent protestors should not be prosecuted

No one disputes that, genius, but the point is this guy was anything but non-violent.

But like 90% of the people who stormed the Capitol were not violent, they simply walked into a building.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Non-violent protestors should not be prosecuted

No one disputes that, genius, but the point is this guy was anything but non-violent.

But like 90% of the people who stormed the Capitol were not violent, they simply walked into a building.

They still committed a crime.