How will you feel if a GOP president pardons the 1/6 prisoners?

[BG-NY (permanently retired)]

Feels like a real possibility.

[Del Tachi]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

[DrScholl]

Thoroughly not surprised. But I don't expect there to be another GOP President for a long, long time simply for the fact that the party won't admit that January 6th was a terrorist attack. Had they not taken control of the House there probably would have been another insurrection this year.

[Ferguson97]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

[Del Tachi]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

[Ferguson97]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

The DOJ is prosecuting terrorists who tried to overthrow the government.

Those protesting the murder of George Floyd were not trying to overthrow the government.

[Del Tachi]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

The DOJ is prosecuting terrorists who tried to overthrow the government.

Those protesting the murder of George Floyd were not trying to overthrow the government.

Your first statement is really something to argue given that the overwhelming majority of chargers relating to the Capitol riot have been for relatively minor crimes like disorderly conduct and unlawful entry.  In total only seven Oath Keepers have been charged with seditious conspiracy, and those charges mostly arise from illegal actions they took prior to January 6th.  How does 7 out of some 2,000 rioters in the building (and thousands more outside!) make the whole event a terrorist insurrection?     

But yes, we know it is politically convenient for your side to treat the Capitol riot as different in kind (rather than degree) than the summer of lawlessness and looting that legacy media and established Democrats tacitly endorsed.  You're simply not interested in fairly evaluating either of these events in light of the other.   

[falling apart like the ashes of American flags]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

Over 14,000 people were arrested in regards to that. Try again.

[Del Tachi]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

Over 14,000 people were arrested in regards to that. Try again.

14,000 arrested for violence that spanned multiple cities for multiple months seems appropriate.  But many of those arrested (up to 95% in some cities) were never prosecuted.  Contrast that with the DOJ's stated intent to throw the book at anyone who dared to be present at the Capitol riot.  What drives this difference in treatment?  Politics.   

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

Over 14,000 people were arrested in regards to that. Try again.

14,000 arrested for violence that spanned multiple cities for multiple months seems appropriate.  But many of those arrested (up to 95% in some cities) were never prosecuted.  Contrast that with the DOJ's stated intent to throw the book at anyone who dared to be present at the Capitol riot.  What drives this difference in treatment?  Politics.   

Most people arrested for rioting should have served time in jail. They were utterly coddled.

[DrScholl]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

An attempted coup is going to be heavily investigated. It was a poor and failed attempt, but an attempt nonetheless.

What you want prosecuted isn't federal and is far less important than people who broke into the Capitol threatening to kill the Vice President of the United States. But that's right, you all value property over lives. Anyway one has nothing to do with the other and each situation should be evaluated independently.

[หมูเด้ง]

That we are an occupied country.

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

By the time 25 rolls around they would have served 2/3 yrs anyways that's it for mob action anyways you don't get a full sentence like rape or murder only a couple of people die now if it was a 911 then it will be something


Trump knows this he is only running to get him or DeSantis to pardon Trump himself which would be a lifelong sentence that's why Trump will endorse DeSantis if he was the nominee but DeSantis is gonna get 47% like Romney did he doesn't reach out to blks

[Progressive Pessimist]

Unsurprised but also outraged.

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

Unsurprised but also outraged.

23/25 is two yrs
Most of them would have served their time anyway

[emailking]

mad af

[Pericles]

I'm not comfortable with the concept of pardons to begin with. Politicians should not have the power to decide the outcome of individual cases and should be kept out of operational police decisions. Generally, the law should be upheld and enforced, and making sure the will of the people and democratic process is certainly a good reason to enforce the law.

[Trump Is A Maoist]

In this thread, we can see the post-Trump Republican in it's native habitat, using alternative facts to build narratives that diverge from reality. When facts are presented, the post-Trump Republican uses the skills of deflection and avoidance to ensure it isn't caught in a logic trap.

[Ferguson97]

In this thread, we can see the post-Trump Republican in it's native habitat, using alternative facts to build narratives that diverge from reality. When facts are presented, the post-Trump Republican uses the skills of deflection and avoidance to ensure it isn't caught in a logic trap.

That along with gaslighting about what happened on January 6, and false equivalencies by trying to compare it to the Floyd protests.

[ProudModerate2]

In this thread, we can see the post-Trump Republican in it's native habitat, using alternative facts to build narratives that diverge from reality. When facts are presented, the post-Trump Republican uses the skills of deflection and avoidance to ensure it isn't caught in a logic trap.

Well said, and not surprising regarding said post-trumpist.

[ProudModerate2]

... But yes, we know it is politically convenient for your side to treat the Capitol riot as different ...

LOL.
Go to your bathroom mirror, and repeat these exact words to your own face.
Honestly. It's all projection.

[Trump Is A Maoist]

If a Republican POTUS pardons the insurrectionists, it's giving a loud and clear message that the Republican Party is okay with violent overthrow of democracy... by Republicans. This could be considered treason, depending on the context. There's no way that a GOP POTUS would pardon Democrat insurrectionists who attempted to overthrow democracy when a GOP candidate won a free and fair election.

Disgusting and depressing that the Republican Party itself, not necessarily the voters, has prioritized partisanship over democracy. That's a very un-American set of values.

[brucejoel99]

Confused that a GOP President is pardoning Antifa & Deep State-plants.

[The DEI Hire]

One again, the Atlas left continues to prove how out of touch they are with real, normal people, most of whom stopped caring about 1/6 a long time ago and have more important things to worry about than a small group of dumb Trump supporters doing dumb things.

[South Dakota Democrat]

Our long national nightmare would finally be over.

Why are you pro-insurrection?

The DOJ's heavy-handed approach to investigating and prosecuting what, in most cases, rises to nothing more than criminal trespassing amounts to a political witch-hunt.  There has been no similar effort to prosecute those who burned our cities in the name of "racial justice" even though those crimes were, on the whole, much more widespread and damaging than the Capitol riot. 

Why are you pro-insurrection?