The Jan 6 “nothing burger”

[Aqua Letifer]

@horace said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

Would you have been equally shocked to see a mob member try the door to see if it was open, then shrug and walk away rather than, what, deploy their shaped charge to gain entry?

Those aren't the only two options. When Kavanaugh was confirmed, there was a mob outside the Supreme Court literally trying to beat down the doors. Had the doors been opened, there would have been a very similar if not worse situation.

There were security problems on January 6, quite obviously. But if no one cares about that, why did all of social media blow up with clips of the capitol police letting people in? And anyway, clearly most of the blame should go to the folks who actually trespassed, and to the person who used his position to encourage the crowd.

[Copper]

We were only moments away from having the republic overthrown.

Anarchists almost seized control of our government.

If the heroic officer hadn't shot the rioter we might all be living in a dictatorship today.

[Loki]

@copper said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

We were only moments away from having the republic overthrown.

Anarchists almost seized control of our government.

If the heroic officer hadn't shot the rioter we might all be living in a dictatorship today.

The law and order boys did their best but were not disciplined enough to get the job done. Ridiculing your tribe for looking like buffoons is a novel strategy to try and turn it around. Believe me when the movie is done those videos are going to sting. It’s an own goal like I’ve never seen.

[Jolly]

My God, what a fragile republic we have.

[Jolly]

Folks, do you realize how often January 6th comes up in the conversation of normal Americans?

I haven't heard it mentioned since the week of. Maybe the Beltway is still agog, but it ain't playing out here...

[Doctor Phibes]

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

My God, what a fragile republic we have.

Haven't many on the right been predicting civil war and the fall of the republic for years?

Some might say 'predicting with ill-concealed relish'.

[Jolly]

@doctor-phibes said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

My God, what a fragile republic we have.

Haven't many on the right been predicting civil war and the fall of the republic for years?

Some might say 'predicting with ill-concealed relish' realism.

FIFY.

[Doctor Phibes]

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

Folks, do you realize how often January 6th comes up in the conversation of normal Americans?

I'm neither American nor normal, but to be honest I'd rather forget about it, too.

[Aqua Letifer]

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

Folks, do you realize how often January 6th comes up in the conversation of normal Americans?

The normies I talk to bring it up fairly regularly. Not as a harrowing flashback or anything, but as a good go-to for joke fodder.

"Hell yeah the sale was 70% off! I ran in there faster than a Trumper storming the Capitol," that sorta thing.

[Jolly]

@aqua-letifer said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

Folks, do you realize how often January 6th comes up in the conversation of normal Americans?

The normies I talk to bring it up fairly regularly. Not as a harrowing flashback or anything, but as a good go-to for joke fodder.

"Hell yeah the sale was 70% off! I ran in there faster than a Trumper storming the Capitol," that sorta thing.

Yeah, but you live in The Bubble.

[Doctor Phibes]

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

@aqua-letifer said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

Folks, do you realize how often January 6th comes up in the conversation of normal Americans?

The normies I talk to bring it up fairly regularly. Not as a harrowing flashback or anything, but as a good go-to for joke fodder.

"Hell yeah the sale was 70% off! I ran in there faster than a Trumper storming the Capitol," that sorta thing.

Yeah, but you live in The Bubble.

We all live in a bubble, Jolly.

[Jolly]

@doctor-phibes said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

@aqua-letifer said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

@jolly said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

Folks, do you realize how often January 6th comes up in the conversation of normal Americans?

The normies I talk to bring it up fairly regularly. Not as a harrowing flashback or anything, but as a good go-to for joke fodder.

"Hell yeah the sale was 70% off! I ran in there faster than a Trumper storming the Capitol," that sorta thing.

Yeah, but you live in The Bubble.

We all live in a bubble, Jolly.

Yeah, but some of them are created by your own farts.

[Doctor Phibes]

I'm unconvinced that Louisiana is any more 'normal America' than Massachusetts.

This talk of 'Real America' is a bit silly. Having grown up in an often-overlooked Lancashire mill-town, it's quite funny to find myself on the other side of the great media-divide.

[Aqua Letifer]

@doctor-phibes said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

I'm unconvinced that Louisiana is any more 'normal America' than Massachusetts.

Agree. Most of my neighbors are Trumpists.

[George K]

I'm still waiting for the standards and procedures for use of deadly force by the Capitol Police.

Hell, I'll even ignore the request for the cop's name. Just tell me if policy was followed.

In a med-mal lawsuit, one of the first questions asked is, "Doctor, what are your department's policies for...."

[Loki]

@george-k said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

I'm still waiting for the standards and procedures for use of deadly force by the Capitol Police.

Is the standard different from other police forces, because we’ve seen plenty of examples now of what police apparently say is enough. In fact that debate is the root of so many problems we are facing.

But maybe to your point why no uproar now?

[Jolly]

@george-k said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

I'm still waiting for the standards and procedures for use of deadly force by the Capitol Police.

Hell, I'll even ignore the request for the cop's name. Just tell me if policy was followed.

In a med-mal lawsuit, one of the first questions asked is, "Doctor, what are your department's policies for...."

The hot rumor is that the shooter was one of Pence's Secret Service detail...

[George K]

@loki said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

But maybe to your point why no uproar now?

Easy:

1. "Democracy was threatened" (ignore the fact that within hours, Congress did its job).
2. The woman killed was white and unarmed.

[jon-nyc]

@horace said in The Jan 6 “nothing burger”:

Anything that locking the doors of the Capitol wouldn't have fixed?

If we live in a country in which something "terrible" can happen to the very seat of government because a mob chooses to enter unlocked doors of a building, then we need better security, don't you think?

Could have said the same thing about 9/11 and cockpit dooors.

[Mik]

Actually the Capitol doors were locked. They broke in.