Trump: ‘I’m not an insurrectionist’Mazdak@lemmy.org to politics @lemmy.world – 177 points – 10 months agothehill.com77Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsI guess he wants us to get it right and say it was a failed coup. Insurrection: The act or an instance of revolting especially violently against civil or political authority or against an established government. Coup: A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.It was a violent revolt against political authority. Specifically, congress. It was an coup attempt via insurrection.Umm... It was also a coup attempt by him cold calling his Rolodex and demanding they break laws against the federal election process.Sure, but we're specifically talking about January 6th here.
I guess he wants us to get it right and say it was a failed coup. Insurrection: The act or an instance of revolting especially violently against civil or political authority or against an established government. Coup: A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.It was a violent revolt against political authority. Specifically, congress. It was an coup attempt via insurrection.Umm... It was also a coup attempt by him cold calling his Rolodex and demanding they break laws against the federal election process.Sure, but we're specifically talking about January 6th here.
It was a violent revolt against political authority. Specifically, congress. It was an coup attempt via insurrection.Umm... It was also a coup attempt by him cold calling his Rolodex and demanding they break laws against the federal election process.Sure, but we're specifically talking about January 6th here.
Umm... It was also a coup attempt by him cold calling his Rolodex and demanding they break laws against the federal election process.Sure, but we're specifically talking about January 6th here.
I guess he wants us to get it right and say it was a failed coup.
Insurrection: The act or an instance of revolting especially violently against civil or political authority or against an established government.
Coup: A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.
It was a violent revolt against political authority. Specifically, congress.
It was an coup attempt via insurrection.
Umm... It was also a coup attempt by him cold calling his Rolodex and demanding they break laws against the federal election process.
Sure, but we're specifically talking about January 6th here.