Protesters/Rioters? Storm Capital

[NDGuy]

My how far we have fallen...

'Coup attempt': Mob storms Capitol, Pelosi asks National Guard to clear building - live updates (msn.com)

 

[PrairieHunter]

Never imagined this could happen here. Sad.

 

[Nemont]

They didn't storm the White House because that is where Trump is hunkered down like a coward after inciting the crowd and claiming he would "lead" them to the Capital.

I hate almost all Democrat policies and priorities but elections have consequences and this is the way chicken shit third world dictators behave. It is a sad day in our country.

Nemont

 

[LuketheDog]

My how far we have fallen...

We fell 6 months ago when the rest of the country started to riot, that will be conveniently forgotten though. Riots are NEVER productive, they are stupid and selfish. I hope the law enforcement officers stay safe!

 

[Nameless Range]

Amazing how similar folks on the right and folks on the left act when they don't get what they want.

Frankly, this is not surprising.

 

[KB_]

this two party system needs to stop. We simply make enemy's of ourselves. Cant say im surprised this is coming up, but social media and the political machine have really turned this whole thing into a SH#% show

 

[JLS]

Not to derail this immediately, but you have riots that were incited by:

1) A black guy unjustly killed by a white cop
2) A completely unproven election conspiracy

Comparing the two is inane. That said, I don't support or condone violence for either circumstance.

The violence today is what happens when people worship a person more than a democracy.

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Prayers for the police and law enforcement in DC. Sad where America is going.

 

[406dn]

Anyone who did not see this coming hasn't been paying attention.

Very sad day for all of us. We look like a total joke to the rest of the world, maybe we are.

 

[smarandr]

What the hell did did we expect to happen? I hope this is a wake up call to the Rs that have indulged the President's madness.

 

[SO7mm]

this two party system needs to stop. We simply make enemy's of ourselves. Cant say im surprised this is coming up, but social media and the political machine have really turned this whole thing into a SH#% show

Well said. Who nows how it ends. Hopefully they get this turned around and finish their business today.

 

[Northwoods Labs]

Very, very sad. These are the same people who lambasted BLM for rioting in our cities. They are doing the exact same thing. How crazy is that? You would think a lot of Trump supporters should be downright embarrassed about this. I'm against the rioting in both circumstances, it accomplishes nothing.

This is the fault of Trump and a few far right cronies (including my Senator Ron Johnson and Rep Tom Tiffany) for stirring the pot. They had to know that they would fail, and that this was the result. This country is based on a peaceful transfer of power, I hope they enjoy the mess they have created

 

[Buschy]

My how far we have fallen...

'Coup attempt': Mob storms Capitol, Pelosi asks National Guard to clear building - live updates (msn.com)

From a guy who proudly served in the military and worked in state and federal government almost my career, this country has been “falling” for a long time. We just seem to be picking up speed lately. Plenty of blame to go around for democrats, republicans and everyone in between. Sad day is an understatement! Shameful, embarrassing, disgraceful...

 

[Addicting]

I give this thread 3 pages before lock.

 

[stealthy_bowman]

What’s happening today is a complete and utter disgrace. Another profoundly destructive and self inflicted wound to America.

 

[morley.tyler]

Never imagined this could happen here. Sad.

Have you not been paying attention. This was always the way this was going to end. I don’t mean to lash out at you, but this was inevitable. Leadership matters.

 

[Nick87]

I give this thread 3 pages before lock.

Three full pages?

 

[Wrong Burgundy]

Trump incited this and he is to blame. Period.
He has the ability to stop this, and he has built up false hope built on conspiracy theories, lies and BS. And his followers are taking their cue from their dear leader.

Trump did little to discourage them from storming the building. Instead, he issued two weak tweets in which he asked them merely to remain “peaceful.”
He is a coward. He will not step up and end this because it feeds his ego and sole desire to be "out in the spotlight".

This is an attempt at a coup and insurrection. Republicans, Democrats, Indy, doesn't matter how you vote, they all agree. This is what we have seen before in Belarus, Iraq, etc.
Party of law and order? Who are you kidding?

And don't forget this nice little comment from Mr. Sedition himself: At the rally earlier on Wednesday, Mr. Trump insisted the country’s elections were worse than those in third-world nations, a statement that would be welcomed by authoritarians in countries that he has cozied up to throughout his four years in power.

Worst president in history. Period.

 

[JLS]

You have a dude filling a gas tank for four years, and then when he lights up a smoke and blows shit up folks are surprised?

 

[406dn]

To be fair to the president. He did put out a tweet asking them to go home in peace. Of course he restated that the election was stolen from him and the country.

He said they were special and that he loved them. I would link it but twitter has locked it.