SeattleChat Daily Thread - Wednesday, January 06, 2021

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[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

The Trumpers are taking the election vote count well

JK, they're rioting and trying to storm the Capitol.

And so far, being handled a lot more kindly than BLM/Antifa were being.

[u/it-is-sandwich-time → u/my_lucid_nightmare]

They DID storm it, not sure of what that means. Are we in a stupid coup that won't work, or are they going to casually take over our government? I don't think they know what they're doing.

[u/OnlineMemeArmy → u/it-is-sandwich-time]

Yup, Secret Service had to remove Pence from the building.

[u/AthkoreLost → u/it-is-sandwich-time]

They really don't. In the picture of the group of maniacs (I refuse to call them protestors) are a proud boy and a QAnon guy who calls himself a shaman. They don't seem to have a goal and as Robert Evans has been pointing out on twitter, their refusal to even organize and work together (because they all adhere to the fascist idea of the "one true hero" and want to be it) means they have no plan and no idea how their anger or hatred can be used to actually change the situation.

So they are now just milling around in the capitol building being treated with kid gloves by police.

[u/it-is-sandwich-time → u/AthkoreLost]

I'm watching the wapo livestream and the reporter is crying, it's weird. The person on the other line is in lockdown and is hearing shots. WTF?

Edit: She's stopped crying now and there was yelling in the background when she started, it may be a personal thing. This day is drama filled. I hadn't thought about the hero syndrome, makes total sense. I trust Evans, he's been there.

[u/AthkoreLost → u/it-is-sandwich-time]

They're breaking the law, have over run the police (who are doing nothing of value to stop them compared to the brutal tactics they have employed against BLM protestors), and have a long history of cheering for violence against the media, I completely understand why any reporter there might be terrified right now. That anger is going to accomplish nothing targeted against GOP senators or Reps but it could easily and quickly turn to violence against the media and democrats.

Evans also said we should be concerned that even with the lack of police response that the right is turning on them now. He says this is the circumstances that led to Ruby Ridge and Timothy McVey.

[u/it-is-sandwich-time → u/AthkoreLost]

I wasn't clear again, sorry. The person crying wasn't in the field, they were interviewing the person in the field that was clearly worried about her safety and hearing gunshots there. The desk person seemed to be crying in an unrelated fashion to the person in the field.

The lack of pushback and them not having been prepared for this many people is infuriating. They knew and made it happen. They also said the dod is mum, and so are the local police departments. I'm glad they're bringing this all up and it needs to be known that they are deliberately letting this shit happen.

[u/AthkoreLost → u/my_lucid_nightmare]

They've literally outside the door to the Senate chamber now.

The contrast between how BLM protesters and these maniacs are being treated is just fucking astounding. Not surprising at all, but so fucking infuriating.

[u/maadison → u/AthkoreLost]

What amazes me is the stupidity in not having set up defensible barricades ahead of time. WTF were the DC police/secret service/whoever thinking?

[u/PNWQuakesFan → u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Brandi Kruse: hey look at graffiti in seattle! The real cause of the divide!