Let Me Be Frank

[ravan]

To my US readers:

Today we witnessed an attempted coup by Trump supporters, instigated by Trump himself, supported inside Congress by Hawley, Cruz, and others. At the very least they are white supremacist terrorists.

This should not get swept under the rug like so much of Trump's other misdeeds and corruption.

This needs to be prosecuted as the sedition and insurrection it is. It is just as treasonous as the secessionists of the old confederate states. It needs to be squashed, and squashed hard.

I'm a nobody. I don't hold any office, I don't have lots of money.

But I am a US citizen, and I demand that Congress, the FBI, and the Secret Service do whatever they need to to bring these traitors to justice.

What can we do?

1. Start with demanding that Fox News be removed from your cable service for "material support of terrorism".
2. Do Not vote for any of the treasonous GOP for any office, not even dog catcher. As long as the GOP embraces Trumpism, even if not in name, reject them utterly.
3. Do not patronize MAGA businesses. Starve the beast.
4. Cut ties with your MAGA relatives. I know it's hard, but this shit has to have consequences, even for the footsoldiers.
5. Demand that your elected representatives denounce this, and if necessary, resign from the GOP..
6. For the duration of the pandemic, observe all public health directives and CDC guidelines. Starve Covid of victims.
7. If you can afford it, give to progressive/reformist causes, including the ACLU.
8. Stay aware of both local and national politics. Be aware of the shenanigans being pulled in your name.

It's not a lot, but every little bit counts.

We need to pull together, or they'll try to pick us off one by one.

Even if they defeat this now, unless it has heavy consequences we won't be rid of MAGAt "Y'all Queda" terror until they have no support and no place to hide.

Comments

[dubhain]

This.

The Confederate Battle Flag was being openly carried by armed insurrectionists, inside the United States Capitol building. This was an attempt at a coup d'état to overthrow the lawful government of the United States of America. This is Treason, Sedition, and Insurrection, and should be prosecuted as such. Instead, the cops opened the gates to the traitors, and were taking selfies with them.

It goes without saying that, had they been people of color, the Capitol Mall would be covered with corpses. Instead, the cops are just letting them go quietly home.

I don't ever want to hear the "There's no difference" argument, nor the "Both sides" argument ever again. The Democrats may not be a great party, but there IS a significant difference between the two.

The 25th Amendment should be invoked immediately. NOW I understand that Omar is drawing-up papers for a new impeachment against Trump.

The GOP will have to split itself, now. It's that or wholly disavow the insurrection, and Trump's sycophants will never do so. So it's either split itself, or commit political suicide.

And as I'm typing this, I'm watching Hawley still drone on about how Pennsylvania has violated its own constitution by allowing mail-in ballots, while saying that "violence isn't acceptable." Because a violent coup attempt is bad. But a political coup attempt is just fine....

[mdehners]

The reason there was little armed security was BECAUSE the mob was mostly White, Het, male, Protestant Christian Republicans. The Traitors in congress figured they'd be safe from their own kind....
Troth,
Pat

[dubhain]

Precisely.

[mdehners]

The usual hypocrisy, just amped to the nines. I'm glad I'm at the end of my lifespan. I feel for anyone younger than 50....
Sadly,
Pat