"Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker."
~ Garrett Graff
#Trump #Republicans #Jan6 #insurrection #coup #fascism #history
/15
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-to-remember-january-6th
:Congress’s failure not to impeach and remove Donald Trump from the presidency on January 7, 2021 could be one of the most significant failures in modern American history. ...
The failure ultimately, with some help from the U.S. Supreme Court, enabled Trump’s 2024 run for re-election.
It’s a simple point, but it is a reality we are living with every day."
~ Chris Geidner
#Trump #Republicans #Jan6 #insurrection #coup #fascism
/16
https://www.lawdork.com/p/five-years-later-as-trumps-lies-continue
"In plain English, it was a terrorist attack. It was political violence aimed at overturning a constitutional process through fear, force, and intimidation. It degraded the values, history, and sacrifices that made this country what it was for 250 years."
~ Rick Wilson
"Terrorism isn’t a mystical category that requires a foreign accent or a secret lair in Pakistan. Terrorism is violence deployed for political ends. That day, the end was simple: break the counting of electoral votes, break the system, break the law, and keep Trump in office."
"Five years ago today, we watched a disorganized mob attempt to dismantle the rule of law with flagpoles and pepper spray. We called it an insurrection. We were naive.
That was merely the amateur pilot. Today, we are witnessing the professional series. On this January 6th, the violence is no longer smashing windows at the Capitol; it is landing C-130s on foreign soil."
~ Patrick
"January 6 was, for me, the moment we lost the plot. It was a milestone in the erosion of our core values. It left Trump’s violent authoritarian movement emboldened and able to continue onward. The gates were forced open."
~ Hunter Walker
#Trump #Republicans #Jan6 #insurrection #coup #fascism
/20
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-moment-we-lost-the-plot
