Thread by @RichardBSpencer

I have a certain appreciation and respect for this man's "damn the torpedos" attitude. What continues to annoy the hell out of me is conservatives either engaging in revisionism of Jan. 6 ("it was Antifa") or denial ("they were just tourists").

https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1397178134479478784

Yes, Jan 6 was buffoonish, delusional, and had no chance of success, but it was understood by many, maybe most, participants as a kind of "revolution," a means of securing the presidency for Trump. To deny this is simply to disconnect from reality in the name of partisanship.

J6 was, in its way, an insult to the grand tradition of *coups d'état*—it was comprised of goofballs acting like goofballs, getting fleeced by the grifters who organized it. It was not a tightly organized and disciplined action for the seizing power and legitimacy.

But J6, and the QAnon movement that accompanied it, have to be understood on their own terms: an episode of mass delusion, yes, but also part of the history of populist unrest and insurrection. Lying about this is not noble; it's ignoble self-deception.

The least you can say about Michael Timbrook is that he has balls. People like Tucker Carlson, who obfuscate the matter—as they obfuscate ever important matter—are useless hacks.

As for the people whining about the death of Ashli Babbitt, if this were any other century, dozens of J6 partisan would have been summarily shot by the army or police. The fact that she was the only one is what's remarkable.

Conservatives love talking about "revolution"—they hoard guns, declare themselves "sovereign citizens," and fantasize about insurrection. But when they are treated as *partisans* by the government, they immediately whine about their "rights" or deny that they were even there.

If you are going to take part in revolutionary action—not just a protest, but an attempt to force the government to bend to your will or change the regime—then you are risking your life. Every other revolutionary understood this. MAGA, no so much—except this guy!