““if we put U.S. military personnel on the Capitol, I would have created the greatest Constitutional crisis probably since the Civil War.” justsecurity.org/79623/crisis-o…
I call bullshit. Trump deliberately replaced top leadership at the Pentagon. Secondly had any elected officials been killed or kidnapped, Yeah, that would be a crisis and finally expecting the Capitol police to protect a federal facility from thousands of yahoos. Nope.
When do you call the National Guard? How about when a bunch of pre organized racists want to stop the lawful execution of political duty and attack the democratic process? chicagotribune.com/news/ct-nation…
Finally the Capitol is a symbol of the American system. An attack on that symbol during the peaceful transfer of power is the exact message Trump wanted to send. The National Guard asskicking white Magats would have sent the wrong message. And he prolly couldn't find his bible.
Nothing in America's history compares to the deliberate planning and coordination for vandalism, terror and desecration of the Capitol on Jan 6. That it was planned and led by the President of the U.S. is the stunning part. These failed Trumpists sound like Nazi apologists.
Much of the event was based on "anger" and dog whistling calls for violence (get wild) It would be helpful to see a timeline of call to actions and narratives that planned, recruited and executed the failed putsch. Here is an interesting older thread.
https://twitter.com/ariehkovler/status/1341016471795843080
Many on the left were not in the media silo so perhaps there was disbelief, but those that snorted right wing YouTube, Radio, social media etc knew exactly what was going down. Most Magat influencers were pimping 1/6 as a "wild" protest. nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/…
How do you stop mobs from going wild. Well calling out the National Guard in advance would be ideal. forbes.com/sites/jonathan…
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