Red Mosquito

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:he absolutely wanted them in the capitol to delay the proceedings, and made arrangements to ensure it'd happen. it's why capitol security was stripped down, and why the security that was there was waving in the terrorists.

To what purpose? I mean, he literally succeeded, and got what? This sounds like a terrible plan.

Just because he's dumb and it failed doesnt mean he didnt think it would cement him as supreme leader.
You were arguing the same thing a few weeks ago "this is the coup!! this is the coup!! lol where is your coup!"

washing machine wrote:

Strat wrote:

B wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

Strat wrote:https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-attempted-coup-federal-law-enforcement-capitol-police-2021-1?fbclid=IwAR0vxPW8XHDVL_aULy2f-rcX78hBVz_kdMrRir9nGfCDUo5SkQWW4Beb2b0

He purposefully attempted a coup. His plan was to get some people to stagger around the capital for a few minutes, with no goal or demands or pronouncements, then immediately afterwards completely denounced them? That's the coup?

This is the worst coup in the history of coups!

"I completely denounce the thugs who crossed the Rubicon and had nothing to do with it."

- Caesar, probably

I hate to agree with Burt, but Trump had NO CLUE people we're going to break into the Capitol. He just cluelessly stokes anger because it gets him attention, and he has never faced the consequences. He won't this time either.

I used to think like you. But I’m beginning to think trump is just slightly smarter and more evil than I gave him credit for. He’s been telegraphing this for years. He’s talked about how he has the tough guys and bikers on his side

He knew what he was doing. He knew what he wanted.

Just curious. What made you change your mind? You sound certain.

Because he felt no remorse after all was said and done. He cheered it on. People died. An officer died. He still has said nothing. Shit got REAL and he is just the exact same.

Strat wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:he absolutely wanted them in the capitol to delay the proceedings, and made arrangements to ensure it'd happen. it's why capitol security was stripped down, and why the security that was there was waving in the terrorists.

To what purpose? I mean, he literally succeeded, and got what? This sounds like a terrible plan.

Just because he's dumb and it failed doesnt mean he didnt think it would cement him as supreme leader.
You were arguing the same thing a few weeks ago "this is the coup!! this is the coup!! lol where is your coup!"

But there was no coup. Maybe he instigated an attack on our blessed sacred institutions or whatever, but the goal of a coup is to take over, not just make some congresspeople work late.

I mean, yeah maybe he was dumb enough to think it would just work somehow?

I'm in the no plan camp.

Beer Hall Putsch or Reichstag Fire?

Maybe both.

Him announcing he's not going to the inauguration is just another sign to his radicals that they should move forward with their plans that day. "Hey I won't be there, I'll be safe and out of your way". We all already knew he wasn't coming.

I think you guys are giving him too much credit.

https://reason.com/2021/01/02/trump-was ... one-on-tv/

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:he absolutely wanted them in the capitol to delay the proceedings, and made arrangements to ensure it'd happen. it's why capitol security was stripped down, and why the security that was there was waving in the terrorists.

To what purpose? I mean, he literally succeeded, and got what? This sounds like a terrible plan.

of course it was a terrible plan, and it was never going to work. he's a loon.

Strat wrote:

washing machine wrote:

Strat wrote:

B wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

Strat wrote:https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-attempted-coup-federal-law-enforcement-capitol-police-2021-1?fbclid=IwAR0vxPW8XHDVL_aULy2f-rcX78hBVz_kdMrRir9nGfCDUo5SkQWW4Beb2b0

He purposefully attempted a coup. His plan was to get some people to stagger around the capital for a few minutes, with no goal or demands or pronouncements, then immediately afterwards completely denounced them? That's the coup?

This is the worst coup in the history of coups!

"I completely denounce the thugs who crossed the Rubicon and had nothing to do with it."

- Caesar, probably

I hate to agree with Burt, but Trump had NO CLUE people we're going to break into the Capitol. He just cluelessly stokes anger because it gets him attention, and he has never faced the consequences. He won't this time either.

I used to think like you. But I’m beginning to think trump is just slightly smarter and more evil than I gave him credit for. He’s been telegraphing this for years. He’s talked about how he has the tough guys and bikers on his side

He knew what he was doing. He knew what he wanted.

Just curious. What made you change your mind? You sound certain.

Because he felt no remorse after all was said and done. He cheered it on. People died. An officer died. He still has said nothing. Shit got REAL and he is just the exact same.

what does that have to do with him having a plan? You can be a sociopath and have no plan.

spike wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:he absolutely wanted them in the capitol to delay the proceedings, and made arrangements to ensure it'd happen. it's why capitol security was stripped down, and why the security that was there was waving in the terrorists.

To what purpose? I mean, he literally succeeded, and got what? This sounds like a terrible plan.

of course it was a terrible plan, and it was never going to work. he's a loon.

Sounds like worries that he could become dictator were exaggerated then, if this was his big plan.

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:he absolutely wanted them in the capitol to delay the proceedings, and made arrangements to ensure it'd happen. it's why capitol security was stripped down, and why the security that was there was waving in the terrorists.

To what purpose? I mean, he literally succeeded, and got what? This sounds like a terrible plan.

of course it was a terrible plan, and it was never going to work. he's a loon.

Sounds like worries that he could become dictator were exaggerated then, if this was his big plan.

coups are hard, man.

i think he wanted them to riot the capitol, but figured for the election to be overturned he needed senators to vote against him. i dont think he thought his rioters would actually take the government. but he definitely incited them to attack, and took pleasure in attacking.

and i agree that when there is more investigation i think there's a good chance people find out that there was some element of deliberate planning or willful blindness to this that allowed the situation to escalate the way it did.

i also found it peculiar when Trump came back to DC before the Mar-a-Lago NYE party. that was supposed to be his thing. was a reason for that ever made known? it was described as him back ' a day early'. what a day to be early . New year's eve? it was thousand dollar entry tickets. anyways if there is a conspiracy here it wouldnt surprise me that him coming back early to help usher the plan along was part of it. would need to be something pretty important to pull him back from mar-a-lago a day 'early' when that day is New Year's. but maybe i am missing something

Fake Melania was down there with him and while she's useful for walks to and from planes there is no way shed be believable at the new year's event. Basically, he had to come back early because his wife can't stand to be around him.

Funny thing is, he probably could have successfully launched a coup if he planned it at all. He could have been king!

What a dumbass.

96583UP wrote:i think he wanted them to riot the capitol, but figured for the election to be overturned he needed senators to vote against him. i dont think he thought his rioters would actually take the government. but he definitely incited them to attack, and took pleasure in attacking.

and i agree that when there is more investigation i think there's a good chance people find out that there was some element of deliberate planning or willful blindness to this that allowed the situation to escalate the way it did.

i also found it peculiar when Trump came back to DC before the Mar-a-Lago NYE party. that was supposed to be his thing. was a reason for that ever made known? it was described as him back ' a day early'. what a day to be early . New year's eve? it was thousand dollar entry tickets. anyways if there is a conspiracy here it wouldnt surprise me that him coming back early to help usher the plan along was part of it. would need to be something pretty important to pull him back from mar-a-lago a day 'early' when that day is New Year's. but maybe i am missing something

I tend to agree. The Dept of Defence/Pentagon appointments after the election were weird but seem to have allowed a degree of inaction as far as response to the Capitol breach goes.

I think Trump had some bigger plans and that he was taking advice on what may work in his favour, but in typical Trump fashion he managed to just fuck it all up.

I also wouldn't put it past him to have just wanted to fuck shit up for the sake of it, kinda hoping that if enough people are seen as being angry enough then Pence/Congress may act to announce his second term.

He really has zero understanding of the actual workings of government. I honestly believe he thought it could work, he just had no actual plan to do it other than chaos.

Trump is a very stupid man.

A lot of grey matter exercising itself over the intentions of a man who blocked a congressionally mandated $400 million military aid package to Ukraine while pressuring them to investigate his political rival, made at least three calls to Georgia officials in an attempt to overturn an election because he lost, forced Atlanta’s top federal prosecutor to resign because he wasn’t helping propagate the myth of a stolen election, spent a month tweeting things like “This Fake Election can no longer stand,” gave post-election rallies full of lines like “They’re not taking this White House. We’re going to fight like hell,” and attacked Mike Pence by name WHILE his riotous supporters were breaching the building he knew Mike Pence was in.

Whether or not he intended to claim the United States by force is irrelevant, because the question of whether or not he saw and responded to this event only through the lens of his own personal ambitions to remain in power...even after people died and lives were threatened...is not.

BurtReynolds wrote:

Strat wrote:

washing machine wrote:

Strat wrote:

B wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

Strat wrote:https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-attempted-coup-federal-law-enforcement-capitol-police-2021-1?fbclid=IwAR0vxPW8XHDVL_aULy2f-rcX78hBVz_kdMrRir9nGfCDUo5SkQWW4Beb2b0

He purposefully attempted a coup. His plan was to get some people to stagger around the capital for a few minutes, with no goal or demands or pronouncements, then immediately afterwards completely denounced them? That's the coup?

This is the worst coup in the history of coups!

"I completely denounce the thugs who crossed the Rubicon and had nothing to do with it."

- Caesar, probably

I hate to agree with Burt, but Trump had NO CLUE people we're going to break into the Capitol. He just cluelessly stokes anger because it gets him attention, and he has never faced the consequences. He won't this time either.

I used to think like you. But I’m beginning to think trump is just slightly smarter and more evil than I gave him credit for. He’s been telegraphing this for years. He’s talked about how he has the tough guys and bikers on his side

He knew what he was doing. He knew what he wanted.

Just curious. What made you change your mind? You sound certain.

Because he felt no remorse after all was said and done. He cheered it on. People died. An officer died. He still has said nothing. Shit got REAL and he is just the exact same.

what does that have to do with him having a plan? You can be a sociopath and have no plan.

Ugh. I agree.

B and Burt agree. What a time to be alive!

Anybody watch Arnold’s speech/video? It was pretty fucking good.

McP still shocked to find that republicans support the Republican president.